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
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.…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
from 1848 to 1887
4 moments here
Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1930
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Raisa Gorbacheva
from 1949 to 1988
5 moments here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…
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.…
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,…
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.…
Ronald Reagan
from 1988 to 1990
2 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
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.…
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.…
Sarah Bernhardt
in 1881
1 moment here
French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
from 1950 to 1964
2 moments here
Indian philosopher, academic, diplomat, and statesman. Radhakrishnan taught at leading Indian and British universities, served as vice-chancellor of…
Satyendra Nath Bose
in 1962
1 moment here
Indian theoretical physicist and mathematician whose 1924 work founded Bose-Einstein statistics.…
Sergei Rachmaninoff
from 1885 to 1917
6 moments here
Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Born in the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire, he studied and worked chiefly in Saint…
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
in 1972
1 moment here
Bangladeshi political leader, founding president of Bangladesh, and prime minister. His documented life moved from childhood and schooling in Bengal…
Shinzo Abe
from 2013 to 2019
2 moments here
Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…
Siad Barre
from 1976 to 1977
2 moments here
Mohammed Siad Barre was a Somali military officer and president of Somalia from 1969 to 1991.…
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
in 1963
1 moment here
Sri Lankan stateswoman and three-time prime minister of Ceylon/Sri Lanka. Born Sirima Ratwatte in Ratnapura, she became the world’s first woman…
Soong Ching-ling
from 1927 to 1957
4 moments here
Chinese politician and activist, wife of Sun Yat-sen, leading figure of the Kuomintang’s left wing, and later a senior officeholder of the People’s…
Toshiro Mifune
from 1973 to 1977
2 moments here
Japanese actor, producer, and director whose career spanned 1947–1995. Born in Qingdao, he grew up in Dalian, served in the Imperial Japanese Army…
Trần Đại Quang
in 2017
1 moment here
Vietnamese police general and politician who served as Minister of Public Security from 2011 to 2016 and as President of Vietnam from April 2016…
Umm Kulthum
in 1970
1 moment here
Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…
U Thant
in 1963
1 moment here
Burmese diplomat and third Secretary-General of the United Nations (1961–1971). Born in Pantanaw, he taught and served in Burma’s government before…
Vasily Shukshin
from 1954 to 1963
3 moments here
Soviet Russian writer, actor, screenwriter, and film director associated with Village Prose.…
Moments
- 1970 Arrival in Moscow for planned concerts Umm Kulthum
- 1971 Moscow Film Festival discussions Akira Kurosawa
- 1971 Death in Moscow Igor Tamm
- 1971 Moscow International Film Festival juror Chinghiz Aitmatov
- 1971 Academy of Sciences visit in Moscow Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1971 Death at Moscow Central Clinical Hospital Nikita Khrushchev
- 1971 Moscow diplomatic visit Anwar Sadat
- 1971 First Soviet visit Saddam Hussein
- 1971 Belov birthday celebrations in Moscow Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1972 Graduation from the General Staff Academy Gherman Titov
- 1972 Visit to Moscow Saddam Hussein
- 1972 Goodwill trip to Moscow Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1972 Three-day Moscow visit Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1972 Moscow summit Richard Nixon
- 1972 Kremlin dinner in Moscow Salvador Allende
- 1973 Jury service at Moscow International Film Festival Toshiro Mifune
- 1974 Departure from Moscow for Siberian production Akira Kurosawa
- 1974 Official visit to Moscow Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1975 Editing Dersu Uzala at Mosfilm Akira Kurosawa
- 1975 Postflight tour in Moscow Alexei Leonov
- 1976 Meeting with Ceausescu in Moscow Siad Barre
- 1976 Visit to Moscow during Emergency Indira Gandhi
- 1976 Official visit to Moscow Agostinho Neto
- 1976 Talks in Moscow Muammar Gaddafi
- 1977 Second Moscow International Film Festival jury Toshiro Mifune
- 1977 Visit to Moscow amid Soviet-Somali tensions Siad Barre
- 1978 Soviet Union visit Muhammad Ali
- 1978 Moves back to Moscow Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1978 Move back to Moscow Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1979 Death in Moscow Agostinho Neto
- 1980 Military-sciences dissertation defense Gherman Titov
- 1981 Studies at the Academy of Sciences Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- 1981 Meeting in Moscow Muammar Gaddafi
- 1984 Visit to Moscow Claude Simon
- 1984 Funeral of Yuri Andropov Indira Gandhi
- 1984 Election as General Secretary Konstantin Chernenko
- 1984 Meeting with Hans-Jochen Vogel Konstantin Chernenko
- 1984 State visit to Moscow in 1984 Kim Il Sung
- 1984 Address to Komsomol organization leaders Konstantin Chernenko
- 1984 Meeting with Neil Kinnock Konstantin Chernenko
- 1985 Death in Moscow Konstantin Chernenko
- 1985 Trans-Siberian journey and stay in Moscow Dorothy Hodgkin
- 1985 Meeting with Gorbachev in Moscow Muammar Gaddafi
- 1985 Moscow diplomatic visit Saddam Hussein
- 1986 Official visit to Moscow Mathieu Kérékou
- 1986 Return meeting in Moscow Claude Simon
- 1986 Moscow visit with Gorbachev Kim Il Sung
- 1986 Negotiations with Eduard Shevardnadze Saddam Hussein
- 1987 Meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev Corazon Aquino
- 1987 Official visit to Moscow Bob Hawke