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Sergei Andreevich Muromtsev Сергей Андреевич Муромцев The Roman law scholar and Kadet leader who chaired Russia's first constitutional parliament Political and party leadership · Constitutional Democratic Party (Kadets) 1850–1910
Mark Andreyevich Natanson Марк Андреевич Натансон The great unifier of the Russian revolutionary movement, from the Chaikovtsy to the Left SRs Political and party leadership · Socialist Revolutionary Party (PSR/SR) 1850–1919
Pavel Borisovich Axelrod Павел Борисович Аксельрод Theorist of the mass workers' party: the argument that lost to Lenin's vanguard Political and party leadership · Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) 1850–1928
Andrei Ivanovich Zhelyabov Андрей Иванович Желябов The Narodnaya Volya leader who organized the assassination of Alexander II and declared his party's creed to the court that condemned him Political and party leadership · Narodnaya Volya 1851–1881
Fyodor Izmailovich Rodichev Фёдор Измайлович Родичев Kadet orator who branded the gallows 'Stolypin's necktie' Political and party leadership · Constitutional Democratic Party (Kadets) 1854–1933
Georgi Valentinovich Plekhanov Георгий Валентинович Плеханов The father of Russian Marxism: against his own pupils’ revolution Scholarship and theory · Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) 1856–1918
Mikhail Vladimirovich Rodzianko Михаил Владимирович Родзянко The parliamentarian the Tsar called 'fat-bellied': last chairman of the Imperial Duma Political and party leadership · Union of 17 October (Octobrists) 1859–1924
Alexander Ivanovich Guchkov Александр Иванович Гучков Octobrist leader who received the Tsar's abdication: Boer War volunteer turned Provisional Government minister Political and party leadership · Union of 17 October (Octobrists) 1862–1936
Nikolay Semyonovich Chkheidze Николай Семёнович Чхеидзе Chairman of the Petrograd Soviet in the dual-power era, face of revolutionary defencism Political and party leadership · Mensheviks (RSDLP) 1864–1926
Nikolai Mikhaylovich Kishkin Николай Михайлович Кишкин The Kadet minister named special plenipotentiary to save Petrograd on the day of the October Revolution Government and administration · Russian Empire 1864–1930
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin Григорий Ефимович Распутин The Siberian “holy man” who reached the imperial bedchamber Political and party leadership · Russian Empire 1869–1916
Grigory Andreyevich Gershuni Григорий Андреевич Гершуни The 'Tiger of the Revolution' who founded the SR Combat Organization Political and party leadership · Socialist Revolutionary Party (PSR/SR) 1870–1908
Vladimir Mitrofanovich Purishkevich Владимир Митрофанович Пуришкевич The far-right monarchist who hurled water glasses in the Duma and shot Rasputin Political and party leadership 1870–1920
Moisei Solomonovich Uritsky Моисей Соломонович Урицкий The Petrograd Cheka chairman who resisted the terror, and became its trigger Security, intelligence and policing · Soviet Union 1873–1918
Victor Mikhailovich Chernov Виктор Михайлович Чернов Founder and chief theoretician of the Socialist Revolutionary Party Political and party leadership · Socialist Revolutionary Party (PSR/SR) 1873–1952
Alexander Ivanovich Konovalov Александр Иванович Коновалов The capitalist who gave his workers a nine-hour day and built the Progressive Bloc to challenge the autocracy Industry and production · Constitutional Democratic Party (Kadets) 1875–1949
Roman Vatslavovich Malinovsky Роман Вацлавович Малиновский Bolshevik Central Committee member and Duma leader who was the Okhrana's best-paid spy Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1876–1918
Konkordia Nikolayevna Samoilova Конкордия Николаевна Самойлова Founder of Rabotnitsa and organizer of Russia's first International Women's Day Social movements and organizing · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1876–1921
