From Kharine to Kanchelskis: Sportsmail's guide to the players who came from Russia with love

04 February 2009 10:32
New star: Arshavin arrives[LNB]Andrei Arshavin yesterday became the latest Russian to move to the Barclays Premier League after joining Arsenal in a £12million move. [LNB]Arshavin made his name playing for club Zenit St Petersburg and also for his country.   Here Sportsmail looks at other Russians who have played in England and Scotland.  [LNB]SERGEI BALTACHA   [LNB]Although born in the Ukraine, Sergei Baltacha regards himself as Russian. Baltacha won 47 caps for the Soviet Union and played for Dynamo Kiev before moving to Ipswich in 1988.   [LNB]He was the first Soviet international to play in the Football League and later made his way to the Scottish league where he played for St Johnstone and briefly managed Inverness. [LNB]Baltacha's daughter Elena ranks among Britain's leading tennis stars.  [LNB] Family guy: Sergei Baltacha with wife Olga and children Sergei, then nine, and Elena, five, in 1989. Elena is now Britain's No 2 rated women's tennis player[LNB] Tennis star: Elena Baltacha, daughter of Sergei, the first Soviet footballer to play in the UK[LNB]ANDREI KANCHELSKIS   Kanchelskis had spells at Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk before joining Manchester United[LNB]in 1991. [LNB]He helped United win the first Premier League title and became a key man before leaving in 1995 for Everton. He moved on to Fiorentina before joining Rangers in 1998.  [LNB] Wing wizard: Andrei Kanchelskis[LNB] High five: Oleg Salenko[LNB] OLEG SALENKO   [LNB]Salenko played for Zenit Leningrad, Dynamo Kiev and Valencia before signing for Rangers [LNB]following the 1994 World Cup. [LNB]Salenko had scored five goals in one game for Russia at the World Cup, against Cameroon, but he only stayed at Ibrox for one season and was a failure in Scotland before moving on to Turkish side Istanbulspor.   [LNB]DMITRI KHARINE   [LNB]Goalkeeper Kharine joined Chelsea [LNB]from CSKA Moscow in 1992 and spent seven years at Stamford Bridge before moving on to Celtic. [LNB]Played for the Blues in the 1994 FA Cup final but it was a day to forget as Chelsea lost 4-0 to Manchester United. Left Celtic after making just a handful of appearances and has since worked as a goalkeeping coach at Luton.  [LNB] Chelsea keeper: Dmitri Kharine[LNB] Millwall man: Sergei Yuran [LNB] [LNB]SERGEI YURAN   [LNB]The former Dynamo Kiev, Benfica, Porto and Spartak Moscow striker joined Millwall in 1996. It was a move which did not work out for either party, with Yuran scoring just once for the London club. [LNB]He soon moved on, reviving his career in Germany with Fortuna Dusseldorf and Bochum. Russian colleague Vasili Kulkov joined the Lions at the same time and had a similarly disappointing short spell in London.[LNB] Arsenal shrug off Arshavin row: Deal was within deadline, insist Gunners[LNB]Arshavin's £15m arrival shows the influence of Arsenal chief executive Gazidis as Wenger ditches his old thrifty ways[LNB]Window breaker: So, why WERE Arsenal allowed to bust the transfer deadline for Arshavin by an incredible 24 hours?[LNB][LNB] [LNB]  

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