Vladlen (abbreviation of Vladimir Lenin) is a masculine given name of Soviet origin, created after Vladimir Lenin's death as a way to advance his cult of personality.[1] Notable people with the name include:
- Vladlen Babayev (born 1996), Russian footballer
- Vladlen Biryukov (1942–2005), Soviet and Russian actor
- Vladlen Davydov (1924–2012), Russian actor
- Vladlen Koltun, Israeli-American computer scientist
- Vladlen Naumenko (born 1947), Ukrainian footballer
- Vladlen Pavlenkov (1929–1990), Russian dissident
- Vladlen Tatarsky (1982–2023), real name Maxim Fomin, Ukrainian-born Russian blogger and propagandist
- Vladlen Trostyansky (1935–2014), Ukrainian wrestler
- Vladlen Yurchenko (born 1994), Ukrainian footballer
- Vladlen Zurakhov (1930–1991), Ukrainian chess player
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edit- ^ Valeri Mokiyenko, Tatyana Nikitina "Толковый словарь языка Совдепии" ("Explanatory Dictionary of Sovdepiya"), St.Petersburg, Фолио-Пресс, 1998, ISBN 5-7627-0103-4.