Spassky (masculine) or Spasskaya (feminine) is a common Russian surname, usually of descendants of
Russian Orthodox
The Russian Orthodox Church (ROC; ;), also officially known as the Moscow Patriarchate (), is an autocephaly, autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Christian church. It has 194 dioceses inside Russia. The Primate (bishop), p ...
clergymen. The neuter form is Spasskoye. The term may refer to:
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Boris Spassky
Boris Vasilyevich Spassky (; January 30, 1937 – February 27, 2025) was a Russian chess grandmaster who was the tenth World Chess Champion, holding the title from 1969 to 1972. Spassky played three world championship matches: he lost to Tigra ...
(1937–2025), Soviet chess player and world champion
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Igor Spassky (1926–2024), Russian scientist, engineer, and entrepreneur
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Spassky District, name of several districts in Russia
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Spassky (rural locality) (''Spasskaya'', ''Spasskoye''), name of several rural localities in Russia
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Spasskaya Tower
The Spasskaya Tower (), also translated as the Saviour Tower, is the main tower on the eastern wall of the Moscow Kremlin which overlooks Red Square.
History
Early history
The construction of the Spasskaya Tower was commissioned by Grand Prince ...
, a tower of the Moscow Kremlin
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