Moscow in the Space Age

The atlas holds 87 people and 173 moments here, from 1957 to 2022. The most recorded lives are Alexei Navalny, Vladimir Zhirinovsky and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

Notable people

  1. Manmohan Singh

    in 2005

    1 moment here

    Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…

  2. 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.…

  3. 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,…

  4. Mikhail Gorbachev

    from 1961 to 2022

    4 moments here

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

  5. Mikhail Kalashnikov

    from 1997 to 2013

    4 moments here

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

  6. 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.…

  7. Muammar Gaddafi

    from 1976 to 2008

    4 moments here

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

  8. Muhammad Ali

    in 1978

    1 moment here

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

  9. Neil Armstrong

    in 1970

    1 moment here

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

  10. Nelson Mandela

    in 1999

    1 moment here

    South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

  11. Nguyễn Phú Trọng

    from 1981 to 2018

    2 moments here

    Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024, and…

  12. Nikita Khrushchev

    from 1959 to 1971

    4 moments here

    Soviet Communist Party leader and chairman of the Council of Ministers. Khrushchev rose from industrial work in the Donbas through party posts in…

  13. Norodom Sihanouk

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    Cambodian monarch, politician, and cultural figure who was king (1941–1955; 1993–2004), prime minister, chief of state, and leader in exile.…

  14. Omar Bongo

    in 2001

    1 moment here

    Gabonese politician who served as Gabon’s second president from 1967 until his death in 2009.…

  15. Pelé

    from 1965 to 2017

    2 moments here

    Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…

  16. Pranab Mukherjee

    from 2005 to 2015

    2 moments here

    Indian politician and statesman who served as the 13th President of India from 25 July 2012 to 25 July 2017.…

  17. Raisa Gorbacheva

    from 1978 to 1988

    2 moments here

    Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…

  18. Rajendra Prasad

    in 1960

    1 moment here

    Indian lawyer, independence leader, journalist and statesman who became the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962.…

  19. Ravi Shankar

    in 1988

    1 moment here

    Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…

  20. Richard Nixon

    from 1959 to 1972

    2 moments here

    Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…

  21. Ronald Reagan

    from 1988 to 1990

    2 moments here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  22. Saddam Hussein

    from 1971 to 1986

    4 moments here

    Iraqi Ba'athist politician who served as Iraq's president from 1979 until his overthrow in 2003.…

  23. Salvador Allende

    in 1972

    1 moment here

    Chilean physician and socialist politician who served as president of Chile from 3 November 1970 until his death during the 11 September 1973 coup.…

  24. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

    in 1964

    1 moment here

    Indian philosopher, academic, diplomat, and statesman. Radhakrishnan taught at leading Indian and British universities, served as vice-chancellor of…

Moments

  1. 1987 Official visit to Moscow Bob Hawke
  2. 1988 Moscow performance with Russian ensembles Ravi Shankar
  3. 1988 Kremlin reception for Reagan visit Raisa Gorbacheva
  4. 1988 Attends Moscow summit Ronald Reagan
  5. 1990 Visit to Lenin's Mausoleum Diego Maradona
  6. 1990 Meets Gorbachev in Moscow Ronald Reagan
  7. 1991 Later-life residence in Moscow Alexei Leonov
  8. 1991 Official visit to Moscow Jiang Zemin
  9. 1991 START I summit George H. W. Bush
  10. 1991 Return to Moscow after the coup Mikhail Gorbachev
  11. 1991 Pro-GKChP speech at Manezh Square Vladimir Zhirinovsky
  12. 1991 Rally in Moscow against the Belovezh Accords Vladimir Zhirinovsky
  13. 1993 START II signing George H. W. Bush
  14. 1993 Monthly rally at Sokolniki station Vladimir Zhirinovsky
  15. 1994 Residence at Troitse-Lykovo dacha Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
  16. 1994 Arrival in Moscow after rail journey Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
  17. 1994 State visit to Moscow Jiang Zemin
  18. 1994 Speech at the State Duma Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
  19. 1994 Stayed in the Moscow Kremlin Elizabeth II
  20. 1995 Moscow Victory Day Parade Jiang Zemin
  21. 1995 Received International Leonardo Prize in Moscow Diana, Princess of Wales
  22. 1997 AK-47 anniversary ceremony Mikhail Kalashnikov
  23. 1997 Moscow peace treaty at the Kremlin Aslan Maskhadov
  24. 1998 Law-degree graduation Alexei Navalny
  25. 1998 Maryino residence begins Alexei Navalny
  26. 1998 State visit to Moscow and Novosibirsk Jiang Zemin
  27. 1999 Meets Boris Yeltsin in Moscow Nelson Mandela
  28. 1999 Meeting with Putin Akhmad Kadyrov
  29. 2000 Death in Moscow Gherman Titov
  30. 2001 Financial University graduation Alexei Navalny
  31. 2001 Meeting Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin Abdelaziz Bouteflika
  32. 2001 Kremlin meeting with Vladimir Putin Omar Bongo
  33. 2001 State visit and Moscow State University speech Jiang Zemin
  34. 2002 Death in Moscow Alexander Prokhorov
  35. 2002 President of Moscow film-festival jury Chinghiz Aitmatov
  36. 2003 Address at Russian Academy of Sciences Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  37. 2005 Indo-Russian defence commission Pranab Mukherjee
  38. 2005 Victory anniversary in Moscow Jacques Chirac
  39. 2005 Victory commemoration in Moscow Kofi Annan
  40. 2005 India–Russia summit Manmohan Singh
  41. 2006 Moscow book-fair news conference Chinghiz Aitmatov
  42. 2007 Official visit to Moscow Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
  43. 2007 AK-47 sixtieth-anniversary celebration Mikhail Kalashnikov
  44. 2008 Burial at Donskoy Monastery Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
  45. 2008 Death near Moscow Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
  46. 2008 International tour in Moscow Hugo Chávez
  47. 2008 State visit to Moscow Muammar Gaddafi
  48. 2009 Hero of Russia ceremony Mikhail Kalashnikov
  49. 2010 CSTO meeting at the Moscow Kremlin Islam Karimov
  50. 2010 Private Moscow concert Amy Winehouse

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