Historical figures in Moscow

The atlas holds 129 people and 322 moments here, from 1672 to 2022. The most recorded lives are Vladimir Lenin, Alexei Navalny and Nikita Khrushchev. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Educators, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. Claude Simon

   from 1937 to 1986

   3 moments here

   French novelist, painter, photographer, viticulturist, Resistance participant, and 1985 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate.…

2. Corazon Aquino

   in 1987

   1 moment here

   María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino political leader and president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.…

3. Deng Xiaoping

   from 1926 to 1963

   2 moments here

   Chinese revolutionary, statesman, and paramount leader of the People’s Republic of China from 1978 to 1989.…

4. Diana, Princess of Wales

   in 1995

   1 moment here

   Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…

5. Diego Maradona

   from 1990 to 2018

   2 moments here

   Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…

6. Diego Rivera

   from 1927 to 1955

   3 moments here

   Mexican painter and muralist Diego Rivera was a central figure in Mexican muralism. His documented movements include study in Mexico and Europe, work…

7. Dmitri Mendeleev

   in 1849

   1 moment here

   Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…

8. Dorothy Hodgkin

   from 1971 to 1985

   3 moments here

   English chemist and X-ray crystallographer Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin determined major biomolecular structures including penicillin, vitamin B12,…

9. Ebrahim Raisi

   in 2022

   1 moment here

   Iranian cleric, judicial official, and politician who served as president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.…

10. Eleanor Roosevelt

    in 1957

    1 moment here

    American political figure, diplomat, activist, and First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.…

11. Elizabeth II

    in 1994

    1 moment here

    Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

12. Fidel Castro

    from 1963 to 1964

    2 moments here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

13. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    from 1821 to 1880

    5 moments here

    Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

14. Gamal Abdel Nasser

    from 1958 to 1970

    4 moments here

    Egyptian army officer, leader of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution, and president of Egypt from 1954 until his death.…

15. Garrincha

    in 1965

    1 moment here

    Manuel Francisco dos Santos, known as Garrincha, was a Brazilian right winger. He spent most of his club career with Botafogo and won the FIFA World…

16. George H. W. Bush

    from 1991 to 1993

    2 moments here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

17. Gherman Titov

    from 1961 to 2000

    4 moments here

    Soviet Air Force pilot, cosmonaut, and later Russian politician. Titov flew Vostok 2 on 6–7 August 1961, becoming the second human to orbit Earth and…

18. Golda Meir

    in 1948

    2 moments here

    Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…

19. Haile Selassie

    in 1959

    1 moment here

    Haile Selassie I (born Tafari Makonnen) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 until his deposition in 1974.…

20. H. G. Wells

    from 1914 to 1920

    2 moments here

    Herbert George Wells was an English novelist, journalist, historian, teacher, and social critic.…

21. Ho Chi Minh

    from 1923 to 1960

    7 moments here

    Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…

22. Hosni Mubarak

    in 1959

    1 moment here

    Egyptian military officer and politician who served as president of Egypt from 1981 until his resignation in 2011.…

23. Howard Florey

    in 1944

    1 moment here

    Australian pharmacologist and pathologist who led the Oxford team that developed penicillin into a practical therapeutic drug.…

24. Hugo Chávez

    in 2008

    1 moment here

    Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…

Moments

1. 1917 War-benefit recital in Moscow Sergei Rachmaninoff
2. 1917 Meeting with Boris Savinkov Lavr Kornilov
3. 1917 October uprising near the Metropol Mikhail Frunze
4. 1918 Moved into the Moscow Kremlin Vladimir Lenin
5. 1918 Lodged at Hotel National Vladimir Lenin
6. 1918 Travelled to Moscow by night train Vladimir Lenin
7. 1918 Attended the Khodynka Field parade Vladimir Lenin
8. 1918 Shot outside the Michelson Plant Vladimir Lenin
9. 1918 Return to Moscow from eastern front Leon Trotsky
10. 1918 Returned to Moscow after recovery Vladimir Lenin
11. 1919 Robbed en route to Sokolniki Vladimir Lenin
12. 1919 VIIIth Party Congress Leon Trotsky
13. 1919 Addressed the First Comintern Congress Vladimir Lenin
14. 1919 Recorded speeches at Tsentropechat Vladimir Lenin
15. 1920 British delegation to Soviet Russia Bertrand Russell
16. 1920 Meeting with Lenin at the Kremlin H. G. Wells
17. 1921 Tenth Communist Party Congress Mikhail Frunze
18. 1922 Return to Moscow Igor Tamm
19. 1922 Returned to Moscow Vladimir Lenin
20. 1923 Soviet political and military study Chiang Kai-shek
21. 1923 Departure for Moscow Ho Chi Minh
22. 1923 Begins teaching at Second Moscow State University Igor Tamm
23. 1923 Made final Kremlin visit Vladimir Lenin
24. 1924 Lenin's funeral Ho Chi Minh
25. 1924 Meets Lakoba at the Thirteenth Party Congress Joseph Stalin
26. 1924 Fifth Comintern Congress Ho Chi Minh
27. 1924 October Revolution anniversary parade Mikhail Frunze
28. 1925 Moscow tournament José Raúl Capablanca
29. 1925 Party delegate in Moscow Nikita Khrushchev
30. 1925 Death during surgery Mikhail Frunze
31. 1926 Study at Moscow Sun Yat-sen University Deng Xiaoping
32. 1927 October Revolution anniversary visit Diego Rivera
33. 1927 Return to Moscow after leaving Canton Ho Chi Minh
34. 1927 Arrival in Moscow Soong Ching-ling
35. 1927 Visit to the Soviet Union Jawaharlal Nehru
36. 1927 Moscow street demonstration Leon Trotsky
37. 1928 Works and teaches in Moscow Diego Rivera
38. 1928 Moscow professional visit Le Corbusier
39. 1928 Meeting with Stalin at the Kremlin Soong Ching-ling
40. 1928 Sixth CCP Congress in Moscow Zhou Enlai
41. 1928 Arrival at Belorussky-Baltiysky station Maxim Gorky
42. 1929 First visit to Moscow Jomo Kenyatta
43. 1929 Enrollment at Stalin Industrial Academy Nikita Khrushchev
44. 1930 Visits Moscow Rabindranath Tagore
45. 1931 Sportintern anniversary at Red Square Maxim Gorky
46. 1932 Study and teaching at the Lenin Institute Ho Chi Minh
47. 1932 Study at Communist University Jomo Kenyatta
48. 1932 Residence at Ryabushinsky Mansion Maxim Gorky
49. 1932 Organised Soviet Union tour P. L. Travers
50. 1934 Head of theory at the Lebedev Physical Institute Igor Tamm

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