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People

People of the Revolution and the USSR

Activity(set)

Any Political and party leadership 19 Government and administration 44 Legislature and state representation 15 Military command 230 Security, intelligence and policing 170 Diplomacy and international organization 54 Economy, finance and planning 108 Industry and production 101 Agriculture and land policy 23 Ideology and propaganda 60 Social movements and organizing 5 Scholarship and theory 9 Education 10 Science and technology 125 Literature and arts 12 Law and justice 28

Affiliation(set)

Soviet institution line

Any Military and defence 206

Most people

Any Soviet Unionstate 230 Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 170 Russian Empirestate 32 Germany state institutionsstate 26 United States state institutionsstate 25 France state institutionsstate 20 Hungarystate 20 Russian White movement 18

All 83 affiliations

Angola

Angolastate 2 Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) 3

Austria

Austria state institutionsstate 3

Belgium

Belgium state institutionsstate 1

Cambodia

Cambodia state institutionsstate 1

China

Communist Party of China 9 Kuomintang 1 Beiyang government and warlords 3 ↳ Chinese Communist revolutionary forces (before 1949) 2 People’s Republic of Chinastate 12

Cuba

Cubastate 1 Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) 1 26th of July Movement 1

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakiastate 3

Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) 1 Democratic People’s Republic of Koreastate 3

Estonia

Estonia state institutionsstate 1

Ethiopia

Ethiopiastate 1

Finland

Finland state institutionsstate 4

France

France state institutionsstate 20 French First Republic state institutionsstate 11 Consulate and First Empire state institutionsstate 2 Francs-Tireurs et Partisans (FTP/FTPF) 1 Feuillants 1 Catholic and Royal Army (Vendée) 3 Army of Condé 1 Jacobin Club 2

Germany

Germany state institutionsstate 26 Nazi party and regime 12 Communist Party of Germany (KPD) 2

Greece

Greece state institutionsstate 1 Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS) 1

Hungary

Hungarystate 20 Party of Communists in Hungary (KMP) 2 Hungarian Working People's Party (MDP) 1 Hungarian Social Democratic Party (MSZDP) 2

International organizations

Comintern 3

Italy

Italy state institutionsstate 4

Japan

Japan state institutionsstate 14

Laos

Laosstate 1

Latvia

Latvia state institutionsstate 1

Lithuania

Lithuania state institutionsstate 2

Mongolia

Mongoliastate 1

Poland

Polandstate 7 Polish United Workers' Party (PZPR) 1 Home Army (Armia Krajowa, AK) 1 Polish Socialist Party (PPS) 1

Romania

Romaniastate 3 Romanian Communist Party (PCR) 1

Russia

Russian Empirestate 32 Russian White movement 18 Russian Federation state institutionsstate 1 Party of Left Socialist Revolutionaries 3 Mensheviks (RSDLP) 1 Union of 17 October (Octobrists) 1 Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) 16 Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) 2 United Russia 1

Somalia

Somaliastate 1

South Africa

South Africa state institutionsstate 2 Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) 1

South Korea

South Korea state institutionsstate 1 Communist Party of Korea 1

Soviet Union

Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 170 Soviet Unionstate 230

Spain

Spain state institutionsstate 2 Spanish Republicstate 6

Turkey

Turkey state institutionsstate 4

Vietnam

Vietnamstate 4 Communist Party of Vietnam / Workers' Party of Vietnam 1

Yemen

South Yemenstate 1

Yugoslavia

Yugoslaviastate 3 Communist Party / League of Communists of Yugoslavia (KPJ/SKJ) 2

Position

Any Imperial establishment and White movement 1 Counter-revolutionary forces 2 Left critics of Bolshevism 8 Socialist-bloc reform leader 1 Dissident 1 Anarchists 1 Marxism and communism 215

Citizenship

Any Soviet Union 225 Russia 4 Ukraine 1

Background

Any Russia 174 Ukraine 29 Belarus 5 Latvia 4 Moldova 4 Armenia 3 Poland 2 Estonia 1 Finland 1 Georgia 1 Lithuania 1 Turkey 1

Era

Any

People of the Soviet Union

The old regime and its challengers1905–1917 1 The revolutionary generation1917–1940 41 People of the Stalin era1929–1953 108 People of the thaw and the stagnation1953–1985 50 The last generation1985–1991 28

