Historical Russians

Many people throughout history define it by their actions, beliefs, and works. Can you name 18 historical people from Russia?

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The first emperor of Russia that led a cultural and scientific revolution	Peter I
Revolutionary founder of the Soviet Union	Vladimir Lenin
Chemist who invented the Periodic Table	Dmitri Mendeleev
Former peasant and healer for Alexei Nikolaevich	Grigori Rasputin
The last emperor of Russia	Nicholas II
Longest running ruler of the Soviet Union	Joseph Stalin
Wrote "War and Peace"	Leo Tolstoy
Known as a "terrible" tsar who subordinated nobles to his will	Ivan IV
Known as the Emperor of Russia, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Finland	Alexander II
Scientist and writer who influenced the formation of the modern Russian language	Mikhail Lomonosov
Novelist and philosopher who wrote "Crime and Punishment" and "Demons"	Fyodor Dostoevsky
This empress expanded the borders, founded many cities and continued to modernized Russia	Catherine II
Composed "Swan Lake" and "The Nutcracker"	Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Considered to be the greatest poet and founder of modern Russian literature	Alexander Pushkin
Last president of the USSR known for his glasnost policies and negotiating the end of the Cold War	Mikhail Gorbachev
Served an important role in Kievan Rus' history by stopping Swedish and German invaders	Alexander Nevsky
First man to go into Outer Space	Yuri Gagarin
Grand Duchess who was claimed by many people to be alive after her death in 1918	Anastasia Nikolaevna

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Apr 21, 2021

Catherine is misspelled Cathrine

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