Historical figures in Almaty

The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1928 to 2007. The most recorded lives are Leon Trotsky, Chinghiz Aitmatov and Mikhail Kalashnikov. Across the Interwar Period and the Space Age.

Notable people

1. Chinghiz Aitmatov

   in 2007

   1 moment here

   Kyrgyz author, public intellectual, and diplomat who wrote in Kyrgyz and Russian. His documented life connects his native Sheker and Soviet-era…

2. Leon Trotsky

   in 1928

   1 moment here

   Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronstein) was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet political leader, Marxist theorist, and organizer of the Red Army.…

3. Mikhail Kalashnikov

   in 1936

   1 moment here

   Soviet and Russian small-arms designer, military engineer, and lieutenant general, best known for the AK-47 and later Kalashnikov weapon systems.…

4. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

   in 1973

   1 moment here

   Kenyan novelist, playwright, essayist, language advocate, and academic. Ngũgĩ’s life moved from colonial Kenya through education in Uganda and…

5. Vladimir Zhirinovsky

   in 1946

   1 moment here

   Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky (1946–2022) was a Russian politician, founder and long-time leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.…

Moments

1. 1928 Exile in Alma Ata Leon Trotsky
2. 1936 Railway work in Alma-Ata Mikhail Kalashnikov
3. 1946 Birth in Alma-Ata Vladimir Zhirinovsky
4. 1973 Afro-Asian Writers Conference Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
5. 2007 Eurasia Film Festival gala Chinghiz Aitmatov

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