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Evgenia Antipova Evgenia Antipova 1917 - 2009 Painter
Vsevolod Bazhenov Vsevolod Bazhenov 1909 - 1986 Painter
Maria Bashkirtseva Maria Bashkirtseva 1858 - 1884 Portraits and cityscapes
Alexander Deyneka Alexander Deyneka 1899 - 1969 Painter, graphic artist and sculptor
Aristarkh Lentulov Aristarkh Lentulov 1882 - 1943 Painter and stage designer
Leonid Govorov Leonid Govorov 1897 - 1955 Soviet military commander
Alexandre Jacovleff Alexandre Jacovleff 1887 - 1938 Painter of portraits and genre scenes
Leonid Utesov Leonid Utesov 1895 - 1982 Estrada singer and comic actor
Arkady Kobyakov Arkady Kobyakov 1962 - 2002 Folk singer-songwriter
Ivan Bagramyan Ivan Bagramyan 1897 - 1982 Builder of the Transcaspian Railway, explorer
Rafail Levitsky Rafail Levitsky 1847 - 1940 Painter and photographer
Sergei Frolov Sergei Frolov 1924 - 1998 Painter and art teacher
Isaac Levitan Isaac Levitan 1860 - 1900 Painter
Leonid Stein Leonid Stein 1934 - 1973 Chess player
Elena Obraztsova Elena Obraztsova 1939 - 2015 Soviet and Russian opera singer
Alexander Briullov Alexander Briullov 1798 - 1877 Art critic and historian
Vladimir Borovikovsky Vladimir Borovikovsky 1757 - 1825 Painting landscapes and seascapes
Efim Geller Efim Geller 1925 - 1998 Chess player and coach
Nikolai Yezhov Nikolai Yezhov 1895 - 1940 Chief of the NKVD ,organizer of the Great Terror
Ivan Kramskoi Ivan Kramskoi 1837 - 1887 Painter and art critic
Mikhail Guzhavin Mikhail Guzhavin 1888 - 1931 Painter and art teacher
Iosif Gurko Iosif Gurko 1828 - 1901 Field marshal during the Russo-Turkish War
Alexei Kosygin Alexei Kosygin 1904 - 1980 Premier of the Soviet Union
Tamara Miansarova Tamara Miansarova 1931 - 2017 Soviet pop and soprano singer
Sergey Nagovitsyn Sergey Nagovitsyn 1968 - 1999 Russian chanson singer-songwriter
Anatoly Lunacharsky Anatoly Lunacharsky 1875 - 1933 First Soviet People's Commissar of Education
Gelena Velikanova Gelena Velikanova 1923 - 1998 Estrada singer and comic actor
Lech Kaczynski Lech Kaczynski 1949 - 2010 President of Poland
Vasily Demut Malinovsky Vasily Demut Malinovsky 1779 - 1846 History and portrait sculptor
Vasili Pukirev Vasili Pukirev 1832 - 1890 Russian genre painter
Nikolay Arutyunov Nikolay Arutyunov 1958 - 2021 Blues and rock vocalist
Zinaida Serebriakova Zinaida Serebriakova 1884 - 1967 Russian and French painter
Mikhail Chapiro Mikhail Chapiro 1938 - 2019 Painting portraits
Vladimir Mayakovsky Vladimir Mayakovsky 1893 - 1930 Russian Futurist poet and revolutionary
Mikhail Kutuzov Mikhail Kutuzov 1745 - 1813 Field marshal who repelled Napoleon's invasion
Mikhail Larionov Mikhail Larionov 1881 - 1964 Painter and stage designer
Nikolai Bulganin Nikolai Bulganin 1895 - 1975 Premier of the Soviet Union
Pavel Korin Pavel Korin 1892 - 1967 Painter and art restorer
Ivan Bilibin Ivan Bilibin 1876 - 1942 Illustrations of Russian fairy tales
Mikhail Annenkov Mikhail Annenkov 1835 - 1899 Builder of the Transcaspian Railway, explorer
Tatyana Snezhina Tatyana Snezhina 1972 - 1995 Poet and singer-songwriter
Alexander Barykin Alexander Barykin 1952 - 2011 Folk singer-songwriter
Nikolai Bukharin Nikolai Bukharin 1888 - 1938 Bolshevik leader and Marxist theorist
Semyon Andreevich Pugachov Semyon Andreevich Pugachov 1740 - 1775 Leader of Pugachev's Rebellion against Catherine
Mikhail Speransky Mikhail Speransky 1754 - 1826 Envoy to the Holy Roman Empire
Isaac Boleslavsky Isaac Boleslavsky 1919 - 1977 Chess Grandmaster
Zlata Razdolina Zlata Razdolina 1954 - 2006 Author song singer-songwriter
Vasily Blucher Vasily Blucher 1889 - 1938 Military leader in the Great Patriotic War
Yury Luzhkov Yury Luzhkov 1936 - 2019 Mayor of Moscow
El Lissitzky El Lissitzky 1890 - 1941 Artist and designer
