SettingsHeroes of the Soviet Union
Abdel Hakim Amer
Abdel Hakim Amer (عبد الحكيم عامر, December 11, 1919– September 14, 1967) was an Egyptian general and political leader.
Abdel Hakim Amer (عبد الحكيم عامر, December 11, 1919– September 14, 1967) was an Egyptian general and political leader.
Abdul Ahad Mohmand
Abdul Ahad Momand (عبدالاحد مومند, born January 1, 1959) is a former Afghan Air Force aviator who became the first Afghan in space when he spent nine days aboard the Mir space station in 1...
Abdul Ahad Momand (عبدالاحد مومند, born January 1, 1959) is a former Afghan Air Force aviator who became the first Afghan in space when he spent nine days aboard the Mir space station in 1...
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ahmed Ben Bella was an Algerian soldier and revolutionary who was the first President of Algeria from 1963 to 1965.
Ahmed Ben Bella was an Algerian soldier and revolutionary who was the first President of Algeria from 1963 to 1965.
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov (Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Во́лков) (born May 27, 1948) is a Russian cosmonaut.
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov (Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Во́лков) (born May 27, 1948) is a Russian cosmonaut.
Aleksandr Balandin
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin is a Russian cosmonaut.
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin is a Russian cosmonaut.
Aleksandr Ivanchenkov
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov (Александр Сергеевич Иванченков) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz 29 and Soyuz T-6, he spent 147 days, 12 hours and 37 minutes...
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov (Александр Сергеевич Иванченков) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz 29 and Soyuz T-6, he spent 147 days, 12 hours and 37 minutes...
Aleksandr Kosmodemyansky
Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kosmodemyansky (Алекса́ндр Анато́льевич Космодемья́нский; July 27, 1925 - April 13, 1945) was a first lieutenant and a hero of the Soviet Union, who was bestowed...
Aleksandr Anatolyevich Kosmodemyansky (Алекса́ндр Анато́льевич Космодемья́нский; July 27, 1925 - April 13, 1945) was a first lieutenant and a hero of the Soviet Union, who was bestowed...
Aleksandr Laveykin
Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin (born April 21, 1951) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Aleksandr Ivanovich Laveykin (born April 21, 1951) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin is a Russian cosmonaut.
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Balandin is a Russian cosmonaut.
Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov
Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov (Александър Панайотов Александров) (born December 1, 1951, Omurtag, Targovishte Oblast, Bulgaria) is a retired Bulgarian cosmonaut.
Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov (Александър Панайотов Александров) (born December 1, 1951, Omurtag, Targovishte Oblast, Bulgaria) is a retired Bulgarian cosmonaut.
Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov
Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov (Александр Павлович Александров), born February 20, 1943) is a former Soviet cosmonaut and twice Hero of the Soviet Union (November 23, 1983 and December 29, 1987).
Aleksandr Pavlovich Aleksandrov (Александр Павлович Александров), born February 20, 1943) is a former Soviet cosmonaut and twice Hero of the Soviet Union (November 23, 1983 and December 29, 1987).
Aleksandr Serebrov
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Serebrov (Александр Александрович Серебров) is a former Soviet cosmonaut.
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Serebrov (Александр Александрович Серебров) is a former Soviet cosmonaut.
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Senatorov
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Senatorov was a commander in the Soviet armed forces.
Aleksandr Sergeyevich Senatorov was a commander in the Soviet armed forces.
Aleksandr Vasilevsky
Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky (Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Василе́вский,, Vichuga – December 5, 1977) was a Russian career officer in the Red Army, promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1943.
Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky (Алекса́ндр Миха́йлович Василе́вский,, Vichuga – December 5, 1977) was a Russian career officer in the Red Army, promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1943.
Aleksandr Viktorenko
Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko (Александр Степанович Викторенко) is a Soviet cosmonaut.
Aleksandr Stepanovich Viktorenko (Александр Степанович Викторенко) is a Soviet cosmonaut.
Aleksei Gubarev
Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev (Алексей Александрович Губарев; born March 29, 1931 in Gvardeitsi) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on two space flights: Soyuz 17 and Soyuz 28.
Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev (Алексей Александрович Губарев; born March 29, 1931 in Gvardeitsi) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on two space flights: Soyuz 17 and Soyuz 28.
Aleksei Yeliseyev
Aleksei Stanislavovich Yeliseyev (Алексей Станиславович Елисеев; born July 13, 1934 in Zhizdra) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on three missions in the Soyuz programme as a flight engineer: Soy...
Aleksei Stanislavovich Yeliseyev (Алексей Станиславович Елисеев; born July 13, 1934 in Zhizdra) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on three missions in the Soyuz programme as a flight engineer: Soy...
