Historical figures in Sevastopol
The atlas holds 6 people and 9 moments here, from 988 to 2014. The most recorded lives are Florence Nightingale, Catherine II of Russia and Leo Tolstoy. Among them Educators, Writers and Philosophers, across the Ottoman Empire and the Cold War.
Notable people
Catherine II of Russia
in 1787
2 moments here
Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…
Florence Nightingale
from 1855 to 1856
3 moments here
English social reformer, statistician, and nursing pioneer. Nightingale’s documented movements span childhood homes in England; travel and nursing…
Leo Tolstoy
in 1854
1 moment here
Russian novelist, essayist, educator, religious thinker, and social critic. Born at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy studied in Kazan, served in the Caucasus…
Vasily Shukshin
in 1950
1 moment here
Soviet Russian writer, actor, screenwriter, and film director associated with Village Prose.…
Vladimir the Great
in 988
1 moment here
Vladimir I Sviatoslavich, known as Vladimir the Great, was prince of Novgorod and grand prince of Kiev.…
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
in 2014
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
- 988 Baptism and marriage at Chersonesus Vladimir the Great
- 1787 Attends liturgy in Sevastopol Catherine II of Russia
- 1787 Dines at Inkerman overlooking the fleet Catherine II of Russia
- 1854 Defends Sevastopol Leo Tolstoy
- 1855 First visit to Balaclava Florence Nightingale
- 1855 Second Crimean visit Florence Nightingale
- 1856 Third Crimean visit Florence Nightingale
- 1950 Black Sea Fleet radio detachment Vasily Shukshin
- 2014 Appearance in Sevastopol during Crimea crisis Vladimir Zhirinovsky