Stepan Pimenov Stepan Pimenov 1784 - 1833 Sculptor of Russian classicism
Vitus Jonassen Bering Vitus Jonassen Bering 1681 - 1741 Explorer and navigator in Russian service
Alexei Savrasov Alexei Savrasov 1830 - 1897 Russian genre painter
Nazim Hikmet Nazim Hikmet 1902 - 1963 Poet, playwright, novelist, screenwriter
Mikhail Kalinin Mikhail Kalinin 1875 - 1946 Head of state of the Soviet Union
Viktor Tsoi Viktor Tsoi 1962 - 1990 Co-founder of the rock band Kino
David Burliuk David Burliuk 1882 - 1967 Painter and poet
Igor Svyatoslavich Igor Svyatoslavich 1150 - 1202 Prince of Novgorod-Seversk and Chernigov
Konstantin Korovin Konstantin Korovin 1861 - 1939 Painter of landscapes, portraits
Denis Davydov Denis Davydov 1784 - 1839 Hussar poet and guerrilla leader
Vladimir Chekalov Vladimir Chekalov 1922 - 1992 Painter and art teacher
Grigori Rasputin Grigori Rasputin 1869 - 1916 Friend and adviser of Nicholas II
Nikolai Baskakov Nikolai Baskakov 1918 - 1993 Painter
Nikolai Bogdanov Belsky Nikolai Bogdanov Belsky 1870 - 1960 Art critic and historian
Vladimir Gorb Vladimir Gorb 1903 - 1988 Painter and art teacher
Ivan Bogdanov Ivan Bogdanov 1855 - 1932 Illustrations of Russian fairy tales
Georgy Lvov Georgy Lvov 1861 - 1925 Minister-Chairman
Dmitry Levitzky Dmitry Levitzky 1735 - 1822 Painter and photographer
Aleksandra Ekster Aleksandra Ekster 1882 - 1949 Painter and designer
Kazimir Malevich Kazimir Malevich 1879 - 1935 Founder of Suprematism
Yuri Shatunov Yuri Shatunov 1964 - 2022 Founder of the rock band Sektor Gaza
Marc Chagall Marc Chagall 1887 - 1985 Painting portraits
Alexei Eriomin Alexei Eriomin 1927 - 2005 Painter and art teacher
Xian Xinghai Xian Xinghai 1905 - 1945 Composer of contemporary classical music
Yevgeny Petrov Yevgeny Petrov 1902 - 1942 Writer
Ilya Repin Ilya Repin 1844 - 1930 Russian genre painter
Alexander Sizonenko Alexander Sizonenko 1959 - 2012 Basketball player
Rudolf Frentz Rudolf Frentz 1888 - 1956 Painter and art teacher
Stanislaw August Poniatowski Stanislaw August Poniatowski 1732 - 1798 King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
Pyotr Bagration Pyotr Bagration 1765 - 1812 Military leader in the Napoleonic Wars
Ivan Shishkin Ivan Shishkin 1832 - 1898 Russian landscape painter
Aleksei Gritsai Aleksei Gritsai 1914 - 1998 Painter and art teacher
Dmitry Bogrov Dmitry Bogrov 1887 - 1911 Lawyer
Mikhail Vrubel Mikhail Vrubel 1856 - 1910 Symbolist painter and artist
Viktor Hartmann Viktor Hartmann 1834 - 1873 Painter of historical
Yevgeny Vuchetich Yevgeny Vuchetich 1908 - 1974 Soviet sculptor and artist
Lavr Kornilov Lavr Kornilov 1870 - 1918 Field marshal during the Russo-Turkish War
Lyudmila Gurchenko Lyudmila Gurchenko 1935 - 2011 Pop singer and actress
Peter Clodt Peter Clodt 1805 - 1867 History and portrait sculptor
Nadezhda Obukhova Nadezhda Obukhova 1886 - 1961 Russian and Soviet opera singer
Alexander Gorchakov Alexander Gorchakov 1798 - 1883 Foreign minister of the Russian Empire
Longin Frikke Longin Frikke 1820 - 1893 Graphic artist, woodcut illustrator, art critic
Yakov Malik Yakov Malik 1906 - 1980 Diplomat
Nikolay Rumyantsev Nikolay Rumyantsev 1754 - 1826 Envoy to the Holy Roman Empire
Kirill Meretskov Kirill Meretskov 1897 - 1968 Field marshal during the Russo-Turkish War
Aleksandr Nikolayev Aleksandr Nikolayev 1897 - 1957 Painter and graphic artist
Maria Poiret Maria Poiret 1863 - 1933 Soviet film star and singer
Gavriil Gorelov Gavriil Gorelov 1880 - 1966 Painter and art teacher
Feodor Bruni Feodor Bruni 1799 - 1875 Painting portraits
Valery Jacobi Valery Jacobi 1834 - 1902 Painter of historical and genre scenes
Lyubov Popova Lyubov Popova 1889 - 1924 Avant-garde artist and designer