Aleksey Fyodorov
Alexei Fyodorovich Fyodorov, one of the leaders of Soviet partisan movement during the second world war.
Alexei Fyodorovich Fyodorov, one of the leaders of Soviet partisan movement during the second world war.
Alexander Alexandrovich Volkov (cosmonaut)
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov is a Russian cosmonaut of Ukrainian origin.
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov is a Russian cosmonaut of Ukrainian origin.
Alexander Altunin
Alexander Terentyevich Altunin (Алекса́ндр Тере́нтьевич Алту́нин; 14 August 1921 - 15 July 1989) was a Soviet general and politician.
Alexander Terentyevich Altunin (Алекса́ндр Тере́нтьевич Алту́нин; 14 August 1921 - 15 July 1989) was a Soviet general and politician.
Alexander Fyodorovich Avdeyev
Alexandr Fyodorovich Avdeev (Александр Фёдорович Авдеев) (1917 – August 12, 1942) was a Soviet fighter ace of World War II with 13 victories claimed.
Alexandr Fyodorovich Avdeev (Александр Фёдорович Авдеев) (1917 – August 12, 1942) was a Soviet fighter ace of World War II with 13 victories claimed.
Alexander Lizyukov
Alexander Ilyich Lizyukov (Алекса́ндр Ильи́ч Лизюко́в; 26 March 1900 - 23 July 1942) - was a Soviet military leader holding the rank of major-general.
Alexander Ilyich Lizyukov (Алекса́ндр Ильи́ч Лизюко́в; 26 March 1900 - 23 July 1942) - was a Soviet military leader holding the rank of major-general.
Alexander Marinesko
Alexander Ivanovich Marinesko was a Soviet naval officer and, during World War II, the captain of the S-13 submarine, which sank the German ship Wilhelm Gustloff, with recent research showin...
Alexander Ivanovich Marinesko was a Soviet naval officer and, during World War II, the captain of the S-13 submarine, which sank the German ship Wilhelm Gustloff, with recent research showin...
Alexander Matrosov
Alexander Matveyevich Matrosov, born in Yekaterinoslav was a famous Soviet infantry soldier during World War II.
Alexander Matveyevich Matrosov, born in Yekaterinoslav was a famous Soviet infantry soldier during World War II.
Alexander Molodchy
Alexander Ignatyevich Molodchy, was a famous pilot of the Soviet Long Range Aviation.
Alexander Ignatyevich Molodchy, was a famous pilot of the Soviet Long Range Aviation.
Alexander Novikov
Alexander Alexandrovich Novikov was the Chief Marshal of Aviation for the Soviet Air Force during Russia's involvement in the Second World War.
Alexander Alexandrovich Novikov was the Chief Marshal of Aviation for the Soviet Air Force during Russia's involvement in the Second World War.
Alexander Pavlovich Chekalin
Alexander (Shura) Pavlovich Chekalin (Алекса́ндр Па́влович Чека́лин; March 25, 1925 – November 6, 1941), was a Russian teenager, Soviet partisan, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Alexander (Shura) Pavlovich Chekalin (Алекса́ндр Па́влович Чека́лин; March 25, 1925 – November 6, 1941), was a Russian teenager, Soviet partisan, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Alexander Rodimtsev
Aleksandr Ilich Rodimtsev (1905 - 1977, Александр Ильич Родимцев) was a Colonel-General in the Soviet Red Army during World War II and twice won the Hero of the Soviet Union award (in 1937 and 1945).
Aleksandr Ilich Rodimtsev (1905 - 1977, Александр Ильич Родимцев) was a Colonel-General in the Soviet Red Army during World War II and twice won the Hero of the Soviet Union award (in 1937 and 1945).
Alexander Rutskoy
Alexander Vladimirovich Rutskoy (Александр Владимирович Руцкой) (born 16 September 1947) is a Russian politician and a former Soviet military officer.
Alexander Vladimirovich Rutskoy (Александр Владимирович Руцкой) (born 16 September 1947) is a Russian politician and a former Soviet military officer.
Alexander Saburov
Alexander Nikolayevich Saburov (Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Сабу́ров; (August 1, 1908- April 15, 1974), one of the leaders of Soviet partisan movement in Ukraine and western Russia during the German-...
Alexander Nikolayevich Saburov (Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Сабу́ров; (August 1, 1908- April 15, 1974), one of the leaders of Soviet partisan movement in Ukraine and western Russia during the German-...
