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People

People of the Revolution and the USSR

Activity(set)

Any Political and party leadership 4 Government and administration 7 Legislature and state representation 4 Military command 50 Security, intelligence and policing 26 Diplomacy and international organization 16 Economy, finance and planning 38 Industry and production 39 Agriculture and land policy 9 Ideology and propaganda 25 Social movements and organizing 2 Scholarship and theory 1 Education 2 Science and technology 71 Literature and arts 6 Law and justice 5

Affiliation(set)

Soviet institution line

Any Science, nuclear and space development 68

Most people

Any Soviet Union state institutions 71 Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 34 United Russia 2

All 3 affiliations

Russia

United Russia 2

Soviet Union

Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 34 Soviet Union state institutions 71

Position

Any Socialist-bloc reform leader 1 Dissident 1 Marxism and communism 69

Citizenship

Any Soviet Union 70 Russia 1

Background

Any Russia 54 Ukraine 7 Georgia 2 Latvia 2 Poland 2 Armenia 1 Azerbaijan 1 Finland 1 Germany 1

Era(set)

Any

People of the Soviet Union

The old regime and its challengers1905–1917 1 The revolutionary generation1917–1940 4 People of the Stalin era1929–1953 36 People of the thaw and the stagnation1953–1985 71 The last generation1985–1991 12

People of the wider world

The revolutionary wave and the world war1917–1945 1

Science and technology Soviet Union state institutions People of the thaw and the stagnation 1953–1985 Clear all

