Historical figures in Moscow

The atlas holds 41 people and 113 moments here, from 1672 to 2022. The most recorded lives are Vladimir Lenin, Alexei Navalny and Alexander Pushkin. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Educators, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

  1. Vladimir Lenin

    from 1918 to 1923

    11 moments here

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

  2. Alexei Navalny

    from 1998 to 2017

    10 moments here

    Russian opposition leader, anti-corruption activist, politician, and political prisoner. This chronology records supported locations of his birth,…

  3. Alexander Pushkin

    from 1799 to 1831

    8 moments here

    Russian poet, novelist, playwright, and foundational figure of modern Russian literature. This chronology traces documented physical presences from…

  4. Ho Chi Minh

    from 1923 to 1960

    7 moments here

    Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…

  5. Mikhail Gorbachev

    from 1950 to 2022

    6 moments here

    Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…

  6. Fyodor Dostoyevsky

    from 1821 to 1880

    5 moments here

    Russian novelist, journalist, essayist, and former military engineer whose life moved between Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Siberian imprisonment and…

  7. Yuri Gagarin

    from 1950 to 1961

    5 moments here

    Soviet pilot and cosmonaut Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin became the first human to travel into outer space and to orbit Earth on Vostok 1 on 12 April…

  8. Raisa Gorbacheva

    from 1949 to 1988

    5 moments here

    Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…

  9. Joseph Stalin

    from 1924 to 1953

    4 moments here

    Soviet revolutionary and political leader, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia.…

  10. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    from 1848 to 1887

    4 moments here

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

  11. Peter the Great

    from 1672 to 1722

    4 moments here

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

  12. Catherine II of Russia

    from 1744 to 1762

    4 moments here

    Catherine II (Catherine the Great), born Sophie Auguste Friederike of Anhalt-Zerbst, was empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.…

  13. Indira Gandhi

    from 1966 to 1984

    3 moments here

    Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…

  14. Ronald Reagan

    from 1988 to 1990

    2 moments here

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

  15. Leo Tolstoy

    from 1836 to 1881

    2 moments here

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

  16. Anton Chekhov

    from 1879 to 1897

    2 moments here

    Russian playwright, short-story writer, and physician. Chekhov was born in Taganrog, studied and began his literary career in Moscow, undertook a…

  17. Fidel Castro

    from 1963 to 1964

    2 moments here

    Cuban revolutionary and political leader who led the 26th of July Movement against Fulgencio Batista, became Cuba's prime minister in 1959, and later…

  18. George H. W. Bush

    from 1991 to 1993

    2 moments here

    George Herbert Walker Bush was an American naval aviator, oil executive, congressman, diplomat, director of central intelligence, vice president, and…

  19. Jawaharlal Nehru

    from 1927 to 1955

    2 moments here

    Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and statesman who became independent India’s first prime minister, serving from 15 August 1947 until his…

  20. Diego Maradona

    from 1990 to 2018

    2 moments here

    Argentine football player and manager Diego Armando Maradona (1960–2020) was a central figure in world football.…

  21. Shinzo Abe

    from 2013 to 2019

    2 moments here

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

  22. Golda Meir

    in 1948

    2 moments here

    Golda Meir was an Israeli political leader who served as Israel’s prime minister from 1969 to 1974.…

  23. Nelson Mandela

    in 1999

    1 moment here

    South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, lawyer and statesman. Mandela helped lead the African National Congress, co-founded its armed wing,…

  24. Napoleon Bonaparte

    in 1812

    1 moment here

    French military commander and statesman who rose during the French Revolution, became First Consul in 1799, and ruled as Emperor of the French in…

Moments

  1. 1672 Birth in Moscow Peter the Great
  2. 1682 Exile at Preobrazhenskoye Peter the Great
  3. 1695 Return to Moscow after the first Azov campaign Peter the Great
  4. 1722 Triumphal entry into Moscow Peter the Great
  5. 1744 Meets Peter again in Moscow Catherine II of Russia
  6. 1762 Crowned at the Assumption Cathedral in Moscow Catherine II of Russia
  7. 1762 Crowned in the Assumption Cathedral Catherine II of Russia
  8. 1762 Enters Moscow for coronation Catherine II of Russia
  9. 1799 Born in Moscow Alexander Pushkin
  10. 1812 Enters Moscow Napoleon Bonaparte
  11. 1821 Born at the Mariinsky Hospital grounds Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  12. 1826 Summoned to the Moscow Kremlin Alexander Pushkin
  13. 1828 Met Natalia Goncharova in Moscow Alexander Pushkin
  14. 1829 Returned to Moscow from the war journey Alexander Pushkin
  15. 1829 Departed Moscow for Tiflis Alexander Pushkin
  16. 1830 Returned to Moscow after quarantine Alexander Pushkin
  17. 1831 Established a home on the Arbat Alexander Pushkin
  18. 1831 Married at Great Ascension Church Alexander Pushkin
  19. 1834 Studies at Chermak’s boarding school Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  20. 1836 Family moves to Moscow Leo Tolstoy
  21. 1848 Family move to Moscow Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  22. 1849 Journey to Moscow for university admission Dmitri Mendeleev
  23. 1858 Visit to Moscow Alexandre Dumas
  24. 1866 Move to Moscow for music teaching Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  25. 1877 Marriage at Saint George's Church Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  26. 1879 Move to Moscow for medical school Anton Chekhov
  27. 1880 Arrived in Moscow for the Pushkin celebration Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  28. 1880 Attended the Pushkin monument unveiling Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  29. 1880 Delivered the Pushkin Speech Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  30. 1881 Performance before Alexander III in Moscow Sarah Bernhardt
  31. 1881 Moves family to Moscow Leo Tolstoy
  32. 1887 Conducting debut at the Bolshoi Theatre Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
  33. 1897 Pulmonary hemorrhage during Moscow visit Anton Chekhov
  34. 1918 Moved into the Moscow Kremlin Vladimir Lenin
  35. 1918 Lodged at Hotel National Vladimir Lenin
  36. 1918 Travelled to Moscow by night train Vladimir Lenin
  37. 1918 Attended the Khodynka Field parade Vladimir Lenin
  38. 1918 Shot outside the Michelson Plant Vladimir Lenin
  39. 1918 Returned to Moscow after recovery Vladimir Lenin
  40. 1919 Robbed en route to Sokolniki Vladimir Lenin
  41. 1919 Addressed the First Comintern Congress Vladimir Lenin
  42. 1919 Recorded speeches at Tsentropechat Vladimir Lenin
  43. 1922 Returned to Moscow Vladimir Lenin
  44. 1923 Departure for Moscow Ho Chi Minh
  45. 1923 Made final Kremlin visit Vladimir Lenin
  46. 1924 Lenin's funeral Ho Chi Minh
  47. 1924 Meets Lakoba at the Thirteenth Party Congress Joseph Stalin
  48. 1924 Fifth Comintern Congress Ho Chi Minh
  49. 1927 Return to Moscow after leaving Canton Ho Chi Minh
  50. 1927 Visit to the Soviet Union Jawaharlal Nehru

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