Afanasy (russian: Афана́сий) is the
Russian
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including:
*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
form of
Athanasios, a Greek name meaning "
immortal
Immortality is the ability to live forever, or eternal life.
Immortal or Immortality may also refer to:
Film
* ''The Immortals'' (1995 film), an American crime film
* ''Immortality'', an alternate title for the 1998 British film ''The Wisdom of ...
". It may refer to:
People:
* Afanasy Bagration,
Prince Adarnase of Kartli (1707–1784), Georgian prince royal and Russian Empire general
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Afanasy Beloborodov
Afanasy Pavlantyevich Beloborodov (russian: Афанасий Павлантьевич Белобородов; – 1 September 1990) was general in the Red Army during the Second World War who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. ...
(1903–1990), Russian general
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Afanasy Fet
Afanasy Afanasyevich Fet ( rus, Афана́сий Афана́сьевич Фет, p=ɐfɐˈnasʲɪj ɐfɐˈnasʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈfʲɛt, a=Ru-Afanasiy Afanas'yevich Fyet.oga), later known as Shenshin ( rus, Шенши́н, p=ʂɨnˈʂɨn, a=Ru-Afa ...
(1820–1892), Russian poet
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Afanasy Grigoriev
Afanasy Grigorievich Grigoriev (russian: Афанасий Григорьевич Григорьев) (21 January 1782 – 13 May 1868) was a Russian Neoclassical architect, who worked in Moscow and its suburbs. Grigoriev is remembered for his r ...
(1782–1868), Russian architect
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Afanasy Nikitin Afanasy Nikitin (russian: Афана́сий Ники́тин; died 1472) was a Russian merchant from Tver and one of the first Europeans (after Niccolò de' Conti) to travel to and document his visit to India. He described his trip in a narrat ...
(died 1472), Russian merchant and traveler
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Afanasy Ordin-Nashchokin
Afanasy Lavrentievich Ordin-Nashchokin (russian: Афанасий Лаврентьевич Ордин-Нащокин) (1605–1680) was a Russian statesman of the 17th century. He was the first junior noble to attain the ''boyar'' title and high ...
(1605–1680), Russian statesman
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Afanasy Razmaritsyn (1844–1917), Russian-Ukrainian painter
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Afanasy Seredin-Sabatin (1860–1921), Russian architect and journalist, first Western architect to live and work in the Korean Empire
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Afanasy Shchapov
Afanasiy Prokopievich Shchapov (''Афанасий Прокофьевич Щапов'' in Russian) (May 10(17).1830 – February 27(10.3).1876) was a Russian historian accused of " Siberian nationalism" and persecuted by tsarist authorities.
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(1830–1876), Russian historian
Fictional people:
* Afanasy Ivanovich Tovstogub, the main character of
Nikolai Gogol's short story ''
The Old World Landowners''
The surname
Afanasyev
Afanasyev (masculine; Афанасьев) or Afanasyeva (feminine; Афанасьева) is a Russian last name. It is derived from Afanasy which is etymologically directly connected to Athanasios (Αθανάσιος), a very common Greek masculin ...
(russian: Афана́сьев) is derived from the name. The surname
Afonin Afonin (russian: Афо́нин) is a Russian surname derived from ''Afonya'', a short form of the name Afanasy. The surname literally means ''Afonya's''. It may refer to:
* Mikhail Afonin (born 1957), Russian football coach
* Vadim Afonin (born ...
(russian: Афо́нин) is derived from ''Afonya'', the short form of the name.
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