This section is an information and reference resource containing biographical information about prominent figures of Russia in the field of science, culture and public life.
Russian Russian outstanding scientist, natural scientist, encyclopedist, professional researcher of nature (physicist, chemist, geographer, metallurgist, mathematician and astronomer), a renovator of the Russian language, writer and founder of Moscow University.
Russian Russian poet, founder of the modern Russian literary language, playwright and novelist, creator of numerous immortal works that have been translated into dozens of languages and unite people of different ages, faiths and nationalities.
Russian Russian composer, founder of the national school of composition, creator of the first Russian classical operas “A Life for the Tsar” (“Life for the Tsar", "Life for the Tsar", "Life for the Tsar", "Life for the Tsar", "Ivan Susanin”) and “Ruslan and Lyudmila”, the author of famous romances and symphonic works, who laid the foundations of Russian classical music.
The great Russian composer, conductor and teacher, creator of world-famous works, including the ballets Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker, the operas Eugene Onegin, The Queen of Spades, Iolanta, as well as six symphonies and many other musical masterpieces that have received worldwide recognition..
Russian scientist, encyclopedist, chemist, physicist, teacher, economist, technologist, geologist, meteorologist, oilman and balloonist. He is known as the author of the periodic law of chemical elements, one of the fundamental laws of the universe. Mendeleev is also the author of the classic work "Fundamentals of Chemistry".
Russian physicist and electrical engineer, professor, inventor of radio.
One of the most famous Russian writers and thinkers, the author of such works as "War and Peace", "Anna Karenina" and "Resurrection". He was also an educator, publicist, religious thinker, and corresponding member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences.
Russian writer, thinker, philosopher and publicist. Corresponding member of the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences since 1877. He is the author of such famous novels as "Crime and Punishment", "The Idiot", "The Brothers Karamazov" and other works that are studied in schools and universities.
He was a Soviet physicist, scientist and inventor. He became famous for the creation of the atomic bomb in the USSR and further efforts to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. Kurchatov made a significant contribution to the study of the atomic nucleus and became the founder of the Soviet atomic project. In 1949, he tested the first Soviet atomic bomb, and in 1953 launched the world's first hydrogen bomb.
Soviet scientist, engineer and chief designer of the rocket and space industry of the USSR. He played a key role in the development of Soviet cosmonautics, leading the creation of the first artificial Earth satellites, human spaceflight and automatic interplanetary stations. Korolev was the founder of practical cosmonautics and the organizer of the production of rocket and space technology.
The first person to fly into outer space. He became a symbol of the achievements of Soviet cosmonautics and international cooperation.