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Vasily I of Moscow Vasily I Dmitriyevich (; 30 December 137127 February 1425) was Grand Prince of Vladimir and Moscow from 1389. He was the heir of Dmitry Donskoy, who reigned from 1359 to 1389. He entered an alliance with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1392 a ...

Grand Prince from 1389–1425 *

Vasily II of Moscow Vasily II Vasilyevich (; 10 March 141527 March 1462), nicknamed the Blind or the Dark (), was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1425 until his death in 1462. He succeeded his father, Vasily I, only to be challenged by his uncle Yuri of Zveni ...

Grand Prince from 1425–1462 *

Vasili III of Russia Vasili III Ivanovich (; 25 March 14793 December 1533) was Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1505 until his death in 1533. He was the son of Ivan III and Sophia Paleologue and was christened with the name Gavriil (). Following on t ...

Grand Prince from 1505–1533 *

Vasili IV of Russia Vasili IV Ivanovich Shuisky (, 12 September 1612) was Tsar of all Russia from 1606 to 1610, after the murder of False Dmitri I. His rule coincided with the Time of Troubles. He was the only member of Shuysky, House of Shuisky to become t ...

Tsar from 1606–1610 *

Basil Fool for Christ Vasily the Blessed (known also as Basil, and as the fool for Christ; the Wonderworker of Moscow; or Blessed Vasily of Moscow; , Vasily Blazhenny) is a Russian Orthodox saint of the type known as ''yurodivy'' or "holy fool". Life Vasily was born ...

(1469–1557), also known as Saint Basil, or Vasily Blazhenny *

Vasily Alekseyev Vasily Ivanovich Alekseyev (; 7 January 1942 – 25 November 2011) was a Soviet weightlifter. He set 80 world records and 81 Soviet national records in weightlifting and won Olympic gold medals at the 1972 and 1976 games. Biography At the age ...

(1942–2011), Soviet weightlifter *

Vasily Arkhipov Vasily Aleksandrovich Arkhipov ( rus, Василий Александрович Архипов, p=vɐˈsʲilʲɪj ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ arˈxʲipəf; 30 January 1926 – 19 August 1998; sometimes romanized as Vasili Arkhipov) was a senior ...

(1926–1998), Soviet Naval officer in the Cuban Missile Crisis *

Vasily Boldyrev Vasily Georgievich Boldyrev (; – 20 August 1933) was an Imperial Russian army commander. He was born in Samara Governorate and fought in the war against the Empire of Japan. He participated in World War I. After the February Revolution, on 1 ...

(1875–1933), Russian general *

Vasily Chapayev Vasily Ivanovich Chapayev (; 5 September 1919) was a Russian soldier and Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War. Biography Chapayev was born into a poor peasant family in a village called , now part of Cheboksary. During World War I ...

(1887–1969), Russian Army commander *

Vasily Chuikov Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov (, ; – 18 March 1982) was a Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union. He is best known for commanding the 62nd Army which saw heavy combat during the Battle of Stalingrad in the Second World War ...

(1900–1982), Soviet marshal *

Vasily Degtyaryov Vasily Alekseyevich Degtyaryov (; 2 January 1880, Tula – 16 January 1949, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian engineer who specialized in weapons design. He was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labour in 1940. Biography He was a factory ...

(1880–1949), Russian weapons designer and Major General *

Vasily Dzhugashvili Vasily Iosifovich Stalin Dzhugashvili ( ka, ვასილი იოსების ძე სტალინი ჯუღაშვილი, ; 21 March 1921 – 19 March 1962) was the youngest son of Joseph Stalin, born from his second wife, ...

(1921–1962),

Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Dzhugashvili; 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until Death and state funeral of Joseph Stalin, his death in 1953. He held power as General Secret ...

's son *

Vasili Golovachov Vasili Vasilievich Golovachyov (; born June 21, 1948, Russia) is a Soviet and Russian science fiction writer, known in Russian-speaking countries for writing both hard science fiction and sci-fi/fantasy mixes. The works combines space science ficti ...

(born 1948), Russian science fiction author *

Vasily Grossman Vasily Semyonovich Grossman (; 12 December (29 November, Julian calendar) 1905 – 14 September 1964) was a Soviet writer and journalist. Born to a Jewish family in Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire, Grossman trained as a chemical engine ...

(1905–1964), Soviet writer and journalist *

Vasily Ignatenko Vasily Ivanovich Ignatenko (; ; ; 13 March 1961 – 13 May 1986) was a Soviet firefighter who was among the first responders to the Chernobyl disaster. He worked as an electrician before being conscripted into the Soviet Armed Forces in 1980, ...

(1961–1986), Soviet firefighter in the aftermath of the Chernobyl disaster *

Vasilii Alekseevich Iskovskikh Vasilii (or Vasily) Alekseevich Iskovskikh (Василий Алексеевич Исковских, 1 July 1939, Orenburg Oblast – 4 January 2009, Moscow) was a Russian mathematician, specializing in algebraic geometry. Education and career Born ...

