Historical figures in Moscow

The atlas holds 41 people and 113 moments here, from 1672 to 2022. The most recorded lives are Winston Churchill, Elizabeth II and Rabindranath Tagore. Among them Political Leaders, Writers and Educators, across the Space Age and the Cold War.

Notable people

1. 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…

2. Elizabeth II

   in 1994

   1 moment here

   Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death.…

3. Rabindranath Tagore

   in 1930

   1 moment here

   Bengali poet, novelist, dramatist, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, and educationist.…

4. 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.…

5. 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.…

6. Neil Armstrong

   in 1970

   1 moment here

   American naval aviator, research test pilot, NASA astronaut, aerospace administrator, and professor.…

7. Le Corbusier

   in 1928

   1 moment here

   Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, known as Le Corbusier, was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, painter, writer, and urban planner.…

8. Sarah Bernhardt

   in 1881

   1 moment here

   French stage and early film actress, born Henriette-Rosine Bernard in Paris. Bernhardt became an international theatrical star through performances…

9. 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…

10. Dmitri Mendeleev

    in 1849

    1 moment here

    Russian chemist Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev formulated the periodic law and produced a foundational periodic table.…

11. Kofi Annan

    in 2005

    1 moment here

    Ghanaian diplomat and statesman who served as Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.…

12. Alexandre Dumas

    in 1858

    1 moment here

    French novelist, playwright, journalist, and travel writer, also known as Alexandre Dumas père.…

13. Diana, Princess of Wales

    in 1995

    1 moment here

    Diana Frances Spencer (1961–1997) was Princess of Wales from 1981 until her divorce in 1996.…

14. Amy Winehouse

    in 2010

    1 moment here

    British singer and songwriter Amy Jade Winehouse was born in London and became internationally known for the albums Frank and Back to Black.…

15. 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.…

16. Umm Kulthum

    in 1970

    1 moment here

    Egyptian singer and actress, born Fatima Ibrahim es-Sayyid el-Beltagi. Raised in rural Dakahlia, she moved permanently to Cairo in 1923 and became…

17. Ebrahim Raisi

    in 2022

    1 moment here

    Iranian cleric, judicial official, and politician who served as president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.…

Moments

1. 1928 Moscow professional visit Le Corbusier
2. 1930 Visits Moscow Rabindranath Tagore
3. 1932 Study and teaching at the Lenin Institute Ho Chi Minh
4. 1934 Establishes primary residence at Kuntsevo Joseph Stalin
5. 1942 Flies to Moscow via Egypt Winston Churchill
6. 1945 Watches the Moscow Victory Parade Joseph Stalin
7. 1948 Israeli mission in Moscow Golda Meir
8. 1948 Rosh Hashanah at Moscow Choral Synagogue Golda Meir
9. 1949 Begins university study Raisa Gorbacheva
10. 1949 First Moscow visit Mao Zedong
11. 1950 Arrival for Moscow State University Mikhail Gorbachev
12. 1950 Moscow State University residence Mikhail Gorbachev
13. 1950 Foundry apprenticeship Yuri Gagarin
14. 1950 Meeting with Stalin and Mao Ho Chi Minh
15. 1953 Dies at Kuntsevo Dacha Joseph Stalin
16. 1953 Marriage registration Raisa Gorbacheva
17. 1953 Moves into Lenin Hills dormitory Raisa Gorbacheva
18. 1955 State visit to the Soviet Union Jawaharlal Nehru
19. 1957 Meeting Valentina Goryacheva Yuri Gagarin
20. 1960 Beginning cosmonaut training Yuri Gagarin
21. 1960 Moscow conference of communist parties Ho Chi Minh
22. 1961 Hero's parade and speech Yuri Gagarin
23. 1961 Moscow press conference Yuri Gagarin
24. 1961 World Youth Festival Congress Mikhail Gorbachev
25. 1963 Soviet Union tour Fidel Castro
26. 1964 Return visit to Moscow Fidel Castro
27. 1964 Walk through Red Square Che Guevara
28. 1966 Moscow stopover with Kosygin Indira Gandhi
29. 1970 Meeting with Alexei Kosygin Neil Armstrong
30. 1970 Arrival in Moscow for planned concerts Umm Kulthum
31. 1976 Visit to Moscow during Emergency Indira Gandhi
32. 1978 Moves back to Moscow Raisa Gorbacheva
33. 1978 Move back to Moscow Mikhail Gorbachev
34. 1984 Funeral of Yuri Andropov Indira Gandhi
35. 1987 Meeting with Mikhail Gorbachev Corazon Aquino
36. 1988 Kremlin reception for Reagan visit Raisa Gorbacheva
37. 1988 Attends Moscow summit Ronald Reagan
38. 1990 Visit to Lenin's Mausoleum Diego Maradona
39. 1990 Meets Gorbachev in Moscow Ronald Reagan
40. 1991 START I summit George H. W. Bush
41. 1991 Return to Moscow after the coup Mikhail Gorbachev
42. 1993 START II signing George H. W. Bush
43. 1994 Stayed in the Moscow Kremlin Elizabeth II
44. 1995 Received International Leonardo Prize in Moscow Diana, Princess of Wales
45. 1998 Law-degree graduation Alexei Navalny
46. 1998 Maryino residence begins Alexei Navalny
47. 1999 Meets Boris Yeltsin in Moscow Nelson Mandela
48. 2001 Financial University graduation Alexei Navalny
49. 2005 Victory commemoration in Moscow Kofi Annan
50. 2008 International tour in Moscow Hugo Chávez

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