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Russian revolutionary and politician who founded the Soviet Union and led the October Revolution, establishing the world's first communist state

Russian opera singer, actor, and author celebrated for his deep bass voice and pioneering naturalistic acting in opera

Soviet politician and General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from February 1984 to March 1985

Emperor of Russia, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Finland known for his reactionary domestic policies and as an art collector

Russian-American poet, essayist, and Nobel Prize laureate known for an authorship imbued with clarity of thought and poetic intensity

Russian physicist, engineer, and inventor known for being one of the first to invent a radio receiving device

Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who championed musical nationalism and influenced many Russian musicians, blending folk music with classical practices

American writer and biochemist known for prolific contributions to science fiction and popular science, writing over 500 books

Soviet academic, historian, ethnologist, and philosopher known for his unorthodox theories of ethnogenesis and as an exponent of Eurasianism

Russian military officer who, during a 1983 false alarm, decided not to launch a nuclear counter-strike, a decision that likely prevented a global catastrophe

Celebrated Soviet and Russian Avar poet, politician, and translator known for his lyrical verse and the iconic song "Zhuravli"

Soviet and Russian actor, director, and public figure, known for his distinguished career in theatre and cinema

Wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, known for her roles as a politician, public figure, university teacher, sociologist, and philosopher, and as an activist and philanthropist who reshaped the image of the Soviet Union

Soviet-Swiss chess grandmaster, author, and writer known as one of the strongest players never to have become World Chess Champion

Soviet cosmonaut and military personnel who became the second human to orbit the Earth on Vostok 2 in 1961, also holding the record as the youngest person to fly in Earth orbit at 25 years old

Soviet and Russian comedy film director, screenwriter, and actor, celebrated as 'the king of Soviet comedy' for his immensely popular films like 'The Diamond Arm' and 'Ivan Vasilievich: Back to the Future'

Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia and the longest-serving patriarch in the history of the Georgian Orthodox Church

Celebrated Soviet and Russian stage and film actor, honored as a People's Artist of the USSR and Hero of Socialist Labour

Russian author, philosopher, and pacifist regarded as one of history's most influential writers

Prolific French playwright, filmmaker, and actor, known for his 115 plays and significant contributions to boulevard theatre

Russian-born American actor, photographer, and musician renowned for his Academy Award-winning portrayal of King Mongkut in <em>The King and I</em> and his distinctive shaved head

Soviet ballet dancer and choreographer widely regarded as the greatest male ballet dancer of the 20th century

Influential Soviet and Russian poet, screenwriter, photographer, and director, renowned for his extensive literary and artistic career

Russian diplomat and politician known for serving as Prime Minister from 1992-1998 and leading the transition to a market economy