title: Karelin
text: # Karelin
  
  Karelin (Russian: Карелин), or Karelina (Карелина; feminine), is a Russian last name and may refer to:
  
  * Alexander Karelin (b. 1967), Soviet/Russian wrestler and Hero of the Russian Federation
  * Anatoly Karelin (1922–1974), Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
  * Andrei Karelin (1837–1906), Russian photographer
  * Apollon Karelin (1863–1926), Russian anarchist
  * Grigory Karelin (1801–1872), Russian explorer
  * Ivan Karelin (1924–2001), Soviet test pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union
  * Konstantin Karelin (1907–1994), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
  * Lazar Karelin (1920–20??), Soviet writer
  * Pavel Karelin (1990–2011), Russian ski jumper
  * Pyotr Karelin (1922–1944), Soviet army officer and Hero of the Soviet Union
  * Vasily Karelin (1862 or 1869 – 1926), Russian opera singer
  * Vladimir Karelin (1891–1938), Russian/Soviet politician and one of the leaders of the Left Socialist-Revolutionaries
  