Vsevolod or Wsewolod ( ; ) is a Slavic male first name. Its

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is from Slavic roots 'vse' (all) and 'volodeti' (to rule) and means 'lord-of-everything/everybody', (similar to another princely name, "

Vladimir 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 ...

" or "

Volodymyr Volodymyr (, ; ) is a Ukrainian given name of Old East Slavic origin. The related Ancient Slavic, such as Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, etc. form of the name is Володимѣръ ''Volodiměr'', which in other Slavic languages became Vladimi ...

"). It is equivalent to the Belarusian ''Usievalad'', Polish ''Wszewład'', Lithuanian ''Visvaldas'', Latvian ''

Visvaldis Visvaldis was a Latgalian nobleman and the prince of Jersika in the 13th century. In the '' Livonian Chronicle of Henry '', he is called king (''rex''). Biography Visvaldis's date of birth is unknown. His origins, too, are unclear: some sch ...

'' and German ''Wissewald''. The corresponding Russian

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

is Vsevolodovich. Vsevolod may refer to:

Medieval princes

* (c. 983–1013), Prince of Volyn', son of Vladimir I of Kiev *

Vsevolod I of Kiev Vsevolod I Yaroslavich (; – 13 April 1093) was Grand Prince of Kiev from 1078 until his death in 1093. Early life He was the fifth and favourite son of Yaroslav I the Wise by Ingigerd Olafsdottir. He was born around 1030. On his seal f ...

(Yaroslavich) (1030–1093), Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' * Vsevolod Mstislavich (disambiguation) *

Vsevolod II of Kiev Vsevolod II Olgovich (died August 1, 1146) was Prince of Chernigov (1127–1139) and Grand Prince of Kiev (1139–1146). He was a son of Oleg I of Chernigov, Oleg Svyatoslavich, Prince of Chernigov. Family Vsevolod married Maria Mstislavna of Ki ...

(Olegovich) (d. 1146), Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' * Vsevolod III Yuryevich aka

Vsevolod the Big Nest Vsevolod III Yuryevich, or Vsevolod the Big Nest (; 1154–1212), was Grand Prince of Vladimir from 1176 to 1212. During his long reign, the city reached the zenith of its glory. Family Vsevolod was the tenth or eleventh son of Yuri Dolgoruk ...

(1154–1212), Prince of Vladimir * Vsevolod IV of Kiev (Svyatoslavich the Red) (d. 1215), twice Grand Prince of Kievan Rus' and Prince of Chernigov * Visvaldis of Gerzike (died 1239), prince of Gerzike, later vassal of the

Bishop of Riga The Archbishopric of Riga (, ) was a Catholic diocese and civil government in Medieval Livonia, subject to the Holy See. It was established in 1186 and ended in 1561. History The diocese was established in 1186 as the Bishopric of Livonia ...

Other persons

* Vsevolod Luknitsky (1844–1917), Russian general-lieutenant * Vsevolod Krestovsky (1840–1895), Russian playwright and nationalist * Vsevolod Miller (1848–1913), Russian anthropologist and linguist * Vsevolod Solovyov (1849–1903), Russian historical novelist *

Vsevolod Meyerhold Vsevolod Emilyevich Meyerhold (; born ; 2 February 1940) was a Russian and Soviet theatre director, actor and theatrical producer. His provocative experiments dealing with physical being and symbolism in an unconventional theatre setting m ...

(1874–1940), Russian and Soviet theater director *

Vsevolod Holubovych Vsevolod Oleksandrovych Holubovych (; February 1885 – 16 May 1939) was the prime minister of the Ukrainian People's Republic from January to March 1918. Early period Holubovych was born in the village of Poltavka, Baltsky Uyezd, Podolia ...

(1885-1939), Ukrainian politician and prime minister of the

Ukrainian People’s Republic The Ukrainian People's Republic (UPR) was a short-lived state in Eastern Europe. Prior to its proclamation, the Central Council of Ukraine was elected in March 1917 as a result of the February Revolution, and in June, it declared Ukrainian ...

Vsevolod Abramovich Vsevolod Mikhaylovich Abramovich (; August 11, 1890 – April 24, 1913) was a pioneering aviator. Biography Abramovich was born on August 11, 1890, in Odessa, son of poet Mikhail Solomonovich Abramovich, Mikhail Abramovich and grandson of the Yid ...

, (1890–1913), Russian aviator * Vsevolod Balitsky (1892–1937), Far Eastern and Ukrainian

NKVD The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs (, ), abbreviated as NKVD (; ), was the interior ministry and secret police of the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1946. The agency was formed to succeed the Joint State Political Directorate (OGPU) se ...

chief. * Vsevolod Vishnevsky (1900–1951), Soviet dramatist and prose writer *

Vsevolod Starosselsky Vsevolod Starosselsky (Vsevolod Dmitryevich Staroselsky, ; 7 March 1875 – 29 June 1935) was a Russian military officer of Russian and Georgian noble background, known for his role in the aftermath of the Persian Constitutional Revolution as a comm ...

(1875–1935), Russian military officer *

Vsevolod Garshin Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin (; 14 February 1855 – 5 April 1888) was a Russian author of short stories. Life Garshin was the son of an officer, from a family tracing its roots back to a 15th-century prince, who entered into the service of I ...

(1855–1888), Russian author of short stories * Vsevolod Sharonov (1901–1964), Russian and Soviet astronomer * Vsevolod Aksyonov (1902–1960), Soviet film actor * Vsevolod Rauzer (1908–1941), Soviet chess champion * Vsevolod Tarasevich (1919–1998), Soviet photographer * Vsevolod Blinkov (1918–1987), Soviet football player *

Vsevolod Pudovkin Vsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin ( rus, Всеволод Илларионович Пудовкин, p=ˈfsʲevələt ɪl(ː)ərʲɪˈonəvʲɪtɕ pʊˈdofkʲɪn; 28 February 1893 – 30 June 1953) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter and acto ...

(1893–1953), Russian and Soviet film director, screenwriter, and actor * Vsevolod Ivanov (1895–1963), Soviet novelist known for his stories set in the Russian Civil War * Vsevolod Bobrov (1922–1979), Soviet athlete * Vsevolod Safonov (1923–1992), Soviet film actor * Vsevolod Murakhovsky (1926–2017), Soviet politician * Vsevolod Nestayko (1930–2014), Ukrainian children's writer * Vsevolod Shilovsky (born 1938), Soviet and Russian film actor * Vsevolod Kukushkin (born 1942), Soviet Russian journalist, writer and ice hockey administrator *

Vsevolod Gakkel' Vsevolod (Seva) Yakovlevich Gakkel' (; born 19 February 1953) is a Russian rock musician, who played cello in the band Aquarium. Gakkel founded the club TaMtAm and was the art director of the club in Saint Petersburg. Biography Early years ...

(born 1953), Russian rock musician

Other uses

* ''Vsevolod'' (1769; 74 guns) – Baltic Navy ship of the line burnt 1779 * ''Vsevolod'' (1796; 74 guns) – Baltic Navy ship of the line destroyed in the action near Baltiyskiy Port during the Anglo-Russian War (1807–1812) * ''Vsevolod'' (1809; 66 guns) – Baltic Navy ship of the line hulked 1820

Medieval princes

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