Irina Gribulina Irina Gribulina 1953 - 2008 Folk singer-songwriter
Adrian Volkov Adrian Volkov 1827 - 1873 Genre painter
Alexander Kerensky Alexander Kerensky 1881 - 1970 Minister-Chairman
Konstantin Somov Konstantin Somov 1869 - 1939 Russian and French painter
Vladimir Zhirinovsky Vladimir Zhirinovsky 1946 - 2022 Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party
Leonid Pasternak Leonid Pasternak 1862 - 1945 Painter, illustrator
Aleksei Brusilov Aleksei Brusilov 1853 - 1926 Military leader in the First World War
Valentin Serov Valentin Serov 1874 - 1947 Avant-garde artist and explorer
Ivan Argunov Ivan Argunov 1753 - 1795 Cityscapes and landscapes
Nicolae Milescu Nicolae Milescu 1636 - 1708 Scholar
Silvestr Shchedrin Silvestr Shchedrin 1791 - 1830 Russian landscape painter
Alexey Venetsianov Alexey Venetsianov 1776 - 1857 Romantic painter
Natalia Iretskaya Natalia Iretskaya 1843 - 1922 Soviet pop and soprano singer
Natalia Kurakina Natalia Kurakina 1766 - 1831 Soviet film star and singer
Nikolai Chekhov Nikolai Chekhov 1858 - 1889 Painting portraits , illustrating Anton's stories
Apollinary Vasnetsov Apollinary Vasnetsov 1856 - 1933 Historical and landscape painter
Mikhail Mikeshin Mikhail Mikeshin 1835 - 1896 Outdoor statues in the major cities
Jeanna Friske Jeanna Friske 1974 - 2015 Pop singer and actress
Mikhail Nesterov Mikhail Nesterov 1862 - 1942 Religious and historical paintings
Konstantin Flavitsky Konstantin Flavitsky 1830 - 1866 Painter of domestic genre scenes
Yanka Dyagileva Yanka Dyagileva 1966 - 1991 Underground punk musician
Pavel Filonov Pavel Filonov 1883 - 1941 Painter and art theorist
Georgy Pyatakov Georgy Pyatakov 1890 - 1937 Bolshevik leader and Soviet administrator
Irina Brzhevskaya Irina Brzhevskaya 1929 - 2019 Pop singer and soprano
Pavel Milyukov Pavel Milyukov 1859 - 1943 Historian and foreign minister
Boris Kustodiev Boris Kustodiev 1878 - 1927 Painter and stage designer
Feodor Vasilyev Feodor Vasilyev 1850 - 1873 Realist painter
Aleksey Antropov Aleksey Antropov 1716 - 1795 Cityscapes and landscapes
Alexey Bogolyubov Alexey Bogolyubov 1824 - 1896 Painting landscapes and seascapes
Ivan Khrutsky Ivan Khrutsky 1810 - 1885 Painter of still lifes and portraits
Konstantin Makovsky Konstantin Makovsky 1839 - 1915 Realist painter
Rimma Kazakova Rimma Kazakova 1932 - 2008 Estrada singer and comic actor
Gennady Ladyzhensky Gennady Ladyzhensky 1852 - 1916 Landscape painter and academician
Konstantin Bogaevsky Konstantin Bogaevsky 1872 - 1943 Painter
Lyubov Orlova Lyubov Orlova 1902 - 1975 Soviet film star and singer
Alexander Opekushin Alexander Opekushin 1838 - 1923 Painter and art theorist
Vasily Polenov Vasily Polenov 1844 - 1927 Founder of the school of Russian landscape
Kuzma Petrov Vodkin Kuzma Petrov Vodkin 1878 - 1939 Symbolist painter and writer
Veniamin Borisov Veniamin Borisov 1935 - 2014 Painter and art teacher
Amalie Konsa Amalie Konsa 1873 - 1949 Vanemuine theatre actress and singer
Sergei Witte Sergei Witte 1849 - 1915 Finance minister and prime minister of Russia
Feodor Tolstoy Feodor Tolstoy 1782 - 1846 Adventurer and duelist
Grigory Soroka Grigory Soroka 1823 - 1864 Painter, member of Venetsianov school
Boris Yeltsin Boris Yeltsin 1931 - 2007 First president of the Russian Federation
Pavel Fedotov Pavel Fedotov 1815 - 1852 Painter of domestic genre scenes
Evgraf Semenovich Sorokin Evgraf Semenovich Sorokin 1821 - 1892 Historical, religious and genre painter
Eugenios Voulgaris Eugenios Voulgaris 1716 - 1806 Cleric, author, educator, mathematician
Klara Rumyanova Klara Rumyanova 1929 - 2004 Voice actress and singer
Naum Gabo Naum Gabo 1890 - 1977 Sculptor, theorist, and key figure
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  • 1. Pyotr Bagration

