Kapustin

Kapustin (Russian: Капустин) and Kapustina (Russian: Капустина; feminine) is a common Russian surname. It is derived from the sobriquet "капуста" (cabbage). Notable people with the surname include:

  • Anton Kapustin (born 1971), professor of theoretical physics at Caltech
  • Archimandrite Antonin (Kapustin), 19th-century head of the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem
  • Denis Kapustin (born 1970), Russian triple jumper
  • Nikolai Kapustin (1937–2020), Russian pianist and composer
  • Sergei Kapustin (1953–1995), Soviet ice hockey player

See also
  • Kapustin Yar, a rocket launch and development site in Russia
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