According to Russian Internet search queries, the most well-known Russians are
Владимир Путин (Vladimir Putin) – the current president of the Russian Federation
Дмитрий Медведев (Dmitry Medvedev) – the current prime minister of Russia, ex Russian president
Лев Толстой (Leo Tolstoy) – a Russian writer, who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time, his most famous novels are "War and piece" and "Anna Karenina"
Борис Ельцин (Boris Yeltsin) – as Soviet and Russian politician and the first president of the Russian Federation
Алла Пугачёва (Alla Pugacheva) – a Soviet and Russian musical performer
Владимир Высоцкий (Vladimir Vysotsky) – a Russian singer-songwriter, poet and actor whose career had an immense and enduring effect on Soviet and Russian culture
Юрий Гагарин (Yuri Gagarin) – a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, the first human to journey into outer space
Александр Пушкин (Aleksandr Pushkin) – a Russian poet and novelist of the Romantic era, who is considered to be the greatest Russian poet
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