Zavadovsky
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Zavadovsky (feminine: Zavadovskaya) is a Russian-language surname, a Russianized for of the Polish surname Zawadowski, originate from one of the location named Zawadów. An An alternative spelling is Zavadovskiy. Notable people with this surname include:
- Boris Zavadovsky (1895-1951), Russian physiologist
- Gennady Zavadovsky, an alleged dead Soviet cosmonaut
- Ivan Zavadovsky , second in command of the sloop-of-war Vostok in the First Russian Antarctic Expedition, the namesake of two islands
- Pyotr Zavadovsky (1739–1812), Russian favourite and the lover of Catherine the Grea
- Vera Zavadovskaya, Russian courtier, maid of honour to empress Catherine the Great