Vasily Vasilyevich Soldatenkov, (Russian: Солдатёнков, Василий Васильевич; July 14, 1879 – July 31, 1944) more commonly known as Vassily Soldatenkov, was a Russian special envoy, chess player and race car driver.

[1] His father was Vasily Soldatenkov, who worked for the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Empire.

His great uncle was Kozma Soldatyonkov, a businessman, textile manufacturer, inventor and book publisher.

[1] He began participating in motorsports by at least 1904 and became the first Russian to ever go past 101km/h in car named, "Lina".

[8][9] She was the niece of Martin Voel (Assistant Chief Treasurer of the United States), but the couple divorced in 1928.