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Krasnov (Russian: Краснов), feminine: Krasnova is a Russian family name.[1] Derived from the word krasny (Russian: красный), an adjective meaning "red", in old Russian "beautiful".[citation needed]
According to a 2019 study, it was the 167th most popular surname in Russia.[1]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Aleksandr Krasnov (born 1960), Russian cyclist
- Aleksandr Krasnov (astronomer) (1866–1911), Russian astronomer
- Andrei Krasnov (1862–1914), Russian botanist and biogeographer
- Angelina Zhuk-Krasnova (born 7 February 1991), Russian pole vaulter
- Danny Krasnov (born 1970), Soviet-Israeli pole vaulter
- Ivan Krasnov (1802–1871), general, author and father of Nikolay Krasnov
- Nikolay Krasnov (soldier) (1833–1900), major-general and father of Pyotr Krasnov
- Pyotr Krasnov (1869–1947), lieutenant-general and member of the White movement during the Russian Civil War and a Nazi collaborator during World War II, and father of Semyon Krasnov
- Semyon Krasnov, member of the White movement during the Russian Civil War and father of Mikhail Semyonovich Krasnov
- Mikhail Semyonovich Krasnov (born 1946), Chilean military official involved in human rights violations
- Semyon Krasnov, member of the White movement during the Russian Civil War and father of Mikhail Semyonovich Krasnov
- Pyotr Krasnov (1869–1947), lieutenant-general and member of the White movement during the Russian Civil War and a Nazi collaborator during World War II, and father of Semyon Krasnov
- Nikolay Krasnov (soldier) (1833–1900), major-general and father of Pyotr Krasnov
- Mikhail Krasnov (died 1979), speedway rider from the Soviet Union
- Nikolay Krasnov (architect) (1864-1939), Russian and Yugoslav architect
- Vera Krasnova (born 1950), Russian speed skater
- Vladimir Krasnov (born 1990), Russian Olympic sprinter
- Zoya Krasnova (1938–2014), Soviet and Russian worker, Hero of Socialist Labour, Communist Party functionary
Fictional characters
[edit]- Fyodor Krasnov, a fictional character in the 2023 Chilean black comedy horror film El Conde
- Yevgenia Nikolayevna Krasnova, a fictional character in the 2007 book The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 Yumaguzin, Valeriy; Vinnik, Maria (September 2019). "Surnames in modern Russia". Annals of Human Biology. 46 (6): 475–490. doi:10.1080/03014460.2019.1685130. PMID 31711311 – via EBSCOhost.
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