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Russia Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...

n surname, derived from the word ''"соболь"'' (

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). Notable people with the surname include: *

Arkady Sobolev Arkady Aleksandrovich Sobolev (, November 25, 1903 – December 1, 1964) was a Russian Soviet diplomat who served as the Soviet ambassador to the United Nations between 1955 and 1960.Staff report (March 4, 1955). Arkady A. Sobolev named permanent ...

, Russian diplomat * Aleksandr Sobolev (born 1997), Russian footballer * Aleksandr Sobolev (footballer, born 1995), Russian footballer * Aleksei Sobolev (footballer) (1968–2001), Russian footballer *

Anastasiya Soboleva Anastasiia Kostyantynivna Sobolieva (; born 23 April 2004) is a Ukrainian tennis player. She has a career-high WTA singles ranking of world No. 197, achieved on 17 March 2025. Her best doubles ranking of No. 564 was achieved on 27 November 2023 ...

(b. 2004), Ukrainian tennis player * Boris Sobolev, Canadian health services researcher * Denis Sobolev (born 1993), Russian footballer *

Felix Sobolev Felix Mikhailovich Sobolev (1931–1984) was a Soviet Ukrainian documentary filmmaker and a founder and leader of the Kiev School of Scientific Cinema. He received numerous honours for his works, including Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR, ...

(1931–1984), Ukrainian filmmaker * Leonid Sobolev (1844–1913), Russian general * Sergei Sobolev (politician) (b. 1961), Ukrainian politician *

Sergei Sobolev Prof Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, FRSE (; 6 October 1908 – 3 January 1989) was a Soviet Union, Soviet mathematician working in mathematical analysis and partial differential equations. Sobolev introduced notions that are now fundamental for severa ...

(1908–1989), Russian mathematician * Viktor Sobolev — several people * Vitaliy Sobolev (1930–1995), Soviet footballer *

Vladimir Sobolev (disambiguation) Vladimir Sobolev may refer to: * Vladimir Sobolev (diplomat), Soviet diplomat and Ambassador to Belgium and Finland * Vladimir Sobolev (geologist) (1908–1982), Soviet geologist * Vladimir Sobolev (footballer) (born 1991), Russian footballe ...

, several people * Vyacheslav Sobolev (born 1984), Kazakhstan footballer *

Yelena Soboleva Yelena Vladimirovna Soboleva (, born 3 August 1982 in Bryansk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a Russian former middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. In February 2008 she established a new world indoor record of 3:58.05 min ...

(born 1982), Russian runner

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