Vaganov Explained

Vaganov (ru|Ваганов) is a Russian toponymic masculine surname relating to a person living near the river Vaga, its feminine counterpart is Vaganova. Notable people with the surname include:

• Agrippina Vaganova (1879–1951), Russian ballet teacher known for
  • Vaganova method
  • Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet
• Ekaterina Vaganova (born 1988), Russian dancer
• Gennady Vaganov (born 1930), Soviet cross-country skier
• Ilya Vaganov (born 1989), Russian footballer
• Sergei Vaganov (born 1985), Russian footballer
• Stepan Vaganov (1886–1918), Russian sailor and Bolshevik revolutionary

Fictional characters

• Gleb Vaganov, a character from the Broadway adaptation of the 1997 film Anastasia

See also

• Vaganova, Perm Krai, a village in Russia