Saint Petersburg in the Cold War

The atlas holds 10 people and 10 moments here, from 1959 to 1991. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Neil Armstrong and Margaret Thatcher.

Notable people

  1. Ahmed Sékou Touré

    in 1959

    1 moment here

    Guinean nationalist, trade-union leader, and Guinea’s first president, serving from independence in 1958 until his death in 1984.…

  2. Alexei Leonov

    in 1975

    1 moment here

    Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, aviator, artist, and writer. Leonov became the first person to conduct a spacewalk on 18 March 1965 and commanded Soyuz…

  3. Aslan Maskhadov

    in 1981

    1 moment here

    Aslan Maskhadov was a Soviet artillery officer, Chechen military commander, and president of the unrecognized Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.…

  4. 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.…

  5. Margaret Thatcher

    in 1969

    1 moment here

    British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…

  6. 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.…

  7. Mercedes Sosa

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…

  8. Neil Armstrong

    in 1970

    1 moment here

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

  9. Ronald Reagan

    in 1990

    1 moment here

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

  10. Vladimir Zhirinovsky

    in 1991

    1 moment here

    Vladimir Volfovich Zhirinovsky (1946–2022) was a Russian politician, founder and long-time leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia.…

Moments

  1. 1959 Industrial visit in Leningrad Ahmed Sékou Touré
  2. 1962 Return visit to Leningrad Igor Stravinsky
  3. 1967 International tour performance in Leningrad Mercedes Sosa
  4. 1969 Visit to Leningrad Margaret Thatcher
  5. 1970 COSPAR conference arrival Neil Armstrong
  6. 1975 Postflight visit to Leningrad Alexei Leonov
  7. 1981 Graduation in Leningrad Aslan Maskhadov
  8. 1986 Visit to Leningrad Mathieu Kérékou
  9. 1990 Visits Leningrad Ronald Reagan
  10. 1991 Meetings in Saint Petersburg and Kronstadt Vladimir Zhirinovsky

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