    Died: 1812 A.D
    Slogan: The Russian Army always has been success.

    Pyotr Bagration was a Russian general and prince of Georgian origin, prominent during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Bagration, a member of the Bagrationi dynasty, was born in Kizlyar. His father, Ivan (Ivane), served as an officer in the Imperial Russian Army, in which Bagration also enlisted in 1782. Pyotr Ivanovich Bagration began his military career serving in the Russo-Circassian War of 1763–1864 for a couple of years. Afterwards he participated in a war against the Ottomans and the capture of Ochakov in 1788. Later he helped suppress the Kościuszko Uprising of 1794 in Poland and capture Warsaw. During Russia's Italian and Swiss campaigns of 1799 against the French, he served with distinction under Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov. In 1805 Russia joined the coalition against Napoleon. After the collapse of the Austrians at Ulm in October 1805, Bagration won praise for his successful defense in the Battle of Schöngrabern (November 1805) that allowed Russian forces to withdraw and unite with the main Russian army of Mikhail Kutuzov. In December 1805 the combined Russo-Austrian army suffered defeat at the Battle of Austerlitz, where Bagration commanded the allied right wing against the French under Jean Lannes. He subsequently participated in a series of unsuccessful battles: Austerlitz (Dec. 2, 1805), Eylau (Feb. 7–8, 1807), Heilsburg (June 10, 1807), and Friedland (June 14, 1807); but, after Russia formed an alliance with France (Treaty of Tilsit; July 7, 1807) and engaged in a war against Sweden, Bagration marched across the frozen Gulf of Finland and captured the strategic Åland Islands (1808). He was then transferred to the south (1809) and placed in command of a force fighting the Turks in Bulgaria (Russo-Turkish War of 1806–12). When Russia and France renewed their hostilities (1812), he was given command of the 2nd Russian Army in the West. Although his troops were defeated by the French at Mogilyov and separated from the main Russian army in July, he saved them from destruction and rejoined the main force in August. On Sept. 7, 1812, at the Battle of Borodino, near Moscow, Bagration commanded the left wing of the Russian forces and was fatally wounded. A monument was erected in his honour by Emperor Nicholas I on the battlefield of Borodino.

