Pavel Mikhailovich Stroyev was a Russian paleographer who brought to light some of the most important sources of Russian history, including the Sudebnik of 1497, the homilies of St. Cyril of Turov, the Slavic text of George Hamartolus, and Svyatoslav's Miscellanies of 1073. He worked under the auspices of Count Nikolai Rumyantsev hand in hand with Konstantin Kalaidovich until the latter went insane in 1825.
Pavel Anatolyevich Sudoplatov was a member of the intelligence services of the Soviet Union; over a career spanning 34 years, he would ultimately attain the rank of lieutenant general in the Soviet Armed Forces. Sudoplatov was involved in several major Soviet intelligence operations, including the assassination of Leon Trotsky in 1940, as well as Operation Scherhorn, a Soviet deception operation conducted during World War II. He also stated that he was in charge of the Soviet espionage program which obtained information about the atomic bomb from the Manhattan Project. His autobiography, Special Tasks, published in 1994, made him well known outside the Soviet Union and provided a detailed account of Soviet intelligence and Soviet internal politics during his years at the top. However, some of his claims have been challenged by historians. Identified himself as Ukrainian.
Pavel Petrovich Svinyin or Svinin was a prolific Russian writer, painter, and editor known as a "Russian Munchausen" for many exaggerated accounts of his travels. He was Appolon Maykov's brother-in-law and Aleksey Pisemsky's father-in-law.
Prince Pavel Dmitriyevich Tsitsianov, also known as Pavle Dimitris dze Tsitsishvili was a Georgian nobleman and a prominent general of the Imperial Russian Army. Serving in the Russo-Persian War of 1804-1813, from 1802 to 1806 he also served as the Russian Commander-in-chief in the Caucasus. He also played a big role in the Circassian genocide, being one of the first Russian generals to start using genocidal methods against civilians in the Russo-Circassian War. He referred to the indigenous Circassians as "untrustworthy swine" to "show how insignificant they are compared to Russia".
Pavel Yuryevich Uvarov is a Russian historian, Doctor of Sciences in Historical Sciences (2003), professor (2006), Head of Department of Western Middle Ages and Early Modern Times, Institute of World History, Russian Academy of Sciences. Correspondent Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences since 2006.
Professor of National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow).
Pavel Vezhinov, born Nikola Delchev Gugov, was a Bulgarian novelist and scriptwriter, with an interest for social and ethical issues and one of the first Bulgarian authors to use elements of fantasy in his fiction. Vezhinov is best known for his novels The Barrier (Бариерата) (1976) and In the night riding the white horses (1975), both later adapted for screen, as well as the screenplay for the Bulgarian film classic Three Reservists (1971).
Pavel Volya is a Russian TV host, actor and singer. A former KVN player, he first came to prominence as the "resident" of the Russian Comedy Club show, co-produced by Garik Martirosyan and aired on TNT channel. In 2007, Volya released his first studio album. As of 2008, he hosts a TV Show on TNT.
Pavel Yakubovich is a Belarusian journalist and politician. As the chief editor of Belarus Today, the main official newspaper of Belarus, he has been accused of propaganda in favour of the authoritarian regime of president Alexander Lukashenko.
