Pokrovsky, also spelled Pokrovski and Pokrovskii (), or Pokrovskaya (feminine; Покровская) is a

Russian clerical surname Surnames of Russian Orthodox clergy, variously called семинаристские фамилии, семинарские фамилии, фамилии церковного происхождения, поповские фамилии, etc. (semin ...

derived from ''Pokrov'',

Boris Unbegaun Boris Ottokar Unbegaun () (1898, Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population ...

, ''Русские фамилии'
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Intercession of the Theotokos The Intercession of the Theotokos, or the Protection of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary, is a Christian feast of the Mother of God celebrated in the Eastern Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic Churches on October 14 (Julian calend ...

) or from any of Porkov churches or monasteries. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Pokrovsky (1898–1979), Soviet military leader *

Anatoly Pokrovsky Anatoly Vladimirovich Pokrovsky (; 21 November 1930 – 2 June 2022) was a Russian vascular surgeon Vascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty in which vascular diseases involving the arteries, veins, or lymphatic vessels, are managed by me ...

(1930–2022), Russian vascular surgeon * Boris Pokrovsky (1912–2009), former chief director of the Bolshoi Theater and founder of the Moscow Chamber Opera Theater * Dmitri Pokrovsky (1944–1996), Russian musician * Georgy Pokrovsky (1901–1979), Soviet physicist * Igor Pokrovsky (1926–2002), Soviet architect * Ksenia Pokrovsky (1942–2013), Russian-American icon painter * Konstantin Pokrovsky (1868–1944), Russian and Ukrainian astronomer * Maksim Pokrovsky (born 1968), Russian musician * Mikhail Nikolayevich Pokrovsky (1868–1932), Soviet historian and academic * Mikhail Pokrovsky (linguist) (1869–1942), Russian/Soviet linguist, literary critic, and academic * Nikolai Pokrovsky (1865–1930), last foreign minister of the Russian Empire * Nikolai Pokrovsky (actor) (1896–1961), Soviet actor, theater director, and

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти ...

* Valery Pokrovsky (born 1931), Russian physicist * Victor Pokrovsky (1897–1990), Russian choir director, translator, and music arranger * Viktor Pokrovsky (1889–1922), Russian lieutenant general * Vladimir Pokrovsky (architect) (1871–1931?), Russian architect * Vladimir Pokrovsky (pilot) (1918–1998), Soviet aircraft pilot and

Hero of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union () was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society. The title was awarded both ...

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