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Galina Sergeyevna Ulánova, she is frequently cited as being one of the greatest 20th Century ballerinas.16 views
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Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (1931-2007), the first President of the Russian Federation, serving from 1991 to 1999.14 views
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Raisa Maximovna Gorbachova, wife of Mikhail Gorbachev (1932-1999)14 views
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This is really not the true image of Raisa Maximovna Gorbachova. They embellished quite a bit of her.15 views
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Andrei Nikolayevich Tupole, a pioneering Soviet aircraft designer.16 viewsDuring his career, he designed and oversaw the design of more than 100 types of aircraft, some of which set 78 world records. In recognition of his work, he was made an honorary member of Britain's Royal Aeronautical Society and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
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Ivan Georgievich Petrovsky (also Petrovskii), a Soviet mathematician in the field of partial differential equations. He greatly contributed to solution of Hilbert's 19th and 16th problems.15 views
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Sergey Ilyushin (1894-1977), an aircraft designer who founded the Ilyushin aircraft design bureau.15 views
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Nikita Khrushchev, First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, and as Chairman of the Council of Ministers, or Premier, from 1958 to 1964.16 views
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Sergey Leonidovich Sokolov (1911-2012) and his wife. Sergei Sokolov was a Soviet military commander, hero of the Soviet Union, and served as Minister of Defence of the Soviet Union from 22 December 1984 until 30 May 198713 views
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Lyudmila Markovna Gurchenko (1935-2011), a popular Soviet and Russian actress, singer and entertainer.18 views
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