People of the wider world

The revolutionary wave and the world war1917–1945 2

Military command Soviet Union (state) Clear all

230 people

By birth A–Z List Cards

Aleksei Sergeyevich Zheltov Алексей Сергеевич Желтов Chief political commissar of the post-Stalin Soviet military who helped bring down Zhukov Military command · Soviet Union 1904–1991
Alexander Ilyich Rodimtsev Александр Ильич Родимцев Twice Hero of the Soviet Union who held Mamayev Kurgan at Stalingrad Military command · Soviet Union 1905–1977
Ivan Ivanovich Ilyichev Иван Иванович Ильичёв Wartime GRU chief who reported directly to Stalin, steering Soviet military intelligence through the Red Army's greatest victories Military command · Soviet Union 1905–1983
Arseniy Grigoryevich Golovko Арсений Григорьевич Головко Guardian of the Arctic convoys as Northern Fleet commander, architect of Soviet naval power projection in the Atlantic Military command · Soviet Union 1906–1962
Iosif Vasilievich Shikin Иосиф Васильевич Шикин Zhdanov's GlavPUR chief who survived the Leningrad Affair: political commissar of the postwar Red Army Military command · Soviet Union 1906–1973
Ivan Iosifovich Proskurov Иван Иосифович Проскуров The GRU chief who warned Stalin of the German invasion, and was shot for it Military command · Soviet Union 1907–1941
Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky Иван Данилович Черняховский The youngest front commander in Red Army history: twice Hero of the Soviet Union, killed in East Prussia weeks before victory Military command · Soviet Union 1907–1945
Sergei Matveyevich Shtemenko Сергей Матвеевич Штеменко The staff officer who designed Stalin's war plans and fell twice Military command · Soviet Union 1907–1976
Petro Grigoryevich Grigorenko Пётр Григорьевич Григоренко Soviet major general who turned dissident to defend human rights and deported nations Military command · Soviet Union 1907–1987
Georgy Filippovich Baydukov Георгий Филиппович Байдуков Chkalov's co-pilot across the North Pole who became the procurement chief that built Soviet air defence weaponry Military command · Soviet Union 1907–1994
Dmitry Fyodorovich Ustinov Дмитрий Фёдорович Устинов The defence-industry man who became defence minister Military command · Soviet Union 1908–1984
Alexei Alexeyevich Yepishev Алексей Алексеевич Епишев The longest-serving chief who kept the Soviet military under party control for 23 years Military command · Soviet Union 1908–1985
Vasily Filippovich Margelov Василий Филиппович Маргелов Father of the modern VDV, who turned airborne troops into a heavily armored strike force Military command · Soviet Union 1908–1990
Ivan Grigoryevich Pavlovsky Иван Григорьевич Павловский The ground forces commander who invaded Czechoslovakia and opposed Afghanistan Military command · Soviet Union 1909–1999
Pavel Fyodorovich Batitsky Павел Фёдорович Батицкий The marshal who built Soviet air defence and personally executed Beria Military command · Soviet Union 1910–1984
Sergei Georgievich Gorshkov Сергей Георгиевич Горшков The 29-year C-in-C who built the Soviet ocean-going navy, author of 'The Sea Power of the State' Military command · Soviet Union 1910–1988
Vladimir Afanasyevich Kasatonov Владимир Афанасьевич Касатонов Fleet Admiral who commanded the Baltic, Black Sea, and Northern Fleets: a builder of the Soviet ocean-going navy Military command · Soviet Union 1910–1989
Nikolai Konstantinovich Beloborodov Николай Константинович Белобородов First deputy chief of the 12th GUMO who commanded Soviet nuclear warheads in Cuba and, three decades later, wrote the definitive report Military command · Soviet Union 1910–2003
Pavel Vasilyevich Rychagov Павел Васильевич Рычагов The ace who told Stalin Soviet planes were flying coffins Military command · Soviet Union 1911–1941
Sergei Leonidovich Sokolov Сергей Леонидович Соколов The defence minister removed after the Rust affair Military command · Soviet Union 1911–2012
Marina Mikhaylovna Raskova Марина Михайловна Раскова Record-breaking aviator who created the women's combat air regiments Military command · Soviet Union 1912–1943
Ivan Ignatyevich Yakubovsky Иван Игнатьевич Якубовский Belarusian-born marshal who commanded the Warsaw Pact forces for nine years Military command · Soviet Union 1912–1976
Alexander Ivanovich Pokryshkin Александр Иванович Покрышкин The ace who rewrote Soviet fighter tactics, the only soldier awarded Hero of the Soviet Union three times during wartime Military command · Soviet Union 1913–1985
Pavel Stepanovich Kutakhov Павел Степанович Кутахов Longest-serving Soviet Air Force chief, the fighter ace who led Soviet air power to its Cold War zenith Military command · Soviet Union 1914–1984