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  • 2. Vladimir Zhirinovsky

    Died: 2022 A.D
    Slogan: The more enemies, the more honor.

    Vladimir Zhirinovsky was a Russian politician and lawyer who founded and led the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) from 1992 to 2022. He was also a member of the State Duma since 1993 and served as its deputy chairman from 2000 to 2011. He was known for his fiery Russian nationalism and broad anti-Semitic asides, as well as his provocative and often outrageous statements and actions. He ran for the Russian presidency six times, but never won more than 10% of the vote. He was also a delegate in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 1996 to 2008, where he frequently clashed with other members over human rights and democracy issues. He died of a heart attack in 2022, at the age of 75. He was buried with state honors in the Novodevichy Cemetery in Moscow.

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  • 3. Pyotr Stolypin

    Died: 1911 A.D
    Slogan: We need a great Russia, and a great Russia cannot be without order.

    Pyotr Stolypin was a Russian statesman who served as the third prime minister and the interior minister of the Russian Empire from 1906 until his assassination in 1911. He is best known for his agrarian reforms that aimed to create a class of prosperous and loyal peasant landowners. He also introduced a system of martial law to suppress the revolutionary movement and restore order in the country. He was a staunch monarchist and a supporter of Nicholas II, whom he tried to persuade to adopt a more constitutional form of government. He was regarded as one of the most capable and influential politicians of Imperial Russia, and his reforms had a lasting impact on the Russian society and economy. He was assassinated by a socialist-revolutionary terrorist, Dmitry Bogrov, at the Kiev Opera House.

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  • 4. Grigori Rasputin

    Died: 1916 A.D
    Slogan: A man who suffers much will know much.

    Grigori Rasputin was born in 1869 in Pokrovskoye, a village in Siberia, to a peasant family. He had a religious conversion experience at age 18, and became a wanderer and a pilgrim, visiting various monasteries and holy sites. He claimed to have mystical visions and healing abilities, and gained a reputation as a holy man and a prophet. He also practiced a form of sexual mysticism, believing that sinning and repenting brought one closer to God. He arrived in Saint Petersburg in 1903, where he attracted the attention of some religious and social leaders. He was introduced to the imperial family in 1905, and soon became a trusted friend and adviser of Nicholas II and Alexandra, who were impressed by his charisma and his apparent ability to stop the bleeding of their son Alexei, who had hemophilia. Rasputin had a great influence on the decisions of the royal couple, especially on matters of religion, education, and foreign policy. He also had many enemies and critics, who accused him of being a charlatan, a spy, a debauchee, and a power-hungry manipulator. He was involved in several scandals and controversies, and survived several assassination attempts. He was finally killed in 1916 by a group of noblemen led by Prince Felix Yusupov, who lured him to his palace and poisoned, shot, stabbed, and drowned him. His death was seen by some as a sign of the impending doom of the Russian Empire and the Romanov dynasty, which collapsed a few months later in the February Revolution of 1917. Rasputin remains a fascinating and enigmatic figure in Russian history and culture.