Alexander Smorchkov
Aleksandr Pavlovich Smorchkov was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Aleksandr Pavlovich Smorchkov was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Alexander Vasilyevich Belyakov
Alexander Vasilyevich Belyakov was a Soviet flight navigator who, together with command pilot Valery Chkalov and co-pilot Georgy Baydukov, set a record for the longest uninterrupted flight in 19...
Alexander Vasilyevich Belyakov was a Soviet flight navigator who, together with command pilot Valery Chkalov and co-pilot Georgy Baydukov, set a record for the longest uninterrupted flight in 19...
Alexander Vologin
Guards Junior Sergeant Alexander Dmitrivich Vologin (Александр Дмитриевич Вологин (October 8, 1924 - October 17, 1943) was a Soviet soldier who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union...
Guards Junior Sergeant Alexander Dmitrivich Vologin (Александр Дмитриевич Вологин (October 8, 1924 - October 17, 1943) was a Soviet soldier who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union...
Alexei Burdeinei
Oleksi Semenovich Burdeinei (Ukrainian: Олексій Семенович Бурдейний, Russified: Алексей Семёнович Бурдейный Alexei Semionovich Burdeinei.
Oleksi Semenovich Burdeinei (Ukrainian: Олексій Семенович Бурдейний, Russified: Алексей Семёнович Бурдейный Alexei Semionovich Burdeinei.
Alexei Yepishev
Alexei Alexeevich Yepishev, also spelled Epishev was a Soviet political officer, politician and diplomat.
Alexei Alexeevich Yepishev, also spelled Epishev was a Soviet political officer, politician and diplomat.
Alexey Leonov
Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov (Алексе́й Архи́пович Лео́нов) (born 30 May 1934 in Listvyanka, Kemerovo Oblast, Soviet Union) is a retired Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and Air Force Major General who, on ...
Alexey Arkhipovich Leonov (Алексе́й Архи́пович Лео́нов) (born 30 May 1934 in Listvyanka, Kemerovo Oblast, Soviet Union) is a retired Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and Air Force Major General who, on ...
Alexey Perelet
Alexey D Perelet was a Soviet pilot who was the principal test pilot for military aircraft prototypes produced by Tupolev during World War II. Perelet was born in Voronky, Russian Empire and st...
Alexey D Perelet was a Soviet pilot who was the principal test pilot for military aircraft prototypes produced by Tupolev during World War II. Perelet was born in Voronky, Russian Empire and st...
Alexi Inauri
Alexi Inauri was a Soviet Georgian commander who headed the Georgian KGB for over 30 years and made it one of the most effective of the KGB's regional Soviet branches.
Alexi Inauri was a Soviet Georgian commander who headed the Georgian KGB for over 30 years and made it one of the most effective of the KGB's regional Soviet branches.
Anatoli Levchenko
Anatoli Semyonovich Levchenko (born on May 5, 1941 in Krasnokutsk, Kharkiv Oblast USSR - August 6, 1988 in Moscow, USSR) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Anatoli Semyonovich Levchenko (born on May 5, 1941 in Krasnokutsk, Kharkiv Oblast USSR - August 6, 1988 in Moscow, USSR) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Anatoli M. Karelin
Anatoli M. Karelin was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Anatoli M. Karelin was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Anatoly Artsebarsky
Anatoly Pavlovich Artsebarsky (Анатолій Павлович Арцебарський) (Анатолий Павлович Арцебарский; born September 9, 1956) is a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent.
Anatoly Pavlovich Artsebarsky (Анатолій Павлович Арцебарський) (Анатолий Павлович Арцебарский; born September 9, 1956) is a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent.
Anatoly Berezovoy
Anatoly Nikolayevich Berezovoy is a former Soviet cosmonaut.
Anatoly Nikolayevich Berezovoy is a former Soviet cosmonaut.
Anatoly Filipchenko
Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko (Анато́лий Васи́льевич Фили́пченко; born February 26, 1928 in Davydovka, Voronezh Oblast, RSFSR) was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent.
Anatoly Vasilyevich Filipchenko (Анато́лий Васи́льевич Фили́пченко; born February 26, 1928 in Davydovka, Voronezh Oblast, RSFSR) was a Soviet cosmonaut of Ukrainian descent.
Anatoly Karelin
Anatoly Mikhaylovich Karelin was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Anatoly Mikhaylovich Karelin was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Anatoly Lyapidevsky
Anatoly Vasilyevich Liapidevsky (1908–1983) was a Soviet aircraft pilot and the first to be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union (in 1934).
Anatoly Vasilyevich Liapidevsky (1908–1983) was a Soviet aircraft pilot and the first to be awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union (in 1934).
