Zhdanov
Zhdanov () or Zhdanova (feminine; Жданова) is a surname and may refer to:
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- Andrei Zhdanov (1896–1948), Stalinist politician, developer of the Zhdanov Doctrine that governed Soviet cultural activities for a number of years
- Alexander Zhdanov (1858–?), Russian astronomer
- Ivan Zhdanov (1846–1901), Russian literary critic and student of folklore
- Leonid Zhdanov (1890–?), Russian selectionist
- Lev Zhdanov (1864–?), Russian novelist and playwright
- Victor M. Zhdanov (1914–?), Russian virologist, instrumental in the push for global smallpox eradication
- Vladimir Zhdanov (1902–1964), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
- Yevgeny Zhdanov (1839–1892), Russian land surveyor and cartographer
- Yuri Zhdanov (1919–2006), Russian chemist, rector of Rostov State University from 1957 to 1988; son of Andrei Zhdanov and former husband of Svetlana Alliluyeva
- Mariupol, Ukraine, known as Zhdanov after Andrei Zhdanov from 1948 until 1989
- Zhdanov, Armenia
- * Zhdanov, Armavir, a town in Armavir Province
- * Zhdanov, Lori, a town in Lori Province
- Beylagan (city), Azerbaijan
- Zhdanov, a Sverdlov class Soviet cruiser