Sochi in the Space Age

The atlas holds 5 people and 5 moments here, from 1960 to 2019. The most recorded lives are Muhammadu Buhari, Alexei Leonov and Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

Alexei Leonov
in 1975
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian cosmonaut, aviator, artist, and writer. Leonov became the first person to conduct a spacewalk on 18 March 1965 and commanded Soyuz…
Mercedes Sosa
in 1967
1 moment here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Muhammadu Buhari
in 2019
1 moment here
Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…
Nguyễn Phú Trọng
in 2018
1 moment here
Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024, and…
Raisa Gorbacheva
in 1960
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…