Anatoly Solovyev
Anatoly Yakovlevich Solovyev (Анатолий Яковлевич Соловьёв; born January 16, 1948, in Riga - alternate spelling "Solovyov") is a former Soviet pilot, cosmonaut, and Colonel.
Anatoly Yakovlevich Solovyev (Анатолий Яковлевич Соловьёв; born January 16, 1948, in Riga - alternate spelling "Solovyov") is a former Soviet pilot, cosmonaut, and Colonel.
Andrey Melnikov
Andrey Alexandrovich Melnikov (Андрей Александрович Мельников, Андрэй Мельнікаў) (April 11, 1968 — January 8, 1988) was a Private, machine gunner of the 9th Company, 345th Independent Guards Air...
Andrey Alexandrovich Melnikov (Андрей Александрович Мельников, Андрэй Мельнікаў) (April 11, 1968 — January 8, 1988) was a Private, machine gunner of the 9th Company, 345th Independent Guards Air...
Andrey Vitruk
Andrey Nikiforovich Vitruk was a Soviet military officer, a Major General of the Soviet Air Forces and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Andrey Nikiforovich Vitruk was a Soviet military officer, a Major General of the Soviet Air Forces and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Andrey Yeryomenko
Andrey Ivanovich Yeryomenko or Yeremenko or Eremenko was a Soviet general during World War II, Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Andrey Ivanovich Yeryomenko or Yeremenko or Eremenko was a Soviet general during World War II, Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Andriyan Nikolayev
Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev (Chuvash and Андриян Григорьевич Николаев; September 5, 1929 – July 3, 2004) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Andriyan Grigoryevich Nikolayev (Chuvash and Андриян Григорьевич Николаев; September 5, 1929 – July 3, 2004) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Anna Yegorova
Lt. Anna Alexandrovna Timofeyeva-Yegorova (Анна Александровна Тимофеева-Егорова; September 23, 1916 – October 29, 2009) was a pilot in the Red Army Air Force (VVS) during the Second World War.
Lt. Anna Alexandrovna Timofeyeva-Yegorova (Анна Александровна Тимофеева-Егорова; September 23, 1916 – October 29, 2009) was a pilot in the Red Army Air Force (VVS) during the Second World War.
Anton Lopatin
Anton Ivanovich Lopatin (Антон Иванович Лопатин) (January 18, 1897 - April 9, 1965) was a Soviet officer during the Second World War, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Anton Ivanovich Lopatin (Антон Иванович Лопатин) (January 18, 1897 - April 9, 1965) was a Soviet officer during the Second World War, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Arkady Boytsov
Arkady Sergeyevich Boytsov was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Arkady Sergeyevich Boytsov was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born January 29, 1942) was the first Cuban citizen and the first person from a country in the Western Hemisphere other than the United States to travel into earth orbit.
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born January 29, 1942) was the first Cuban citizen and the first person from a country in the Western Hemisphere other than the United States to travel into earth orbit.
Arnold Meri
Arnold Meri (1 July 1919 – 27 March 2009) was an Soviet Red Army veteran of World War II and Hero of the Soviet Union who was charged with genocide for his role in the deportation of women and c...
Arnold Meri (1 July 1919 – 27 March 2009) was an Soviet Red Army veteran of World War II and Hero of the Soviet Union who was charged with genocide for his role in the deportation of women and c...
Asaf Abdrakhmanov
Asaf Kutdusovich Abdrakhmanov was a Soviet naval figure of Tatar ethnicity and a Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II.
Asaf Kutdusovich Abdrakhmanov was a Soviet naval figure of Tatar ethnicity and a Hero of the Soviet Union during World War II.
Aydin Balayev
Aydin Balayev Huseynaga oglu is an Azerbaijani historian, ethnologist and professor.
Aydin Balayev Huseynaga oglu is an Azerbaijani historian, ethnologist and professor.
Baurzhan Momyshuly
Baurzhan Momyshuly, also spelled Baurjan Momish-Uli was a Kazakh-Soviet military officer and author, posthumously awarded with the titles Hero of the Soviet Union and People's Hero of Kaza...
Baurzhan Momyshuly, also spelled Baurjan Momish-Uli was a Kazakh-Soviet military officer and author, posthumously awarded with the titles Hero of the Soviet Union and People's Hero of Kaza...
Bertalan Farkas
Bertalan Farkas was the first Hungarian cosmonaut and the first Esperantist in space.
Bertalan Farkas was the first Hungarian cosmonaut and the first Esperantist in space.
Boris Volynov
Boris Valentinovich Volynov is a Soviet cosmonaut who flew two space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 5, and Soyuz 21.
