Russian polyglot Dmitry Yuryevich Petrov also works as a lecturer, broadcaster, instructor, and simultaneous interpreter... View More

Russian polyglot Dmitry Yuryevich Petrov also works as a lecturer, broadcaster, instructor, and simultaneous interpreter. View Less

Former Soviet high-level conference interpreter Pavel Palazhchenko, also known as Palazchenko, served as Mikhail Gorbach... View More

Former Soviet high-level conference interpreter Pavel Palazhchenko, also known as Palazchenko, served as Mikhail Gorbachev's and Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze's primary English translator between 1985 and 1991. View Less

Valeriya Ilyinichna Novodvorskaya was a writer, liberal politician, and dissident from both Russia and the Soviet Union.... View More

Valeriya Ilyinichna Novodvorskaya was a writer, liberal politician, and dissident from both Russia and the Soviet Union. She was a member of The New Times' editorial board and the founder and chair of the Democratic Union party. View Less

Actress Maria Vasilievna Shukshina is from Russia. American Daughter, Bury Me Behind the Baseboard, and Burnt by the Sun... View More

Actress Maria Vasilievna Shukshina is from Russia. American Daughter, Bury Me Behind the Baseboard, and Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus are among her cinematic credits. She has appeared in McMafia, Take Me with You, and Dear Masha Berezina on television. View Less