Nikolai Dmitriyevich Avksentiev Николай Дмитриевич Авксентьев SR Party founder who chaired the last unified anti-Bolshevik government, overthrown by Kolchak Political and party leadership · Socialist Revolutionary Party (PSR/SR) 1878–1943
Sadri Maksudi Садри Максуди Tatar lawyer and Duma deputy who headed the national administration of Idel-Ural Political and party leadership 1878–1957
Vasily Vitalyevich Shulgin Василий Витальевич Шульгин The Duma monarchist who took the tsar's abdication and became an ideologue of the White movement Political and party leadership · Russian Empire 1878–1976
Grigory Alekseyevich Alexinsky Григорий Алексеевич Алексинский A polemicist who turned from revolutionary internationalism to wartime patriotism Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1879–1967
Mikhail Isaakovich Liber Михаил Исаакович Либер A Menshevik who defended the revolution against its Bolshevik direction Political and party leadership · General Jewish Labour Bund 1880–1937
Vladimir Mikhailovich Zenzinov Владимир Михайлович Зензинов A Socialist Revolutionary who defended democratic socialism through exile and testimony Literature and arts · Socialist Revolutionary Party (PSR/SR) 1880–1953
Alexander Fyodorovich Kerensky Александр Фёдорович Керенский The orator ground away between revolution and counter-revolution Government and administration · Russian Empire 1881–1970
Vladimir Vladimirovich Mazurin Владимир Владимирович Мазурин Combat commander of the Moscow uprising and founding leader of the Maximalist SRs Political and party leadership · Socialist Revolutionary Party (PSR/SR) 1882–1906
Abram Rafailovich Gots Абрам Рафаилович Гоц SR Combat Organization veteran who chaired the first-convocation VTsIK in 1917 Political and party leadership · Socialist Revolutionary Party (PSR/SR) 1882–1940
Alexandra Petrovna Kim Александра Петровна Ким The first Korean communist, who gave her life bridging the Russian Revolution and Korean liberation Political and party leadership · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1885–1918
Noman Çelebicihan Номан Челебиджихан First head of the Crimean People’s Republic, the first elected mufti of Crimea and the poet of the Crimean Tatar anthem Government and administration 1885–1918
Matvey Ivanovich Skobelev Матвей Иванович Скобелев The Menshevik Labour Minister sent to calm the crowds during the April Crisis Political and party leadership · Mensheviks (RSDLP) 1885–1938
Mustafa Shokay Мустафа Шокай Kazakh nationalist who led the Kokand Autonomy and dreamed of an independent Turkestan Political and party leadership 1890–1941
Ahmet-Zaki Validi Әхмәтзәки Вәлиди Leader of the Bashkir national movement who proclaimed Bashkir autonomy, commanded the Bashkir Army and took it over to the Soviet side Military command · Soviet Communist Party and Bolsheviks 1890–1970
Arkadi Maslow Аркадий Маслов The pianist-turned-revolutionary who drove the KPD's ultra-left turn, and became the anti-Stalinist left's perpetual dissident Political and party leadership · Communist Party of Germany (KPD) 1891–1941
Semyon Grigoryevich Roshal Семён Григорьевич Рошаль The 21-year-old commissar who brought Kronstadt sailors to the revolution Social movements and organizing · Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP) 1896–1917
Alexander Vladimirovich Rutskoy Александр Владимирович Руцкой Russia's only vice president: stood with Yeltsin against the coup, then fell to Yeltsin's tanks Military command · Soviet Union 1947–
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin Владимир Владимирович Путин A ruler who recast the loss of the Soviet Union as a narrative of state restoration Government and administration · Russian Federation state institutions 1952–
Alexander Sapozhkov Александр Сапожков Red Army division commander who raised the "Red Army of Truth" against grain requisitioning in 1920 Military command · Soviet Union ?–1920
Pyotr Tokmakov Пётр Токмаков Peasant-born officer who commanded the United Partisan Army of Tambov and chaired the Union of Working Peasantry Military command · Socialist Revolutionary Party (PSR/SR) ?–1921