Historical figures in Tsaritsyn
The atlas holds 8 people and 8 moments here, from 1858 to 1996. The most recorded lives are Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky and Alexandre Dumas. Among them Political Leaders, Scientists and Educators, across the Cold War and the Space Age.
Notable people
Alexandre Dumas
in 1858
1 moment here
French novelist, playwright, journalist, and travel writer, also known as Alexandre Dumas père.…
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…
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…
Joseph Stalin
in 1918
1 moment here
Soviet revolutionary and political leader, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia.…
Leon Trotsky
in 1919
1 moment here
Leon Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronstein) was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet political leader, Marxist theorist, and organizer of the Red Army.…
Nikita Khrushchev
in 1942
1 moment here
Soviet Communist Party leader and chairman of the Council of Ministers. Khrushchev rose from industrial work in the Donbas through party posts in…
Raisa Gorbacheva
in 1996
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…
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
- 1858 Visit to Tsaritsyn Alexandre Dumas
- 1918 Takes command assignment at Tsaritsyn Joseph Stalin
- 1919 Southern Front assignment Leon Trotsky
- 1942 Stalingrad Front commissar Nikita Khrushchev
- 1947 First Soviet journey: Stalingrad John Steinbeck
- 1975 Postflight visit to Volgograd Alexei Leonov
- 1991 Visit to Volgograd Vladimir Zhirinovsky
- 1996 Campaign visit to Volgograd Raisa Gorbacheva