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Born March 9, 1825 • Kotka • Finland
Died March 20, 1890 (aged 65) • St. Petersburg • Russia • (Anniversary in 7 days)
Subjects Of Study aerodynamics
Peter I
Peter I
emperor of Russia
Aleksey Grigoryevich, Count Orlov
Russian count
Otto von Kotzebue
Russian explorer
Pyotr Berngardovich Struve
Russian writer
Makarov, Stepan Osipovich
Stepan Osipovich Makarov
Russian naval commander
Vladimir A. Kryuchkov
Soviet politician
Vladimir Lenin
Vladimir Lenin
prime minister of Soviet Union
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin
president of Russia
Leon Trotsky
Leon Trotsky
Russian revolutionary
Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen
Russian writer
Sergey Yulyevich Witte
Sergey Yulyevich, Count Witte
prime minister of Russia
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin
president of Russia
Tsiolkovsky, Konstantin Eduardovich
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Russian scientist
Boris Berezovsky
Russian entrepreneur
Nikolay Pavlovich, Count Ignatyev
Nikolay Pavlovich, Count Ignatyev
Russian statesman
Sverdlov, Yakov Mikhaylovich
Yakov Mikhaylovich Sverdlov
Soviet statesman
Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin
prime minister of Russia
Aleksey A. Brusilov
Aleksey Alekseyevich Brusilov
Russian general
Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya
Soviet politician
Chicherin, Georgy Vasilyevich
Georgy Vasilyevich Chicherin
Soviet diplomat