Boris Valentinovich Volynov is a Soviet cosmonaut who flew two space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 5, and Soyuz 21.
Boris Yegorov
Boris Borisovich Yegorov (Борис Борисович Егоров; November 26, 1937, Moscow – September 12, 1994, Moscow) was a Soviet physician-cosmonaut and he became the first physician to make a space flight.
Boris Borisovich Yegorov (Борис Борисович Егоров; November 26, 1937, Moscow – September 12, 1994, Moscow) was a Soviet physician-cosmonaut and he became the first physician to make a space flight.
Caesar Lvovich Kunikov
Caesar Lvovich Kunikov (Це́зарь Льво́вич Ку́ников) (June 23, 1909 — February 14, 1943) — was a officer in the Soviet Naval Infantry.
Caesar Lvovich Kunikov (Це́зарь Льво́вич Ку́ников) (June 23, 1909 — February 14, 1943) — was a officer in the Soviet Naval Infantry.
David Dragunsky
David Abramovich Dragunsky (Давид Абрамович Драгунский) (1910 Svyatsk, Bryansk Oblast - 1992 Moscow) was born to a Jewish family and became a Colonel General in the Soviet Army.
David Abramovich Dragunsky (Давид Абрамович Драгунский) (1910 Svyatsk, Bryansk Oblast - 1992 Moscow) was born to a Jewish family and became a Colonel General in the Soviet Army.
Dmitriy Ustinov
Dmitriy Feodorovich Ustinov was Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union from 1976 until his death.
Dmitriy Feodorovich Ustinov was Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union from 1976 until his death.
Dmitry Karbyshev
Dmitry Mikhaylovich Karbyshev was an officer of the Russian Imperial Army, a Red Army general, professor of the Soviet General Staff Academy, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Dmitry Mikhaylovich Karbyshev was an officer of the Russian Imperial Army, a Red Army general, professor of the Soviet General Staff Academy, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Dmitry Lavrinenko
Dmitry Fyodorovich Lavrinenko (Дми́трий Фёдорович Лаврине́нко, September 10, 1914—December 18, 1941) was a successful Soviet tanker and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Dmitry Fyodorovich Lavrinenko (Дми́трий Фёдорович Лаврине́нко, September 10, 1914—December 18, 1941) was a successful Soviet tanker and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Dmitry Lelyushenko
Dmitry Danilovich Lelyushenko (Дми́трий Дани́лович Лелюше́нко; (–July 20 1987) was a Soviet military commander, Army General (1959), twice the Hero of the Soviet Union (April 7, 1940 and April 5...
Dmitry Danilovich Lelyushenko (Дми́трий Дани́лович Лелюше́нко; (–July 20 1987) was a Soviet military commander, Army General (1959), twice the Hero of the Soviet Union (April 7, 1940 and April 5...
Dmitry Nikolaevich Medvedev
Dmitry Nikolaevich Medvedev (Дмитрий Николаевич Медведев) (August 22, 1898 - December 14, 1954) was one of the leaders of the Soviet partisan movement in western Russia and Ukraine.
Dmitry Nikolaevich Medvedev (Дмитрий Николаевич Медведев) (August 22, 1898 - December 14, 1954) was one of the leaders of the Soviet partisan movement in western Russia and Ukraine.
Dmitry Nikolayevich Medvedev
Dmitry Nikolaevich Medvedev (Дмитрий Николаевич Медведев) (August 22, 1898 - December 14, 1954) was one of the leaders of the Soviet partisan movement in western Russia and Ukraine.
Dmitry Nikolaevich Medvedev (Дмитрий Николаевич Медведев) (August 22, 1898 - December 14, 1954) was one of the leaders of the Soviet partisan movement in western Russia and Ukraine.
Dmitry Pavlov (general)
Dmitry Grigorevich Pavlov was a Soviet general who commanded the key Soviet Western Front during the initial days of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, or Operation Barbarossa, in June 1941.
Dmitry Grigorevich Pavlov was a Soviet general who commanded the key Soviet Western Front during the initial days of the German invasion of the Soviet Union, or Operation Barbarossa, in June 1941.
Dumitru Prunariu
Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu (; born September 27, 1952) is a retired Romanian astronaut who flew aboard Soyuz 40.
Dumitru-Dorin Prunariu (; born September 27, 1952) is a retired Romanian astronaut who flew aboard Soyuz 40.
Ekaterina Mikhailova-Demina
Ekaterina Illarionovna Mikhailova-Demina is the only woman who served in front-line reconnaissance in the Soviet marines during World War II. She carried hundreds of men off the battlefield and ...
