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
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.…
Igor Tamm
from 1914 to 1971
7 moments here
Soviet theoretical physicist and 1958 Nobel laureate in Physics, noted for work on Cherenkov radiation, nuclear physics, and controlled thermonuclear…
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.…
Islam Karimov
in 2010
1 moment here
Uzbek political leader who became first secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan in 1989 and served as Uzbekistan’s first president from…
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,…
Jacques Chirac
in 2005
1 moment here
French statesman who served as prime minister (1974–1976; 1986–1988), mayor of Paris (1977–1995), and president of France (1995–2007).…
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).…
Jawaharlal Nehru
from 1927 to 1955
2 moments here
Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…
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…
Jiang Qing
in 1949
1 moment here
Jiang Qing (1914–1991), also known as Madame Mao, was a Chinese actress, revolutionary, and political figure.…
Jiang Zemin
from 1955 to 2001
6 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,…
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…
Jomo Kenyatta
from 1929 to 1932
2 moments here
Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897–1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became Kenya’s first prime minister in 1963 and first president…
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,…
Joseph Stalin
from 1924 to 1953
4 moments here
Soviet revolutionary and political leader, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia.…
José Raúl Capablanca
from 1914 to 1936
4 moments here
Cuban chess player and diplomat, world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. This chronology records documented physical presence at places of birth,…
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…
Kofi Annan
in 2005
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Konstantin Chernenko
from 1943 to 1985
7 moments here
Soviet Communist Party official and General Secretary of the CPSU from 13 February 1984 until his death.…
Lavr Kornilov
in 1917
1 moment here
Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov was an Imperial Russian Army officer, military intelligence officer, explorer, and general.…
Le Corbusier
in 1928
1 moment here
Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…
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…
Leon Trotsky
from 1900 to 1927
4 moments here
Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronstein) was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet political leader, Marxist theorist, and organizer of the Red Army.…
Leo Tolstoy
from 1836 to 1881
2 moments here
Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…
Moments
- 1934 Establishes primary residence at Kuntsevo Joseph Stalin
- 1934 Moscow Metro construction Nikita Khrushchev
- 1935 Moscow tournament José Raúl Capablanca
- 1936 Moscow tournament victory José Raúl Capablanca
- 1937 European journey: Moscow Claude Simon
- 1937 Head of theoretical division in Moscow Lev Landau
- 1938 Imprisonment at Lubyanka Lev Landau
- 1939 Move to the Lebedev Physical Institute Alexander Prokhorov
- 1939 Medical visit to Moscow Zhou Enlai
- 1941 Final examinations interrupted by war Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- 1942 Flies to Moscow via Egypt Winston Churchill
- 1943 Party-organizer study Konstantin Chernenko
- 1944 Postgraduate work after demobilization Alexander Prokhorov
- 1944 Anglo-American mission to Moscow Howard Florey
- 1945 Imprisonment at Lubyanka Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- 1945 Establishes theoretical-physics department at MEPhI Igor Tamm
- 1945 Watches the Moscow Victory Parade Joseph Stalin
- 1947 First Soviet journey: Moscow John Steinbeck
- 1948 Israeli mission in Moscow Golda Meir
- 1948 Rosh Hashanah at Moscow Choral Synagogue Golda Meir
- 1949 Begins university study Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1949 Medical journey to Moscow Jiang Qing
- 1949 First state visit to Moscow Kim Il Sung
- 1949 First Moscow visit Mao Zedong
- 1949 Return to Moscow party leadership Nikita Khrushchev
- 1950 Arrival for Moscow State University Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1950 Moscow State University residence Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1950 Foundry apprenticeship Yuri Gagarin
- 1950 Meeting with Stalin and Mao Ho Chi Minh
- 1950 Diplomatic call on Gromyko Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- 1951 Correspondent in Moscow Italo Calvino
- 1951 Stalin Peace Prize in Moscow Jorge Amado
- 1951 Stalin Prize jury meetings in Moscow Pablo Neruda
- 1953 Visit to the Soviet Union Soong Ching-ling
- 1953 Dies at Kuntsevo Dacha Joseph Stalin
- 1953 Stalin funeral in Moscow Zhou Enlai
- 1953 Postwar state visit to Moscow Kim Il Sung
- 1953 Marriage registration Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1953 Moves into Lenin Hills dormitory Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1954 Return to Moscow after thermonuclear project Igor Tamm
- 1954 VGIK student in Moscow Vasily Shukshin
- 1955 Training at Stalin Automobile Works Jiang Zemin
- 1955 State visit to the Soviet Union Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1955 Travels to Moscow for medical treatment Diego Rivera
- 1956 Literature Institute residence Chinghiz Aitmatov
- 1956 Move to the CPSU apparatus Konstantin Chernenko
- 1956 Secret Speech at the Twentieth Party Congress Nikita Khrushchev
- 1956 Visit to Moscow under Khrushchev Kim Il Sung
- 1956 Return visit to Moscow Kim Il Sung
- 1957 Moscow visit with Mao delegation Soong Ching-ling