71 people

By birth A–Z List Cards

Viktor Valentinovich Novozhilov Виктор Валентинович Новожилов Co-founder of the Soviet economic-mathematical school who bridged Marx's value theory with mathematical optimization Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1892–1970
Aksel Ivanovich Berg Аксель Иванович Берг Admiral-engineer who built Soviet radar and revived cybernetics Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1893–1979
Vasily Sergeyevich Nemchinov Василий Сергеевич Немчинов The academic organizer who tried to make central planning a mathematical science Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1894–1964
Alexander Ivanovich Oparin Александр Иванович Опарин Soviet biochemist who traced life's origin to a primordial soup Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1894–1980
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Nesmeyanov Александр Николаевич Несмеянов Academy president who founded organoelement chemistry Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1899–1980
Mikhail Klavdievich Tikhonravov Михаил Клавдиевич Тихонравов The theoretical pioneer who opened the path to space with packet rockets Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1900–1974
Mikhail Alekseyevich Lavrentiev Михаил Алексеевич Лаврентьев Mathematician who built Akademgorodok and pioneered explosive applications Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1900–1980
Vasily Sergeyevich Yemelyanov Василий Сергеевич Емельянов Nuclear administrator who spanned wartime tank armor to peaceful atomic diplomacy Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1901–1988
Sergei Alekseyevich Lebedev Сергей Алексеевич Лебедев Creator of the MESM and BESM, founder of Soviet computing Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1902–1974
Semyon Ariyevich Kosberg Семён Ариевич Косберг The OKB-154 Chief Designer whose third-stage engines pushed Luna and Gagarin into space Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1903–1965
Andrey Nikolayevich Kolmogorov Андрей Николаевич Колмогоров The mathematician who axiomatized modern probability theory Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1903–1987
Anatoly Petrovich Alexandrov Анатолий Петрович Александров Physicist who pioneered the Soviet nuclear navy and nuclear power, brought down by Chernobyl Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1903–1994
Jānis Voldemarovich Peive Ян Вольдемарович Пейве From trace elements to federal politics: a Latvian agrochemist who chaired the Soviet of Nationalities Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1906–1976
Andranik Melkonovich Petrosyants Андраник Мелконович Петросьянц Civilian face of the nuclear program who chaired the State Atomic Energy Committee for 24 years Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1906–2005
Sergei Pavlovich Korolev Сергей Павлович Королёв From the Gulag to space. The designer whose name was a state secret Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1907–1966
Nikolai Alekseyevich Pilyugin Николай Алексеевич Пилюгин From Sputnik to Buran: the Chief Designer who built the brains of the Soviet space age Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1908–1982
Nikolai Petrovich Kamanin Николай Петрович Каманин From Chelyuskin ice to Gagarin's flight: the general who built the cosmonaut corps Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1908–1982
Arkhip Mikhailovich Lyulka Архип Михайлович Люлька The designer who opened the Soviet jet age without copying a single German engine Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1908–1984
Valentin Petrovich Glushko Валентин Петрович Глушко Founder of Soviet liquid rocketry: his engines carried Sputnik, Gagarin, and Buran Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1908–1989
Boris Vasilyevich Petrovsky Борис Васильевич Петровский Cardiovascular pioneer who ran Soviet healthcare for 15 years under Brezhnev Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1908–2004
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kotelnikov Владимир Александрович Котельников The scientist–head of state who discovered the sampling theorem and led the first radar probe of Venus Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1908–2005
Mikhail Sergeyevich Ryazansky Михаил Сергеевич Рязанский The 'radio man' of Soviet rocketry: Chief Designer of guidance and telemetry for every Soviet rocket and spacecraft Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1909–1987
Nikolai Nikolayevich Bogolyubov Николай Николаевич Боголюбов The institutional titan of theoretical physics who led the Eastern Bloc's largest international research institute Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1909–1992
Vladimir Pavlovich Barmin Владимир Павлович Бармин From Katyusha to Buran: the engineer who designed the ground beneath every Soviet rocket Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1909–1993
Sergei Vladimirovich Kurashov Сергей Владимирович Курашов Khrushchev-era health minister who presided over the World Health Assembly Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1910–1965
Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel Михаил Кузьмич Янгель Designer whose storable-propellant rockets became the backbone of the Strategic Rocket Forces Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1911–1971
Mstislav Vsevolodovich Keldysh Мстислав Всеволодович Келдыш Academy president who coordinated space science Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1911–1978
Nikolai D. Dmitriyevich Kuznetsov Николай Дмитриевич Кузнецов From the NK-12 to the NK-33: the chief engine designer who powered Soviet skies and space Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1911–1995
Leonid Vitaliyevich Kantorovich Леонид Витальевич Канторович The Nobel laureate who tried to optimize central planning with mathematics Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1912–1986
Boris Yevseyevich Chertok Борис Евсеевич Черток Korolev's deputy who designed the brains of Sputnik and then wrote the history of the Soviet space program Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1912–2011
Mikhail Dmitrievich Millionshchikov Михаил Дмитриевич Миллионщиков The scientist-statesman who built nuclear weapons and called for their abolition Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1913–1973
Viktor Ivanovich Kuznetsov Виктор Иванович Кузнецов The tallest and most silent of the Great Six, the father of Soviet gyroscopic guidance, from Sputnik to Buran Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1913–1991
Vladimir Alekseyevich Kirillin Владимир Алексеевич Кириллин Architect of Soviet civilian R&D policy in the age of the scientific-technical revolution Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1913–1999
Georgy Nikolayevich Babakin Георгий Николаевич Бабакин Chief Designer behind Luna 9 and Lunokhod, the man whose robots reached the Moon and Venus first Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1914–1971
Vladimir Nikolayevich Chelomey Владимир Николаевич Челомей The missile designer who overtook Korolev under Khrushchev's patronage, then faded when his patron fell Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1914–1984
Aleksandr Davidovich Nadiradze Александр Давидович Надирадзе The Georgian-born secret father of the Soviet mobile ICBM force Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1914–1987
Georgy Aleksandrovich Tyulin Георгий Александрович Тюлин The man who said 'go' for Tereshkova, Leonov, and Lunokhod Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1914–1990
Boris Viktorovich Rauschenbach Борис Викторович Раушенбах From labor camp to Vostok: pioneer of spaceflight control and guidance Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1915–2001
Yevgeny Ivanovich Zababakhin Евгений Иванович Забабахин Scientific director of the USSR's second nuclear weapons design centre Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1917–1984
Vasily Pavlovich Mishin Василий Павлович Мишин Korolev's successor who delivered Soyuz and Salyut, and bore the N-1 lunar failure Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1917–2001
Kerim Aliyevich Kerimov Керим Алиевич Керимов The long-hidden manager of crewed spaceflight Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1917–2003
Nikolai Prokofyevich Fedorenko Николай Прокофьевич Федоренко Founder of CEMI and architect of SOFE: the mathematician who tried to redesign the planned economy Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1917–2006
Grigory Vasilyevich Kisunko Григорий Васильевич Кисунько Soviet military scientist who designed the world's first operational anti-ballistic missile defense system Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1918–1998
Sergei Sergeevich Kryukov Сергей Сергеевич Крюков Korolev's key partner in shaping the R-7's packet design Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1918–2005
Boris Yevgenyevich Paton Борис Евгеньевич Патон Father of electroslag welding who led Ukraine's Academy of Sciences for 58 years Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1918–2020
Dmitry Ilyich Kozlov Дмитрий Ильич Козлов Korolev's right hand who led the R-7 through design, mass production, and every successive variant Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1919–2009
Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov Андрей Дмитриевич Сахаров He built the hydrogen bomb, then turned on the system Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1921–1989
Nikolai Gennadiyevich Basov Николай Геннадиевич Басов Nobel-winning physicist who laid the foundations of the maser and laser, then extended quantum electronics into missile defense Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1922–2001
Oleg Genrikhovich Ivanovsky Олег Генрихович Ивановский The engineer who turned early Soviet spacecraft designs into tested machines Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1922–2014
Viktor Mikhailovich Glushkov Виктор Михайлович Глушков Father of Soviet cybernetics whose OGAS network envisioned real-time socialist planning decades before the internet Science and technology · Soviet Union state institutions 1923–1982

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