Ekaterina Illarionovna Mikhailova-Demina is the only woman who served in front-line reconnaissance in the Soviet marines during World War II. She carried hundreds of men off the battlefield and ...
Endel Puusepp
Endel Puusepp or Endel Pusep (Эндель Карлович Пусэп, Endel Puusepp) (May 1, 1909 – June 18, 1996) was a Soviet Estonian World War II pilot who successfully completed over 30 night-time lon...
Endel Puusepp or Endel Pusep (Эндель Карлович Пусэп, Endel Puusepp) (May 1, 1909 – June 18, 1996) was a Soviet Estonian World War II pilot who successfully completed over 30 night-time lon...
Erich Honecker
Erich Honecker was a German socialist politician who led the German Democratic Republic as General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1971 until 1989, serving as Head of State as well a...
Erich Honecker was a German socialist politician who led the German Democratic Republic as General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1971 until 1989, serving as Head of State as well a...
Erich Mielke
Erich Fritz Emil Mielke was a German communist politician and Minister of State Security—and as such head of the Stasi—of the German Democratic Republic between 1957 and 1989.
Erich Fritz Emil Mielke was a German communist politician and Minister of State Security—and as such head of the Stasi—of the German Democratic Republic between 1957 and 1989.
Ernst Krenkel
Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel was a Soviet Arctic explorer, doctor of geographical sciences, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Ernst Teodorovich Krenkel was a Soviet Arctic explorer, doctor of geographical sciences, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Eugene Andreev
Eugene Andreev.
Eugene Andreev.
Evsei Vainrub
Evsei Vainrub (May 15, 1909, Barysaw, Belarus - March 20, 2003, Ashdod, Israel) was a Soviet Colonel during World War II, Commander of a tank brigade, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Evsei Vainrub (May 15, 1909, Barysaw, Belarus - March 20, 2003, Ashdod, Israel) was a Soviet Colonel during World War II, Commander of a tank brigade, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Fatyh Zaripovich Sharipov
Fatyh Zaripovich Sharipov was a participant of the Second World War, the starshiy Leytenant, the Hero of Soviet Union.
Fatyh Zaripovich Sharipov was a participant of the Second World War, the starshiy Leytenant, the Hero of Soviet Union.
Fedor Zinchenko
Fedor Matveevich Zinchenko (Russian: Фёдор Матвеевич Зинченко; 19 September 1902, Stavskovo, Tomsk Oblast, Russian Empire - 15 October 1991, Cherkasy, Ukrainian SSR) was a Soviet officer who...
Fedor Matveevich Zinchenko (Russian: Фёдор Матвеевич Зинченко; 19 September 1902, Stavskovo, Tomsk Oblast, Russian Empire - 15 October 1991, Cherkasy, Ukrainian SSR) was a Soviet officer who...
Fidel Castro
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008.
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz is a Cuban revolutionary and politician, having held the position of Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976, and then President from 1976 to 2008.
Fyodor Okhlopkov
Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov (Фёдор Матве́евич Охло́пков; (March 2, 1908 - May 28, 1968), was a Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with as many as 429 kills.
Fyodor Matveyevich Okhlopkov (Фёдор Матве́евич Охло́пков; (March 2, 1908 - May 28, 1968), was a Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with as many as 429 kills.
Galaktion Alpaidze
Galaktion Yeliseyevich Alpaidze (გალაქტიონ ალფაიძე; - 2 May 2006) (Галактио́н Елисе́евич Алпаи́дзе) was a Soviet Lieutenant General, Hero of the Soviet Union, chief of the Plesetsk rocket provi...
Galaktion Yeliseyevich Alpaidze (გალაქტიონ ალფაიძე; - 2 May 2006) (Галактио́н Елисе́евич Алпаи́дзе) was a Soviet Lieutenant General, Hero of the Soviet Union, chief of the Plesetsk rocket provi...
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was the second President of Egypt from 1956 until his death.
Gamal Abdel Nasser Hussein was the second President of Egypt from 1956 until his death.
Gasret Aliev
Aliev Gasret Agaevich.
Aliev Gasret Agaevich.
Gennadi Manakov
Gennadi Mikhailovich Manakov is a former cosmonaut that commanded two Soyuz flights.
Gennadi Mikhailovich Manakov is a former cosmonaut that commanded two Soyuz flights.
Gennadi Sarafanov
Gennadi Vasiliyevich Sarafanov (Геннадий Васильевич Сарафанов; b. January 1, 1942 in Sinenkiye, Saratov Oblast, Russia – d. September 29, 2005, Moscow) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soy...
Gennadi Vasiliyevich Sarafanov (Геннадий Васильевич Сарафанов; b. January 1, 1942 in Sinenkiye, Saratov Oblast, Russia – d. September 29, 2005, Moscow) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soy...