Vladimir Fyodorovich Tolubko Владимир Фёдорович Толубко The SRF commander who brought Soviet missile forces to strategic parity with the United States Military command · Soviet Union 1914–1989
Georgy Ageevich Lobov Георгий Агеевич Лобов The Soviet fighter commander who led the battle over MiG Alley Military command · Soviet Union 1915–1994
Semyon Konstantinovich Kurkotkin Семён Константинович Куркоткин One of the last Marshals, who ran the Soviet rear for 16 years Military command · Soviet Union 1917–1990
Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov Николай Васильевич Огарков The Chief of Staff who foresaw a revolution in military affairs and opposed the Afghan invasion Military command · Soviet Union 1917–1994
Vasily Ivanovich Petrov Василий Иванович Петров Commander-in-Chief of Ground Forces who led the Soviet operation in the Ogaden War, the last marshal forged in combat Military command · Soviet Union 1917–2014
Igor Demyanovich Statsenko Игорь Демьянович Стаценко Commander of the 51st Missile Division that deployed R-12 missiles to Cuba Military command · Soviet Union 1918–1987
Yevgeny Filippovich Ivanovsky Евгений Филиппович Ивановский Longest-serving GSFG commander who led the Soviet front-line force facing NATO for eight years Military command · Soviet Union 1918–1991
Yevgeny Georgievich Pepelyayev Евгений Георгиевич Пепеляев A Soviet ace of MiG Alley Military command · Soviet Union 1918–2013
Yuri Vsyevolodovich Votintsev Юрий Всеволодович Вотинцев A missile-defence builder who disclosed a Cold War false alarm Military command · Soviet Union 1919–2005
Anatoly Ivanovich Gribkov Анатолий Иванович Грибков Secret planner of the Cuban Missile Crisis deployment and last Chief of Staff of the Warsaw Pact Joint Armed Forces Military command · Soviet Union 1919–2008
Ivan Nikitovich Kozhedub Иван Никитович Кожедуб Top Allied fighter ace who scored 64 victories and was never downed by an enemy Military command · Soviet Union 1920–1991
Vasily Iosifovich Stalin Василий Иосифович Сталин Lieutenant general of aviation and founder of Soviet ice hockey, the leader's son Military command · Soviet Union 1921–1962
Viktor Georgiyevich Kulikov Виктор Георгиевич Куликов Longest-serving Warsaw Pact supreme commander, who led its forces for twelve years Military command · Soviet Union 1921–2013
Georgi Nikitovich Bolshakov Георгий Никитович Большаков The GRU officer who ran the secret backchannel between Khrushchev and the Kennedys Military command · Soviet Union 1922–1989
Zoya Anatolyevna Kosmodemyanskaya Зоя Анатольевна Космодемьянская The first woman Hero of the Soviet Union, the 18-year-old partisan who cried 'Stalin will come!' from the gallows Military command · Soviet Union 1923–1941
Nikolai Vasilyevich Sutyagin Николай Васильевич Сутягин The Soviet ace with MiG Alley’s highest score Military command · Soviet Union 1923–1986
Sergei Fyodorovich Akhromeyev Сергей Фёдорович Ахромеев The Soviet Marshal who forged the INF Treaty and could not outlive the USSR Military command · Soviet Union 1923–1991
Alexander Ivanovich Koldunov Александр Иванович Колдунов The top Yak ace of the war who rose to command the Air Defence Forces, and fell after a teenager landed on Red Square Military command · Soviet Union 1923–1992
Pyotr Georgievich Lushev Пётр Георгиевич Лушев The last supreme commander of the Warsaw Pact forces Military command · Soviet Union 1923–1997
Ivan Moiseevich Tretyak Иван Моисеевич Третьяк Soviet air defence chief who ordered the KAL 007 shootdown Military command · Soviet Union 1923–2007
Mikhail Mitrofanovich Zaitsev Михаил Митрофанович Зайцев GSFG Commander-in-Chief and Army General who oversaw Soviet operations in Afghanistan Military command · Soviet Union 1923–2009
Valentin Ivanovich Varennikov Валентин Иванович Варенников General who received the Victory Banner and stood alone in the coup dock Military command · Soviet Union 1923–2009
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Yefimov Александр Николаевич Ефимов Twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Il-2 assault ace who rose to command the Soviet Air Force at its zenith Military command · Soviet Union 1923–2012
Makhmut Akhmetovich Gareev Махмут Ахметович Гареев A staff general who turned wartime experience into military theory Military command · Soviet Union 1923–2019
Yuri Pavlovich Maksimov Юрий Павлович Максимов General of the Army who commanded the Strategic Rocket Forces through the Afghan war and the dissolution of the USSR Military command · Soviet Union 1924–2002
Vladimir Leonidovich Govorov Владимир Леонидович Говоров Son of a marshal who led the Chernobyl response and turned Soviet civil defence toward peacetime emergencies Military command · Soviet Union 1924–2006

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