Moscow in the Cold War

The atlas holds 75 people and 144 moments here, from 1947 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Kim Il Sung, Nikita Khrushchev and Konstantin Chernenko.

Notable people

  1. Igor Stravinsky

    in 1962

    1 moment here

    Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…

  2. Igor Tamm

    from 1954 to 1971

    2 moments here

    Soviet theoretical physicist and 1958 Nobel laureate in Physics, noted for work on Cherenkov radiation, nuclear physics, and controlled thermonuclear…

  3. Indira Gandhi

    from 1966 to 1984

    3 moments here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

  4. Italo Calvino

    in 1951

    1 moment here

    Italian novelist, short-story writer, editor, journalist, and member of Oulipo. Born in Cuba, raised chiefly in Sanremo, and active across Italy,…

  5. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

    in 1969

    1 moment here

    Peruvian diplomat and politician who became the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991).…

  6. Jawaharlal Nehru

    in 1955

    1 moment here

    Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

  7. Jean-Bédel Bokassa

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    Central African military officer and politician who seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966, served as president, and proclaimed himself…

  8. Jiang Qing

    in 1949

    1 moment here

    Jiang Qing (1914–1991), also known as Madame Mao, was a Chinese actress, revolutionary, and political figure.…

  9. Jiang Zemin

    from 1955 to 1991

    2 moments here

    Jiang Zemin was a Chinese electrical engineer and politician who served as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 1989 to 2002,…

  10. John Steinbeck

    in 1947

    1 moment here

    American novelist, journalist, and war correspondent whose life and work ranged from California’s Salinas Valley and Monterey Peninsula to wartime…

  11. Jorge Amado

    in 1951

    1 moment here

    Brazilian modernist writer, journalist, and Communist politician whose life moved between Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, South America, Europe,…

  12. Joseph Stalin

    in 1953

    1 moment here

    Soviet revolutionary and political leader, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia.…

  13. Kim Il Sung

    from 1949 to 1986

    9 moments here

    Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…

  14. Konstantin Chernenko

    from 1956 to 1985

    6 moments here

    Soviet Communist Party official and General Secretary of the CPSU from 13 February 1984 until his death.…

  15. Lê Đức Thọ

    in 1968

    1 moment here

    Vietnamese revolutionary, Communist Party leader, and diplomat. Born Phan Đình Khải, he was imprisoned by French colonial authorities, worked in…

  16. Lev Landau

    from 1962 to 1968

    2 moments here

    Soviet theoretical physicist Lev Davidovich Landau was born in Baku, educated in Baku and Leningrad, and undertook formative research travel in…

  17. Mao Zedong

    in 1949

    1 moment here

    Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…

  18. Mathieu Kérékou

    in 1986

    1 moment here

    Beninese military officer and politician who led Dahomey/Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006.…

  19. Miguel Ángel Asturias

    in 1965

    1 moment here

    Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…

  20. Mikhail Gorbachev

    from 1950 to 1991

    5 moments here

    Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

  21. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

    in 1965

    1 moment here

    Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) was the last shah of Iran, reigning from 1941 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979.…

  22. Muammar Gaddafi

    from 1976 to 1985

    3 moments here

    Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…

  23. Muhammad Ali

    in 1978

    1 moment here

    Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…

  24. Neil Armstrong

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    American naval aviator, research test pilot, NASA astronaut, aerospace administrator, and professor.…

Moments

  1. 1961 Moscow International Film Festival juror Chinghiz Aitmatov
  2. 1961 Red Square appearance after Vostok 2 Gherman Titov
  3. 1961 World Youth Festival Congress Mikhail Gorbachev
  4. 1962 Peace Conference in Moscow Satyendra Nath Bose
  5. 1962 Return visit to Moscow Igor Stravinsky
  6. 1962 Bolshoi Theatre appearance during missile crisis Nikita Khrushchev
  7. 1962 Nobel Prize presentation in a Moscow hospital Lev Landau
  8. 1963 Leads Chinese delegation meeting in Moscow Deng Xiaoping
  9. 1963 Staff director at Gorky Film Studio Vasily Shukshin
  10. 1963 Soviet Union tour Fidel Castro
  11. 1963 Test-ban treaty ceremony U Thant
  12. 1963 State function during Soviet visit Sirimavo Bandaranaike
  13. 1964 Return visit to Moscow Fidel Castro
  14. 1964 Move to Moscow for study Vladimir Zhirinovsky
  15. 1964 Presidential visit to the Soviet Union Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
  16. 1964 Return to Moscow before removal Nikita Khrushchev
  17. 1964 Walk through Red Square Che Guevara
  18. 1965 Moscow arms visit Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
  19. 1965 Brazil versus Soviet Union Garrincha
  20. 1965 Friendly in Moscow Pelé
  21. 1965 Moscow trade-deal visit Gamal Abdel Nasser
  22. 1965 Lenin Peace Prize ceremony Miguel Ángel Asturias
  23. 1966 Moscow stopover with Kosygin Indira Gandhi
  24. 1968 Death in Moscow Lev Landau
  25. 1968 Meeting Kosygin en route to Paris Lê Đức Thọ
  26. 1968 State visit to Moscow after the war Gamal Abdel Nasser
  27. 1969 Cosmonauts' motorcade shooting Alexei Leonov
  28. 1969 Ambassador to the Soviet Union and Poland Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
  29. 1970 Meeting Kosygin in Moscow Norodom Sihanouk
  30. 1970 Meeting with Alexei Kosygin Neil Armstrong
  31. 1970 Military talks and arms deal Gamal Abdel Nasser
  32. 1970 Soviet Union state visit Jean-Bédel Bokassa
  33. 1970 Treaty of Moscow visit Willy Brandt
  34. 1970 Arrival in Moscow for planned concerts Umm Kulthum
  35. 1971 Moscow Film Festival discussions Akira Kurosawa
  36. 1971 Death in Moscow Igor Tamm
  37. 1971 Moscow International Film Festival juror Chinghiz Aitmatov
  38. 1971 Academy of Sciences visit in Moscow Dorothy Hodgkin
  39. 1971 Death at Moscow Central Clinical Hospital Nikita Khrushchev
  40. 1971 Moscow diplomatic visit Anwar Sadat
  41. 1971 First Soviet visit Saddam Hussein
  42. 1971 Belov birthday celebrations in Moscow Dorothy Hodgkin
  43. 1972 Graduation from the General Staff Academy Gherman Titov
  44. 1972 Visit to Moscow Saddam Hussein
  45. 1972 Goodwill trip to Moscow Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
  46. 1972 Three-day Moscow visit Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
  47. 1972 Moscow summit Richard Nixon
  48. 1972 Kremlin dinner in Moscow Salvador Allende
  49. 1973 Jury service at Moscow International Film Festival Toshiro Mifune
  50. 1974 Departure from Moscow for Siberian production Akira Kurosawa

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