Gennadi Strekalov
Gennadi Mikhailovich Strekalov (Геннадий Михайлович Стрекалов) (October 26, 1940 - December 25, 2004) was an Instructor-Test-Cosmonaut and Department Head at Russian aerospace firm RSC Energia.
Gennadi Mikhailovich Strekalov (Геннадий Михайлович Стрекалов) (October 26, 1940 - December 25, 2004) was an Instructor-Test-Cosmonaut and Department Head at Russian aerospace firm RSC Energia.
Georgi Ivanov
Major general Georgi Ivanov Kakalov (Георги Иванов Какалов) (born July 2, 1940) is a retired Bulgarian military officer and the first Bulgarian cosmonaut.
Major general Georgi Ivanov Kakalov (Георги Иванов Какалов) (born July 2, 1940) is a retired Bulgarian military officer and the first Bulgarian cosmonaut.
Georgi Shonin
Georgi Stepanovich Shonin was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 6 space mission.
Georgi Stepanovich Shonin was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 6 space mission.
Georgi Zakharov
Georgi Nefiodovich Zakharov (Russian: Георгий Нефёдович Захаров; 24 April 1908, Old Semionkin, Samara Oblast, Russian Empire - 6 January 1996, Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet Air Force ge...
Georgi Nefiodovich Zakharov (Russian: Георгий Нефёдович Захаров; 24 April 1908, Old Semionkin, Samara Oblast, Russian Empire - 6 January 1996, Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet Air Force ge...
Georgiy Yegorov
Georgiy Mikhailovich Yegorov (Гео́ргий Миха́йлович Его́ров; 30 October 1918 – 9 February 2008) was a Soviet Admiral of the Fleet and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Georgiy Mikhailovich Yegorov (Гео́ргий Миха́йлович Его́ров; 30 October 1918 – 9 February 2008) was a Soviet Admiral of the Fleet and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Georgy Baydukov
Georgy Filippovich Baydukov (Гео́ргий Фили́ппович Байдуко́в; — December 28, 1994) was a Soviet aircraft test pilot and a Hero of the Soviet Union (1936).
Georgy Filippovich Baydukov (Гео́ргий Фили́ппович Байдуко́в; — December 28, 1994) was a Soviet aircraft test pilot and a Hero of the Soviet Union (1936).
Georgy Beregovoy
Georgy Timofeyevich Beregovoy was a Soviet cosmonaut who commanded the space mission Soyuz 3 in 1968.
Georgy Timofeyevich Beregovoy was a Soviet cosmonaut who commanded the space mission Soyuz 3 in 1968.
Georgy Grechko
Georgy Mikhaylovich Grechko (Георгий Михайлович Гречко; born May 25, 1931 in Leningrad) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew on several space flights among which Soyuz 17, Soyuz 26, and Soyuz T-14.
Georgy Mikhaylovich Grechko (Георгий Михайлович Гречко; born May 25, 1931 in Leningrad) is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew on several space flights among which Soyuz 17, Soyuz 26, and Soyuz T-14.
Georgy Shonin
Georgy Stepanovich Shonin was a Soviet cosmonaut, who flew on the Soyuz 6 space mission.
Georgy Stepanovich Shonin was a Soviet cosmonaut, who flew on the Soyuz 6 space mission.
Georgy Zhukov
Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov (Гео́ргий Константи́нович Жу́ков; – 18 June 1974), was a Soviet career officer in the Red Army who, in the course of World War II, play...
Marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov (Гео́ргий Константи́нович Жу́ков; – 18 June 1974), was a Soviet career officer in the Red Army who, in the course of World War II, play...
Gevork Vartanian
Gevork Andreevich Vartanian (Гево́рк Андре́евич Вартаня́н; Գևորգ Անդրեևիչ Վարդանյան; February 17, 1924 – January 10, 2012) was a Soviet intelligence agent.
Gevork Andreevich Vartanian (Гево́рк Андре́евич Вартаня́н; Գևորգ Անդրեևիչ Վարդանյան; February 17, 1924 – January 10, 2012) was a Soviet intelligence agent.
Gherman Titov
Gherman Stepanovich Titov was a Soviet cosmonaut who, on August 6, 1961, became the second human to orbit the Earth aboard Vostok 2, preceded by Yuri Gagarin on Vostok 1.
Gherman Stepanovich Titov was a Soviet cosmonaut who, on August 6, 1961, became the second human to orbit the Earth aboard Vostok 2, preceded by Yuri Gagarin on Vostok 1.
