Muravyov Explained

Muravyov (Russian: Муравьёв, from Russian: муравей meaning "ant"), or Muravyova (feminine form; Russian: Муравьёва), also transliterated as Muraviev, Muravyev or Murav'ev, is a Russian-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexey Muravyov (1900–1941), Soviet army officer
• Dimitry Muravyev (born 1979), Kazakhstani road bicycle racer
• Irina Muravyova (born 1949), Soviet actress
• Konstantin Muraviev (1893–1965), Bulgarian politician
• Matvey Muravyev (1784–1836), Russian explorer
• Mikhail Muravyov (disambiguation) – several people
• Nadezhda Muravyeva (born 1980), Russian handball player
• Nikita Muravyov (1795–1843), a member of the Decembrist movement
• Nikolay Muravyov-Amursky (1809–1881), a Russian statesman and diplomat
• Nikolay Muraviev (1850–1908) Russian statesman
• Nikolay Muravyov-Karsky (1794–1866), Russian military leader and statesman
• Olena Muravyova (1867–1939), Ukrainian opera singer
• Vladimir Muravyov (athlete) (born 1959), former Soviet track and field athlete
• Vladimir Muravyov (translator) (1939–2001), Russian translator and literary critic
• Vyacheslav Muravyev (born 1982), Kazakhstani sprinter

See also

• Muraviev Amurski-class cruiser, pair of light cruisers Russian empire ordered in 1912 from a Danzig shipyard, seized in 1914 for the German Kriegsmarine
• Muravyov-Apostol (disambiguation), several people
• 6538 Muraviov, an asteroid
• Mažeikiai, Lithuania, was formerly named Muravyov