(1939–2009), Russian mathematician * Vasily Kuznetsov (1901–1990), Soviet politician, acted three times as head of state of

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Vasyl Ivanchuk Vasyl Mykhailovych Ivanchuk (; born March 18, 1969) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster. He was awarded the title of International Grandmaster, Grandmaster by FIDE in 1988. A leading chess player since 1988, Ivanchuk has been ranked at No. 2 on t ...

(born 1969), Ukrainian chess grandmaster *

Wassily Kandinsky Wassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky ( – 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist. Kandinsky is generally credited as one of the pioneers of abstract art, abstraction in western art. Born in Moscow, he spent his childhood in ...

(''Vasily Kandinsky''; 1866–1944), Russian painter and art theorist. *

Vasily Karatygin Vasily Andreevich Karatygin () (–-) was a leading actor of Russian Romanticism. Karatygin joined the Bolshoi Theatre in St Petersburg in 1820 and moved to the Alexandrine Theatre in 1832. He particularly excelled in the numerous productions of ...

(1802–1880), Russian actor *

Vasily Lanovoy Vasily Semyonovich Lanovoy (16 January 193428 January 2021) was a Soviet Union, Soviet and Russia, Russian actor who worked in the Yevgeny Vakhtangov, Vakhtangov Theatre, Moscow. He was also known as the President of Artek (camp), Artek Festiv ...

(1934–2021), Russian actor *

Vasily Livanov Vasily Borisovich Livanov (; born 19 July 1935), MBE, is a Soviet and Russian film actor, animation and film director, screenwriter and writer most famous for portraying Sherlock Holmes in the Soviet TV series. He was named People's Artist of ...

(born 1935), Russian actor and screenwriter *

Vasily Lobanov Vasily Pavlovich Lobanov (Васи́лий Па́влович Лоба́нов, born 2 January 1947) is a Russian composer and pianist. He has been a Duo-Partner of Sviatoslav Richter. Biography Vasily Pavlovich Lobanov was born in Moscow. He ...

(born 1947), Russian composer and pianist *

Vasyl Lomachenko Vasiliy Anatolyevich Lomachenko (also spelled Vasyl Anatoliyovych Lomachenko; , ; born 17 February 1988) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed between 2013 and 2024. He has held multiple world championships in three weight class ...

(''Vasily Lomachenko''; born 1988), Ukrainian boxer * Vasily Markovich (born 1955), Belarusian politician * Vasily Nezabitovsky (1824–1883), Ukrainian jurist *

Vasily Petrenko Vasily Eduardovich Petrenko (; born 7 July 1976) is a Russian-British conductor. He is currently music director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Biography Of Russian and Ukrainian ancestry, Petrenko was born in Leningrad, USSR. He attend ...

(born 1976), Russian conductor * Vasily Podkolzin (born 2001), Russian ice hockey player currently playing for the

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Vasily Seseman Vasily Seseman (several other latinizations of his name exist, , ) (11 June 1884, Vyborg — 23 March 1963, Vilnius) was a Russian and Lithuanian philosopher, a representative of Marburg school of neo-Kantianism. He is mostly remembered for his ...

(1884–1963), Russian and Lithuanian philosopher *

Vasily Smyslov Vasily Vasilyevich Smyslov (; 24 March 1921 – 27 March 2010) was a Soviet and Russian chess grandmaster who was the seventh World Chess Champion from 1957 to 1958. He was a Candidates Tournament, Candidate for the World Chess Championship on ...

(1921–2010), Soviet chess player *

Vasily Tsibliyev Vasily Vasiliyevich Tsibliyev (); born on February 20, 1954) is a retired Russian cosmonaut and former head of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. Life He was selected as a cosmonaut on March 26, 1987. Tsibliyev flew as Commander on Soy ...

(born 1954), Russian cosmonaut * Vasily Zaytsev, Soviet sniper *

Vasily Zakharov Vasily Georgievich Zakharov (; 5 January 1934 – 17 October 2023) was a Soviet and Russian economist who served as the minister of culture between 1986 and 1989 in the Soviet Union. He was a member of central committee of the Communist Party. ...

(1934–2023), Soviet culture minister * Vasily Zhdanov (born 1963), Soviet cyclist

Fictional characters

*Vasilii, a character from the Twilight book and film series *Vasily Borgov, a character from the novel '' The Queen's Gambit'' by Walter Tevis and in the Netflix miniseries of the same title based on the novel *Vasily Petrovych Goloborodko, protagonist of the TV series ''Servant of the People'' *Vasily Lantsov, a character from the Grishaverse book series by

Leigh Bardugo Leigh Bardugo (; born April 6, 1975) is an American fantasy author. She is best known for her young adult Grishaverse novels, which include the '' Shadow and Bone'' trilogy and the ''Six of Crows'' and '' King of Scars'' duologies. She also rec ...

*Vasily Pavlichenko, a character from Satoru Noda's seinen manga series, ''

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Fictional characters

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