Zhdanov (surname)
Appearance
Zhdanov (Ukrainian and Russian: Жданов) or Zhdanova (feminine; Жданова) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- People
- Andrei Zhdanov (1896–1948), Stalinist politician, developer of the Zhdanov Doctrine that governed Soviet cultural activities for a number of years
- Alexander Zhdanov (1858–?), Russian astronomer
- Igor Zhdanov (1920-1996), Latvian chess master
- Ihor Zhdanov (1967-), Ukrainian businessman. 3rd Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine.
- Ivan Zhdanov (1846–1901), Russian literary critic and student of folklore
- Leonid Zhdanov (1890–?), Russian selectionist
- Leonid Zhdanov (1927–2009), Russian ballet dancer, teacher and photographer, younger brother of Yury Zhdanov
- Lev Zhdanov (1864–?), Russian novelist and playwright
- Victor M. Zhdanov (1914–1987), Russian virologist, instrumental in the push for global smallpox eradication
- Vladimir Zhdanov (1902–1964), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Yevgeny Zhdanov (1839–1892), Russian land surveyor and cartographer
- Yuri Zhdanov (1919–2006), Russian chemist, rector of Rostov State University from 1957 to 1988; son of Andrei Zhdanov and former husband of Svetlana Alliluyeva
- Yury Zhdanov (dancer) (1925–1986), Russian ballet dancer, teacher, artist and choreographer, brother of Leonid Zhdanov