Turkic
Turkic may refer to:
* anything related to the country of Turkey
* Turkic languages, a language family of at least thirty-five documented languages
** Turkic alphabets (disambiguation)
** Turkish language, the most widely spoken Turkic language
* ...
East Slavic people
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. The name is an old
Azeri
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Caucasian Albania
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n variant of the
Turkic
Turkic may refer to:
* anything related to the country of Turkey
* Turkic languages, a language family of at least thirty-five documented languages
** Turkic alphabets (disambiguation)
** Turkish language, the most widely spoken Turkic language
* ...
Руслан Этимологический словарь русского языка. – М.: Прогресс М. Р. Фасмер 1964–1973. word ''arslan'' or ''aslan'' – meaning
lion
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. The name is derived from Arslan, Eruslan (also Uruslan, Eruslane, Yeruslan), another earlier
Tatar
The Tatars ()Tatar in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different variant of the word. The name became popular through the folk tale hero
Yeruslan Lazarevich
Yeruslan Lazarevich (Cyrillic: Еруслан Лазаревич), also known as Eruslan Lazarevich or, in the Tatar original, Uruslan, is the Russian folk-literature hero of ''The Tale of Eruslane Lazarevic'', which recounts the many military a ...
(originally Uruslan). It is also a masculine given name in
Indonesia
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and
Malaysia
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; a common variant in these countries is "Roslan". The name is also popular in Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Belarus.
The feminine version is
Ruslana
Ruslana Stepanivna Lyzhychko ( uk, Руслана Степанівна Лижичко, ''Ruslana Lyzhychko''; born 24 May 1973), known mononymously as Ruslana, is a World Music Award and Eurovision Song Contest winning recording artist, hold ...
.
Fictional character
*'' Ruslan and Ludmila'', 1820 poem by Alexander Pushkin about Ruslan, a legendary 11th-century hero. For more see
Ruslan and Ludmila (disambiguation) Ruslan and Ludmila is a poem by Aleksandr Pushkin, published in 1820.
Ruslan and Ludmila can also refer to several works based on the Pushkin poem:
* , 1821 ballet by Adam Glushkovsky to music by Friedrich Scholz
* Ruslan and Ludmila (film)
'' ...
.
* Ruslan the guard dog, the protagonist of ''
Faithful Ruslan
''Faithful Ruslan'', subtitled ''The Story of a Guard Dog'' (russian: Верный Руслан. История караульной собаки), is a 1975 novel by Soviet dissident writer Georgi Vladimov.Yeruslan Lazarevich
Yeruslan Lazarevich (Cyrillic: Еруслан Лазаревич), also known as Eruslan Lazarevich or, in the Tatar original, Uruslan, is the Russian folk-literature hero of ''The Tale of Eruslane Lazarevic'', which recounts the many military a ...
, Russian folk tale hero of Tatar origin
People with the given name Ruslan
• Ruslan Khairov (1981 Dagestan born) Azerbaijani boxer
* Ruslan Abdulgani (1914-2005),
Indonesia
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Ruslan Abışov
Ruslan Abishov (Azerbaijani: Ruslan Ibrahim oğlu Abışov; born 10 October 1987) is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who plays as a defender for Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira.
Career
Club
Abishov can be considered as product of ...
(born 1987), Azerbaijani footballer
* Ruslan Agalarov (born 1974), Uzbekistani football manager
*
Ruslan Akhmadullin
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Akhmadullin spent one season playing in the junior Ontario Hockey League for the Kitchener Rangers after they selected him 10th overall in the 1999 CH ...
(born 1982), Russian ice hockey player of Tatar origin
* Ruslan Alekhno (born 1981), Russian and Belarusian singer
* Ruslan Aushev (born 1954), Soviet General and former President of
Ingushetia
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Ruslan Beslaneyev
Ruslan Borisovich Beslaneyev (russian: Руслан Борисович Бесланеев; born 18 June 1982) is a former Russian professional football player.
Club career
He played in the Russian Football National League for FC Rotor Volgograd ...
(born 1982), Russian footballer
* Ruslan Chagaev, an Uzbekistani professional boxer of
Tatar
The Tatars ()Tatar in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different ethnic origin
* Ruslan Fedotenko (born 1979), Ukrainian professional hockey player
* Ruslan Gelayev (1964 - 2004), commander in the Chechen separatist movement against
Russia
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Ruslan Kapantsow
Ruslan Anatolevich Kapantsow ( be, Руслан Анатолевіч Капанцоў; russian: Руслан Копанцов (Ruslan Kopantsov); born 12 May 1981) is a Belarusian professional footballer who plays for Gorki.
