Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Putin

male, 57 years old
President Vladimir Putin said air strikes did nothing to settle the situation around Iraq and urged any action taken against it to be sanctioned by...
Dmitry Medvedev

Dmitry Medvedev

male, 44 years old
Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (Russian: Дмитрий Анатольевич Медведев; born September 14, 1965 in Leningrad), is a Russian politician and businessman...
Joseph Brodsky

Joseph Brodsky

male, deceased (1996)
Joseph Brodsky (May 24, 1940 - January 28, 1996), born Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky was a Russian poet and essayist who won the Nobel Prize in...
Dmitri Shostakovich

Dmitri Shostakovich

male, deceased (1975) (Spokane, Washington, United States)
Dmitri Shostakovich was a Russian composer of the Soviet period. Shostakovich had a complex relationship with the Soviet government, suffering two...
Paul I of Russia

Paul I of Russia

male, deceased (1801)
Paul I of Russia ("Pavel Petrovich") (October 1 1754-March 23 1801) was the Emperor of Russia between 1796 and 1801.
Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky

male, deceased (1971)
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian composer, considered by many in both the West and his native land to be the most influential composer of...
Anna Pavlova

Anna Pavlova

female, deceased (1931)
Anna Pavlovna Pavlova (31 January 1881 (Old Style)/12 February 1881 (New Style) – 23 January 1931) was a famous ballet dancer of the early 20th ce...
Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand

female, deceased (1982)
Ayn Rand (March 6 1982), born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum, was a Russian-born American novelist and philosopher, best known for creating a...
Alexander III of Russia

Alexander III of Russia

male, deceased (1894)
Alexander III reigned as Emperor of Russia from 14 March 1881 until his death in 1894.
Boris Grebenshchikov

Boris Grebenshchikov

male, 55 years old
Boris Grebenshchikov is one of the most prominent members of the generation which is widely considered the "founding fathers" of Russian rock...