Volodarsky (); transliteration variants: Volodarski, Wolodarsky, Wolodarski) is a Russian-language toponymic surname. It may be a Jewish surname derived from the place name Volodarka, or the Russian-language variant of the name a Polish place named Włodarka since the times when Poland was part of the Russian Empire.Alexander Beider, A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire Accordingly, the corresponding Polish-language surname is .

Notable people with the surname include: Boris Volodarsky (born 1955), English historian, specialising in Intelligence History Eduard Volodarsky (1941–2012), Russian screenwriter, playwright and cinematographer Igal Volodarsky (1936–1977), Israeli basketball player Leonid Volodarsky (born 1950), Russian movie translator Peter Wolodarski (born 1978), Swedish journalist and television host V. Volodarsky (1891–1918), Russian revolutionary and early Soviet politician Wallace Wolodarsky, American screenwriter, television producer, film director, and actor

See also

Manuel Woldarsky, Chilean political activist

References

ru:Володарский (значения)