Monastyrsky is a Russian and Ukrainian surname. Feminine forms: Russian: Monastyrskaya, Ukrainian: Monastyrska. It is a Russian clerical surname derived from the word monastyr, 'monastery'. Notable people with the surname include: Andrei Monastyrski (born 1949), a Russian artist and author Bentsion Monastyrsky (1903–1977), a Soviet cameraman Denys Monastyrsky (1980–2023), a Ukrainian politician Liudmyla Monastyrska, Ukrainian soprano , Soviet and Russian antiquarian and politician, primarily known as art forger (1915–2013), a Soviet and Russian theater director, actor, teacher, publicist
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ru:Монастырский