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  • 5. Alexander Gorchakov

    Died: 1883 A.D
    Slogan: Russia is not angry, Russia is concentrating

    Alexander Gorchakov was born in 1798 in Haapsalu, a town in present-day Estonia. He was educated at the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum, where he befriended the poet Alexander Pushkin. He entered the diplomatic service in 1817 and participated in several international congresses. He became the Russian ambassador to Austria in 1854 and played a key role in the negotiations that ended the Crimean War. He was appointed as the foreign minister of the Russian Empire in 1856 and held that position until 1882. He also served as the imperial chancellor from 1866 to 1882. He pursued a policy of restoring Russia's influence and prestige in Europe and Asia, and established friendly relations with France and Prussia. He renounced the restrictions imposed on Russia by the Treaty of Paris (1856) and formed a defensive alliance with Germany and Austria-Hungary (the Three Emperors' League). He also supported the liberation movements in the Balkans and the Caucasus, and opposed the expansion of the British Empire in Central Asia. He was involved in the negotiations that led to the Treaty of San Stefano (1878) and the Congress of Berlin (1878), which reshaped the map of the Ottoman Empire. He died in 1883 in Baden-Baden, Germany, at the age of 84. He is regarded as one of the most influential and respected diplomats of the 19th century.

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  • 6. Sergei Witte

    Died: 1915 A.D
    Slogan: The important thing is to have a firm, clear ,savvy of the situation.

    Sergei Witte was a Russian statesman who played a significant role in the modernization and industrialization of Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He served as the minister of finance from 1892 to 1903, during which he implemented various reforms such as the gold standard, railway expansion, tariff protection, and foreign loans. He also negotiated the Treaty of Portsmouth that ended the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. Witte was appointed as the first prime minister of Russia in 1905, after he drafted the October Manifesto that granted civil liberties and a constitutional monarchy to the Russian people. However, he faced opposition from both the conservative court and the radical revolutionaries, and resigned in 1906. He remained an influential figure in Russian politics until his death in 1915. Witte was known for his vision, intelligence, and pragmatism, as well as his authoritarian and arrogant personality. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential statesmen in Russian history.

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  • 7. Aleksei Gritsai

    Died: 1998 A.D
    Slogan: I paint what I like.

    Aleksei Gritsai was a Soviet and Russian artist who was one of the most prominent figures of the Russian avant-garde movement. He was born on March 7, 1914 in St. Petersburg, where he learned from his father Rudolf Ferdinandovich Gorb, a well-known Russian master of animal and hunting paintings. He graduated from the Imperial Academy of Arts in 1930, where he studied under Alexander Savinov, Arcady Rylov, Alexander Karev, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Pavel Naumov, and Dmitry Kiplik. He participated in various exhibitions and painted battle scenes, genre and historical paintings, portraits, landscapes, and cityscapes. He was a founding member of the Jack of Diamonds and the Donkey's Tail groups, and with his brother Gavriil Gorb invented Rayonism, an approach that sought to portray the spatial qualities of reflected light. He also participated in the Post-Impressionist exhibition in London and the Blaue Reiter exhibition in Munich. He moved to Moscow in 1939, where he became a professor at the Moscow Institute of Fine Arts. He was known for his efforts to improve the artistic education and culture of the Soviet Union. He also supported the federal government's policies on national security, foreign affairs, and regional integration. He died on May 6, 1998 in St. Petersburg, after being wounded by a shrapnel during a drone attack by Ukrainian forces. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Courage by President Boris Yeltsin. His paintings are now displayed in various museums and galleries, such as the Tretyakov Gallery, the State Russian Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art. He is regarded as one of the most original and influential Russian modernist artists of the 20th century.

