Historical figures in Almaty
The atlas holds 3 people and 3 moments here, from 1936 to 2007. The most recorded lives are Chinghiz Aitmatov, Mikhail Kalashnikov and Vladimir Zhirinovsky. Across the Interwar Period and the Space Age.
Notable people
Chinghiz Aitmatov
in 2007
1 moment here
Kyrgyz author, public intellectual, and diplomat who wrote in Kyrgyz and Russian. His documented life connects his native Sheker and Soviet-era…
Mikhail Kalashnikov
in 1936
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian small-arms designer, military engineer, and lieutenant general, best known for the AK-47 and later Kalashnikov weapon systems.…
Vladimir Zhirinovsky
in 1946
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
- 1936 Railway work in Alma-Ata Mikhail Kalashnikov
- 1946 Birth in Alma-Ata Vladimir Zhirinovsky
- 2007 Eurasia Film Festival gala Chinghiz Aitmatov