The Famous Birthdays: Celebrity birthdays and famous people biographies

Famous people of Soviet origin

Joseph Stalin

Joseph Stalin (1878 - 1953)

Soviet marshal and politician, 4th Premier of the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev (1931 - 2022)

Soviet lawyer and politician
Leon Trotsky

Leon Trotsky (1879 - 1940)

Soviet politician
Yuri Gagarin

Yuri Gagarin (1934 - 1968)

Soviet cosmonaut and the first human in space
Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev (1894 - 1971)

Soviet Union politician and premier
Leonid Brezhnev

Leonid Brezhnev (1906 - 1982)

Soviet politician
Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Tereshkova (87)

Soviet cosmonaut
Konstantin Chernenko

Konstantin Chernenko (1911 - 1985)

Soviet politician
Lev Yashin

Lev Yashin (1929 - 1990)

Soviet footballer
Sviatoslav Richter

Sviatoslav Richter (1915 - 1997)

Soviet pianist
Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher

Vilyam Genrikhovich Fisher (1903 - 1971)

Soviet intelligence officer
Boris Borisovich Yegorov

Boris Borisovich Yegorov (1937 - 1994)

Soviet cosmonaut
Yuri Andropov

Yuri Andropov (1914 - 1984)

Soviet politician