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  • 8. Ivan Bagramyan

    Died: 1982 A.D
    Slogan: The railway is the main artery of civilization.

    Ivan Bagramyan was a Russian engineer and explorer who played a significant role in the expansion of the Russian Empire in Central Asia. He graduated from the Corps of Railway Engineers in 1856 and participated in the construction of several railways in Russia and Europe. He also served in the Russian army during the Crimean War and the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. He was awarded the Order of St. George and the Order of St. Vladimir for his military achievements. In 1880, he was appointed as the chief engineer of the Transcaspian Railway, which was intended to connect the Caspian Sea with the Amu Darya river and secure the Russian control over the region. He supervised the construction of the railway from 1881 to 1886, overcoming many difficulties and challenges, such as harsh climate, hostile tribes, and lack of resources. He also conducted extensive geographical and ethnographic studies of the area, producing detailed maps and sketches, as well as scientific publications. He was the first European to explore the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag mountains, and he discovered several ancient ruins and monuments. He also established friendly relations with the local rulers and peoples, such as the Emir of Bukhara and the Turkmen tribes. He was honored by the Russian Geographical Society and the Royal Geographical Society for his contributions to the exploration of Central Asia. He later became involved in the planning of the Trans-Siberian Railway, which was his lifelong dream. He died of pneumonia in 1899, at the age of 63. He was buried in the Alexander Nevsky Lavra in St. Petersburg. He is widely regarded as one of the most prominent and influential engineers and explorers of his era.

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  • 9. Vasily Vereshchagin

    Died: 1904 A.D
    Slogan: War is not pretty.

    Vasily Vereshchagin was born in 1842 as a serf of Count Munnich. He showed an early talent for drawing and painting, and studied at the Imperial Academy of Arts in St. Petersburg. He became one of the most famous Russian war artists and one of the first Russian artists to be widely recognised abroad. The graphic nature of his realist scenes led to many of them never being printed or exhibited. He travelled extensively and witnessed many wars and conflicts, such as the Turkestan Campaign, the Russo-Turkish War, the Balkan Wars, and the Russo-Japanese War. He painted many scenes of battles, sieges, and atrocities, as well as portraits of soldiers and civilians. He also painted some landscapes and religious subjects. He was a pacifist and a critic of war, and his paintings often conveyed a message of anti-war and humanism. He died in 1904 from an explosion on a Russian battleship during the siege of Port Arthur in China. He is regarded as one of the most original and influential Russian painters of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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  • 10. Aleksei Brusilov

    Died: 1926 A.D
    Slogan: The Iron General never gonna stop.

    Aleksei Brusilov was a Russian and later Soviet general most noted for the development of new offensive tactics used in the 1916 Brusilov Offensive, which was his greatest achievement. The innovative and relatively successful tactics used were later copied by the Germans. Born into an aristocratic military family, Brusilov trained as a cavalry officer, but by 1914 had realized that cavalry was obsolete against modern weapons of warfare such as machine gun and artillery. Historians portray him as the only First World War Russian general capable of winning major battles; his offensive strategy helped eliminate the Austro-Hungarian Empire as an independent fighting force. However, his victories resulted in heavy casualties that seriously weakened the Russian army, which was unable to replace its losses. Despite his noble status and prominent role in the Imperial Russian Army, he sided with the Bolsheviks in the Russian Civil War and aided in the early organization of the Red Army until retiring in 1924. Brusilov is one of the prominent Russian commanders in history, although not regarded as especially brilliant, he was pragmatic and open to change based on experience; his eponymous offensive succeeded in part from his willingness to properly train and prepare his troops, including in modern artillery and air reconnaissance.

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