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 Boris Aleksandrovich Pokrovsky (; 23 January 19125 June 2009) was a Soviet and Russian opera director and pedagogue, best known as the stage director of the Bolshoi Theatre between 1943 and 1982. Early life and career Pokrovsky was born in Mosco ...

(1912–2009), former chief director of the Bolshoi Theater and founder of the Moscow Chamber Opera Theater *

Dmitri Pokrovsky Dmitri Viktorovich Pokrovsky (, 3 May 1944 – 29 June 1996) was a Russian folk music researcher and musician, best known for his efforts to rediscover authentic, and often near extinct rural musical traditions, from many different regions of Russ ...

(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 Maksim Sergeyevich Pokrovsky (, born June 17, 1968) is a Russian musician, best known as the frontman of the Moscow-based rock band Nogu Svelo!. He has also released some solo songs in Russia and the UK. He is working in the United States. Car ...

(born 1968), Russian musician * Mikhail Nikolayevich Pokrovsky (1868–1932), Soviet historian and academic *

Mikhail Pokrovsky (linguist) Mikhail Nikolayevich Pokrovsky (; – April 10, 1932) was a Russian Marxist historian, revolutionary and a Soviet public and political figure. One of the earliest professionally trained historians to join the Russian revolutionary movement, Pokr ...

(1869–1942), Russian/Soviet linguist, literary critic, and academic *

Nikolai Pokrovsky Nikolai Nikolaevich Pokrovsky () (27 January 1865 – 12 December 1930) was a nationalist Russian politician and the last foreign minister of the Russian Empire. Life Pokrovsky was born in St Petersburg. He attended the law schools of the Imperi ...

(1865–1930), last foreign minister of the Russian Empire *

Nikolai Pokrovsky (actor) Nikolai Nikolaevich Pokrovsky () (27 January 1865 – 12 December 1930) was a nationalist Russian politician and the last foreign minister of the Russian Empire. Life Pokrovsky was born in St Petersburg. He attended the law schools of the Imperia ...

(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 Valery Leonidovich Pokrovsky (; born 1 January 1931) is a Soviet and Russian physicist. He is a member of the Landau Institute in Chernogolovka near Moscow in Russia and a Distinguished Professor of Theoretical Physics and holder of the William ...

(born 1931), Russian physicist *

Victor Pokrovsky Victor Alexandrovich Pokrovsky was a choir director, translator, and music arranger. He worked for the Metropolitan Sergius (Tikhomirov) at Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Tokyo, Japan) from 1924 until 1962—except for during World War II and some of ...

(1897–1990), Russian choir director, translator, and music arranger *

Viktor Pokrovsky Viktor Leonidovich Pokrovsky () (14 September 1889 – 9 November 1922) was a Russian lieutenant general and one of the leaders of anti-communist counterrevolutionary White Army during the Russian Civil War. Biography Viktor Pokrovsky graduated ...

(1889–1922), Russian lieutenant general *

Vladimir Pokrovsky (architect) Vladimir (, , pre-1918 orthography: ) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings. The earliest record of a person with the name is Vladimir of Bulgaria (). Etymology T ...

(1871–1931?), Russian architect *

Vladimir Pokrovsky (pilot) Vladimir (, , pre-1918 orthography: ) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, widespread throughout all Slavic nations in different forms and spellings. The earliest record of a person with the name is Vladimir of Bulgaria (). Etymology T ...

(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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