Avdotya (russian: Авдо́тья) or Avdotia is a Russian feminine

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. It is a form of the Greek name Eudoxia/Eudokia/Eudocia, held by several

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s honored in the Russian Orthodox Church. It is shared by the following people: * Avdotya Chernysheva (1693–1747), Russian noble and lady in waiting *

Avdotia Istomina Evdokia or (informally) Avdotia Ilyinichna Istomina (; 1799–1848) was the most celebrated Russian Empire ballerina of the 19th century. Biography She was orphaned at a young age, but was accepted into the Imperial Theater School, where childr ...

(''Avdotya Istomina'') (1799–1848), Russian ballerina *

Avdotya Mikhaylova M. Awdotja Mikhailova (1746–1807), was a Russian stage actress and opera singer.Гозенпуд А. А. Музыкальный театр в России: От истоков до Глинки: Очерк. — Л., 1959. С. 184, 185; She belon ...

(1746–1807), Russian stage actress and opera singer *

Avdotya Panaeva Avdotya Yakovlevna Panaeva (russian: Авдо́тья Я́ковлевна Пана́ева), née Bryanskaya, ( – ), was a Russian novelist, short story writer, memoirist and literary salon holder. She published much of her work under the ...

(1820–1893), Russian writer *Avdotya Romanovna Raskolnikova, character in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel '' Crime and Punishment'' *

Avdotya Timofeyeva Avdotia Timofeyeva (1739-?), was a Russian ballerina. She belonged to the first group of ballet dancers in the history of Russian ballet. Timofejeva was a part of the first group of ballet students trained by the founder of the Russian ballet, Jean- ...

( 1739), Russian ballerina

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