Philosophers in Moscow
The atlas holds 5 people and 14 moments here, from 1821 to 1988. The most recorded lives are Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Raisa Gorbacheva and Leo Tolstoy.
Notable people
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…
Raisa Gorbacheva
from 1949 to 1988
5 moments here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…
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…
Rabindranath Tagore
in 1930
1 moment here
Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…
Mao Zedong
in 1949
1 moment here
Chinese communist revolutionary and political leader who led the Chinese Communist Party and founded the People’s Republic of China.…
Moments
- 1821 Born at the Mariinsky Hospital grounds Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1834 Studies at Chermak’s boarding school Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1836 Family moves to Moscow Leo Tolstoy
- 1880 Arrived in Moscow for the Pushkin celebration Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1880 Attended the Pushkin monument unveiling Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1880 Delivered the Pushkin Speech Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- 1881 Moves family to Moscow Leo Tolstoy
- 1930 Visits Moscow Rabindranath Tagore
- 1949 Begins university study Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1949 First Moscow visit Mao Zedong
- 1953 Marriage registration Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1953 Moves into Lenin Hills dormitory Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1978 Moves back to Moscow Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1988 Kremlin reception for Reagan visit Raisa Gorbacheva