Bazhanov or Bazhanova, sometimes transliterated as Bajanov, is a Russian surname. Notable people with the surname include:Boris Bazhanov (1900–1983), personal secretary of Joseph Stalin Evgeny P. Bazhanov, Russian political scientist and historian Natalia E. Bazhanova (1947–2014), Russian political scientist Svetlana Bazhanova, Russian speed skater Valentin A. Bazhanov, Russian philosopher