Novikov, Novikoff (masculine, Russian: Новиков) or Novikova (feminine, Russian: Новикова) is one of the most common Russian surnames. Derived from novik - a teenager on military service who comes from a noble, boyar or cossack family in Russia of 16th-18th centuries. It may refer to: Novikov. Alexei Novikov (1916–1986), Soviet pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union. Alexey Novikov (painter) (b. 1931), Russian painter. Alexey Novikov-Priboy (1877–1944), Russian writer. Alexander Novikov (1900–1976), Russian Marshal of Aviation, Double Hero of the Soviet Union.
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