Vladimir Lenin

Vladimir Lenin

male, deceased (1924) (Moscow, Russia)
Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov (better known by the alias 'Lenin', was a Russian revolutionary, a communist politician, the main leader of the October...
Emma Goldman

Emma Goldman

female, deceased (1940)
Emma Goldman aka 'Red Emma', was a Lithuanian-born anarchist known for her writings and speeches. She was lionized as an iconic "rebel woman"...
Wassily Kandinsky

Wassily Kandinsky

male, deceased (1944)
Wassily Kandinsky (– December 13, 1944) was a Russian painter, printmaker and art theorist. One of the most famous 20th-century artists, he is cr...
Tamara Toumanova

Tamara Toumanova

female, deceased (1996)
Tamara Toumanova (1919-1996) was one of the greatest ballerinas. She was also an actress in American films. Tamara Tumanishvili was born on March...
Don Cossacks

Don Cossacks

male
Don Cossacks were Cossacks who settled along the middle and lower Don River, Russia. This population was formed in the second half of the sixteenth...
Alexander Rabinowitch

Alexander Rabinowitch

male
Alexander Rabinowitch is an American historian, professor emeritus of Indiana University. Recieived his B.A. at Knox College, 1956, M.A. at...
Alexander Rodchenko

Alexander Rodchenko

male, deceased (1956)
Aleksander Mikhailovich Rodchenko, – December 3, 1956) was a Russian artist, sculptor, photographer and graphic designer. He was one of the fo...
Gaston Leroux

Gaston Leroux

male, deceased (1927)
Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux was a French journalist, detective, and novelist. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel...
Herman Gorter

Herman Gorter

male, deceased (1927)
Herman Gorter (born Wormerveer, Netherlands, 1864) was a late 19th century and early 20th century Dutch poet and Socialist. He was a leading member...
George Buchanan

George Buchanan

male, deceased (1924)
Sir George William Buchanan, GCB, GCMG, GCVO, PC was born in Copenhagen in 1854. He was the son of British Ambassador Sir Andrew Buchanan, Bt. and...