Historical figures in Saint Petersburg

The atlas holds 49 people and 144 moments here, from 1703 to 2018. The most recorded lives are Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Vladimir Lenin and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Educators, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. José Raúl Capablanca

   from 1913 to 1914

   2 moments here

   Cuban chess player and diplomat, world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. This chronology records documented physical presence at places of birth,…

2. Lavr Kornilov

   from 1889 to 1910

   3 moments here

   Lavr Georgiyevich Kornilov was an Imperial Russian Army officer, military intelligence officer, explorer, and general.…

3. Leonhard Euler

   from 1727 to 1783

   5 moments here

   Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, engineer, and polymath. Euler’s documented life moved from Basel and nearby Riehen to Saint Petersburg,…

4. Leon Trotsky

   from 1905 to 1918

   7 moments here

   Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronstein) was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet political leader, Marxist theorist, and organizer of the Red Army.…

5. Leo Tolstoy

   in 1897

   1 moment here

   Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…

6. Lev Landau

   from 1924 to 1931

   2 moments here

   Soviet theoretical physicist Lev Davidovich Landau was born in Baku, educated in Baku and Leningrad, and undertook formative research travel in…

7. Manmohan Singh

   in 2006

   1 moment here

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

8. 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…

9. 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.…

10. Maxim Gorky

    from 1905 to 1917

    2 moments here

    Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian and Soviet writer, journalist, publisher, and political activist.…

11. 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…

12. Mikhail Frunze

    from 1904 to 1917

    3 moments here

    Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze was a Bolshevik revolutionary, Red Army commander, Soviet military theorist, and senior state official.…

13. Mikhail Vrubel

    from 1867 to 1910

    6 moments here

    Russian painter, draughtsman, sculptor, ceramic artist, and theatrical designer associated with Symbolism and Russian Art Nouveau.…

14. Neil Armstrong

    in 1970

    1 moment here

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

15. Otto von Bismarck

    in 1859

    1 moment here

    Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…

16. Peter the Great

    from 1703 to 1725

    3 moments here

    Peter I of Russia, known as Peter the Great, was tsar from 1682 and emperor from 1721 until 1725.…

17. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    from 1848 to 1893

    10 moments here

    Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…

18. Ronald Reagan

    in 1990

    1 moment here

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

19. Sergei Rachmaninoff

    from 1882 to 1917

    4 moments here

    Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Born in the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire, he studied and worked chiefly in Saint…

20. Shinzo Abe

    in 2018

    1 moment here

    Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020.…

21. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

    in 1934

    1 moment here

    Indian-American astrophysicist whose work established the Chandrasekhar limit and ranged across stellar structure, stellar dynamics, radiative…

22. Ulysses S. Grant

    in 1878

    1 moment here

    Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…

23. Vladimir Lenin

    from 1893 to 1920

    12 moments here

    Russian Marxist revolutionary, Bolshevik leader, political theorist, and founding head of government of Soviet Russia and the Soviet Union.…

24. Vladimir Zhirinovsky

    from 1991 to 2004

    3 moments here

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

Moments

1. 1864 Professor at Saint Petersburg Technological Institute Dmitri Mendeleev
2. 1867 Tenure and inorganic chemistry teaching Dmitri Mendeleev
3. 1867 Gymnasium studies in Saint Petersburg Mikhail Vrubel
4. 1867 Married Anna Snitkina Fyodor Dostoyevsky
5. 1867 Departed for a four-year European stay Fyodor Dostoyevsky
6. 1868 Meeting members of The Five Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
7. 1871 Returned permanently to Saint Petersburg Fyodor Dostoyevsky
8. 1872 Returned from Staraya Russa to the capital Fyodor Dostoyevsky
9. 1875 Returned to Saint Petersburg with his family Fyodor Dostoyevsky
10. 1876 Childhood move to Saint Petersburg Edgar de Wahl
11. 1877 Honeymoon in Saint Petersburg Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
12. 1877 Spoke at Nekrasov’s funeral Fyodor Dostoyevsky
13. 1878 Meeting Tsar Alexander II Ulysses S. Grant
14. 1878 Moved into his final Kuznechny Lane home Fyodor Dostoyevsky
15. 1879 Returned to Saint Petersburg in autumn 1879 Fyodor Dostoyevsky
16. 1880 Imperial Academy of Arts studies Mikhail Vrubel
17. 1881 Buried at Tikhvin Cemetery Fyodor Dostoyevsky
18. 1881 Died in his Kuznechny Lane apartment Fyodor Dostoyevsky
19. 1882 Childhood residence near the Mariinsky Theatre Igor Stravinsky
20. 1882 Family relocation to Saint Petersburg Sergei Rachmaninoff
21. 1883 Study at Saint Petersburg Conservatory Sergei Rachmaninoff
22. 1884 Audience with Alexander III Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
23. 1889 Mikhailovsky Artillery School study Lavr Kornilov
24. 1893 Director of the Bureau of Weights and Measures Dmitri Mendeleev
25. 1893 Established himself in Saint Petersburg Vladimir Lenin
26. 1893 Arrival at Modest Tchaikovsky's apartment Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
27. 1893 Premiere of Symphony No. 6 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
28. 1893 Death in Saint Petersburg Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
29. 1894 Marriage to Maria von Hübbenet Edgar de Wahl
30. 1895 Arrested in Saint Petersburg Vladimir Lenin
31. 1896 Visit to Saint Petersburg and opera rehearsal Mikhail Vrubel
32. 1896 Imprisoned on Shpalernaya Street Vladimir Lenin
33. 1897 General Staff Academy in St. Petersburg Lavr Kornilov
34. 1897 Makes final visit to Saint Petersburg Leo Tolstoy
35. 1898 January stay in Saint Petersburg Mikhail Vrubel
36. 1901 Law studies in Saint Petersburg Igor Stravinsky
37. 1904 Enrollment at Saint Petersburg Polytechnic Institute Mikhail Frunze
38. 1905 Imprisonment in Peter and Paul Fortress Maxim Gorky
39. 1905 Bloody Sunday demonstration Mikhail Frunze
40. 1905 Returned clandestinely to Saint Petersburg Vladimir Lenin
41. 1905 Saint Petersburg Soviet address Leon Trotsky
42. 1905 Chairman of the Saint Petersburg Soviet Leon Trotsky
43. 1905 Arrest at the Saint Petersburg Soviet Leon Trotsky
44. 1906 Return to Saint Petersburg clinics Mikhail Vrubel
45. 1906 Audience with the imperial couple Grigori Rasputin
46. 1906 Return to Saint Petersburg Grigori Rasputin
47. 1906 Trial and sentence in Saint Petersburg Leon Trotsky
48. 1907 Death in Saint Petersburg Dmitri Mendeleev
49. 1910 Five-month stay in St. Petersburg Lavr Kornilov
50. 1910 Death in Saint Petersburg Mikhail Vrubel

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