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Notable people

Notable people include Olga Spessivtseva, a ballet dancer, Alexander Suvorov, a military commander, Rabbi Sholom Dov Ber Schneersohn, the 5th Lubavitcher Rebbe, Yelena Produnova, an artistic gymnast, Yulia Belokobylskaya, an artistic gymnast, Andrei Chikatilo (1936–1994), the serial killer, Alexander Pechersky (1909–1990) a leader of the rebellion at the Sobibor extermination camp, and Maria Kharenkova another artistic gymnast.