Aleksey Aleksandrovich Shakhmatov was a Russian philologist and historian credited with laying the foundations for the science of textology. Shakhmatov held the title of Doctor of Russian language and philology. He was a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 1899 and a chair of the Department of Russian language and philology of the Academy of Sciences (1908–1920), a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party (1905) and the Russian Empire State Council (1906–1911).
Aleksey Ivanovich Slapovsky was a Russian novelist. He was born in Saratov region, and attended the University of Saratov where he studied philology. He worked variously as a school teacher, a truck driver, and a journalist for TV and radio. Between 1990 and 1995, he worked at the magazine Volga.
Aleksei Sergeyevich Suvorin was a newspaper and book publisher and journalist whose publishing empire wielded considerable influence during the last decades of the Russian Empire.
Alexei Alexeyevich Venediktov è un giornalista russo, ex redattore capo, conduttore e comproprietario della stazione radio Echo of Moscow ed editore della rivista storica Diletant Da marzo 2022 pubblica programmi sul canale YouTube di Live Nail.
Aleksey Semenovich Zhadov, born with the surname "Zhidov", was a Soviet military officer in the Red Army, who during World War II commanded the 66th Army, later renamed the 5th Guards Army, from the Battle of Stalingrad up till the end of the war. For his leadership of the army, Zhadov was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. Postwar, Zhadov commanded the Central Group of Forces and was deputy commander of the Soviet Ground Forces.
Aleksey Mikhailovich Zhemchuzhnikov was a Russian poet, dramatist, essayist and literary critic, co-creator of Kozma Prutkov, the famous comical literary character.