Honours
Dinamo Minsk ...
(born 1981), Belarusian footballer
*
Ruslan Karaev
Ruslan Savelyevich Karaev (Karayev) (russian: Русла́н Саве́льевич Кара́ев, Ruslan Savelyevich Karayev; os, Хъараты Савелийы фырт Руслан, Qaraty Savelijy fyrt Ruslan; born May 19, 1983) is a Rus ...
(born 1983), a Russian kickboxer and martial artist
* Ruslan Khasbulatov (born 1942), a Russian economist and politician
* Ruslan Kogan (b. 1982), founder and director of
Kogan Technologies
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*
Ruslan Lyubarskyi
Ruslan Lyubarskyi (born 29 September 1973) is a Ukrainian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is mostly known for his time playing in Košice in the Corgoň Liga and Maccabi Netanya in the Israeli Premier League.
Care ...
(born 1973), Ukrainian footballer
* Ruslan Majidov (born 1985), Azerbaijani footballer
*
Ruslan Malinovskyi
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(born 1993), Ukrainian footballer
*
Ruslan Mashchenko
Ruslan Mikhailovich Mashchenko (russian: Руслан Михaйлович Мащенко; born November 11, 1971, in Voronezh) is a retired hurdler and sprinter from Russia. He is best known for winning two silver medals at the European Athleti ...
(born 1971), a Russian hurdler
*
Ruslan Maynov
Ruslan Maynov ( bg, Руслан Мъйнов; born 15 November 1976) is a Bulgarian actor and singer of Bessarabian Bulgarian origin.
Biography
Maynov was born in Izmail in the region of Bessarabia, Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine) to a Bulgari ...
(born 1976), Bulgarian singer
* Ruslan Medzhitov, Professor of Immunobiology at
Yale University
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Ruslan Nurudinov
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Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Уз ...
(born 1991), an Uzbekistani weightlifter of
Tatar
The Tatars ()Tatar in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different ethnic origin
* Ruslan Pidhornyy (born 1977), Ukrainian road bicycle racer
* Ruslan Ponomariov (born 1983), a Ukrainian chess player and former FIDE world champion
* Ruslan Provodnikov (born 1984), a Russian boxer
* Ruslan Rotan (born 1981), a Ukrainian football player
* Ruslan Salei (1974 – 2011), a Belarusian professional hockey defenceman
*
Ruslan Sirota
Ruslan Sirota is a Grammy Award winning pianist, composer, and producer.
Early life
Ruslan was born in Uman, Ukraine to a Jewish family on November 4, 1980. His father, Yefim, who was an active local guitarist, introduced him to music at an early ...
(born 1980), a
jazz
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pianist
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and
keyboardist
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*
Ruslan Yamadayev
Ruslan (Khalid or Halid) Bekmirzayevich Yamadayev (russian: Руслан (Халид) Бекмирзаевич Ямадаев) (10 December 1961 – 24 September 2008) was a Chechen military leader and politician. A member of the high-profile ...
(1961–2008), a Chechen military leader and politician
*
Ruslan Zakharov
Ruslan Albertovich Zakharov (russian: Руслан Альбертович Захаров; born 24 March 1987) is a Russian athlete in short track and speed skater.
Career
Zakharov competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Russia. In the 500 met ...
Ruslan (disambiguation) Ruslan may refer to:
* ''Ruslan'' (film), a 2009 film starring Steven Segal
* Ruslan (given name), male name used mainly in Slavic countries, with list of people
* Antonov An-124 ''Ruslan'', large Soviet cargo aircraft, later built in Ukraine and ...
*
Ruslan and Ludmila (disambiguation) Ruslan and Ludmila is a poem by Aleksandr Pushkin, published in 1820.
Ruslan and Ludmila can also refer to several works based on the Pushkin poem:
* , 1821 ballet by Adam Glushkovsky to music by Friedrich Scholz
* Ruslan and Ludmila (film)
'' ...
*
Boris (given name)
Boris, Borys or Barys ( Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, uk, Борис; be, Барыс) is a male name of Bulgar origin, an extinct Oghur Turkic language. It is most commonly used in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Serbia, Bosnia and ...