Political Leaders in Moscow
The atlas holds 25 people and 80 moments here, from 1672 to 2022. The most recorded lives are Vladimir Lenin, Alexei Navalny and Ho Chi Minh.
Notable people
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.…
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,…
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…
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.…
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…
Raisa Gorbacheva
from 1949 to 1988
5 moments here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…
Joseph Stalin
from 1924 to 1953
4 moments here
Soviet revolutionary and political leader, born Ioseb Besarionis dze Jughashvili in Gori, Georgia.…
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.…
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.…
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.…
Ronald Reagan
from 1988 to 1990
2 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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.…
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,…
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…
Winston Churchill
in 1942
1 moment here
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874–1965) was a British soldier, journalist, author and statesman whose career ranged from imperial campaigns in…
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.…
Che Guevara
in 1964
1 moment here
Ernesto "Che" Guevara (1928–1967) was an Argentine physician, Marxist revolutionary, Cuban government official, diplomat, and guerrilla commander.…
Hugo Chávez
in 2008
1 moment here
Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías was a Venezuelan army officer and politician who led the failed February 1992 coup attempt, became president of Venezuela in…
Kofi Annan
in 2005
1 moment here
Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…
Corazon Aquino
in 1987
1 moment here
María Corazón Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was a Filipino political leader and president of the Philippines from 1986 to 1992.…
Moments
- 1672 Birth in Moscow Peter the Great
- 1682 Exile at Preobrazhenskoye Peter the Great
- 1695 Return to Moscow after the first Azov campaign Peter the Great
- 1722 Triumphal entry into Moscow Peter the Great
- 1744 Meets Peter again in Moscow Catherine II of Russia
- 1762 Crowned at the Assumption Cathedral in Moscow Catherine II of Russia
- 1762 Crowned in the Assumption Cathedral Catherine II of Russia
- 1762 Enters Moscow for coronation Catherine II of Russia
- 1812 Enters Moscow Napoleon Bonaparte
- 1918 Moved into the Moscow Kremlin Vladimir Lenin
- 1918 Lodged at Hotel National Vladimir Lenin
- 1918 Travelled to Moscow by night train Vladimir Lenin
- 1918 Attended the Khodynka Field parade Vladimir Lenin
- 1918 Shot outside the Michelson Plant Vladimir Lenin
- 1918 Returned to Moscow after recovery Vladimir Lenin
- 1919 Robbed en route to Sokolniki Vladimir Lenin
- 1919 Addressed the First Comintern Congress Vladimir Lenin
- 1919 Recorded speeches at Tsentropechat Vladimir Lenin
- 1922 Returned to Moscow Vladimir Lenin
- 1923 Departure for Moscow Ho Chi Minh
- 1923 Made final Kremlin visit Vladimir Lenin
- 1924 Lenin's funeral Ho Chi Minh
- 1924 Meets Lakoba at the Thirteenth Party Congress Joseph Stalin
- 1924 Fifth Comintern Congress Ho Chi Minh
- 1927 Return to Moscow after leaving Canton Ho Chi Minh
- 1927 Visit to the Soviet Union Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1932 Study and teaching at the Lenin Institute Ho Chi Minh
- 1934 Establishes primary residence at Kuntsevo Joseph Stalin
- 1942 Flies to Moscow via Egypt Winston Churchill
- 1945 Watches the Moscow Victory Parade Joseph Stalin
- 1948 Israeli mission in Moscow Golda Meir
- 1948 Rosh Hashanah at Moscow Choral Synagogue Golda Meir
- 1949 Begins university study Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1949 First Moscow visit Mao Zedong
- 1950 Arrival for Moscow State University Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1950 Moscow State University residence Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1950 Foundry apprenticeship Yuri Gagarin
- 1950 Meeting with Stalin and Mao Ho Chi Minh
- 1953 Dies at Kuntsevo Dacha Joseph Stalin
- 1953 Marriage registration Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1953 Moves into Lenin Hills dormitory Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1955 State visit to the Soviet Union Jawaharlal Nehru
- 1957 Meeting Valentina Goryacheva Yuri Gagarin
- 1960 Beginning cosmonaut training Yuri Gagarin
- 1960 Moscow conference of communist parties Ho Chi Minh
- 1961 Hero's parade and speech Yuri Gagarin
- 1961 Moscow press conference Yuri Gagarin
- 1961 World Youth Festival Congress Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1963 Soviet Union tour Fidel Castro
- 1964 Return visit to Moscow Fidel Castro