Grigori Shchedrin
Grigori Ivanovich Shchedrin Григо́рий Ива́нович Щедри́н (1912–1995) was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and admiral.
Grigori Ivanovich Shchedrin Григо́рий Ива́нович Щедри́н (1912–1995) was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and admiral.
Grigori Shtern
Grigori Mihailovich Shtern was a Soviet officer in the Red Army and military advisor during the Spanish Civil War.
Grigori Mihailovich Shtern was a Soviet officer in the Red Army and military advisor during the Spanish Civil War.
Grigoriy Rechkalov
Grigoriy Andreevich Rechkalov (Григо́рий Андре́евич Речка́лов; February 9, 1918–December 22, 1990) was a fighter pilot for the Soviet Union during World War II. He was made a Hero of the Soviet ...
Grigoriy Andreevich Rechkalov (Григо́рий Андре́евич Речка́лов; February 9, 1918–December 22, 1990) was a fighter pilot for the Soviet Union during World War II. He was made a Hero of the Soviet ...
Grigory Ges
Grigory I. Ges was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Grigory I. Ges was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Grigory Kulik
Grigory Ivanovich Kulik (Григо́рий Ива́нович Кули́к) (November 9, 1890 - August 24, 1950) was a Soviet military commander and was born into a peasant family near Poltava in Ukraine.
Grigory Ivanovich Kulik (Григо́рий Ива́нович Кули́к) (November 9, 1890 - August 24, 1950) was a Soviet military commander and was born into a peasant family near Poltava in Ukraine.
Gustáv Husák
Gustáv Husák (10 January 1913 - 18 November 1991) was a Slovak politician, president of Czechoslovakia and a long-term Communist leader of Czechoslovakia and of the Communist Party of Czechoslov...
Gustáv Husák (10 January 1913 - 18 November 1991) was a Slovak politician, president of Czechoslovakia and a long-term Communist leader of Czechoslovakia and of the Communist Party of Czechoslov...
Hamazasp Babadzhanian
Hamazasp Khachaturi Babadzhanian was Chief Marshal of the Mechanized Forces of the USSR and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Hamazasp Khachaturi Babadzhanian was Chief Marshal of the Mechanized Forces of the USSR and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Hero of the Soviet Union
The title Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.
The title Hero of the Soviet Union was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded personally or collectively for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state and society.
Hovhannes Bagramyan
Hovhannes Khachaturi Baghramyan (Հովհաննես Խաչատուրի (alternatively, Քրիստափորի, Kristapori) Բաղրամյան; Оване́с Хачату́рович Баграмя́н), – 21 September 1982, was a Soviet Armenian military comm...
Hovhannes Khachaturi Baghramyan (Հովհաննես Խաչատուրի (alternatively, Քրիստափորի, Kristapori) Բաղրամյան; Оване́с Хачату́рович Баграмя́н), – 21 September 1982, was a Soviet Armenian military comm...
Hunan Avetisyan
Hunan Avetisyan was a Soviet Red Army senior sergeant from the 89th Rifle Division who sacrificed his life by covering the embrasure of a German machine gun pillbox with his body so that his fel...
Hunan Avetisyan was a Soviet Red Army senior sergeant from the 89th Rifle Division who sacrificed his life by covering the embrasure of a German machine gun pillbox with his body so that his fel...
Igor Volk
Igor Petrovich Volk (Игорь Петрович Волк; born April 12, 1937 in Zmiiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) was a cosmonaut and test pilot in the Soviet Union.
Igor Petrovich Volk (Игорь Петрович Волк; born April 12, 1937 in Zmiiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) was a cosmonaut and test pilot in the Soviet Union.
Ilya Pavlovich Mazuruk
Ilya Pavlovich Mazuruk was a pilot, polar explorer, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Ilya Pavlovich Mazuruk was a pilot, polar explorer, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Imants Sudmalis
Imants Sudmalis (18 March 1916 OS, Cesis, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – 25 May 1944 NS, Riga, Latvia) was a Latvian historian and later Soviet communist and partisan, the Hero of the ...
Imants Sudmalis (18 March 1916 OS, Cesis, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – 25 May 1944 NS, Riga, Latvia) was a Latvian historian and later Soviet communist and partisan, the Hero of the ...
Irina Sebrova
Irina Feodorovna Sebrova (Ирина Фёдоровна Себрова) (1914-2000) was a lieutenant and pilot for the Soviet Air Forces who served in the all-female Night Witches during the Great Patriotic War.
Irina Feodorovna Sebrova (Ирина Фёдоровна Себрова) (1914-2000) was a lieutenant and pilot for the Soviet Air Forces who served in the all-female Night Witches during the Great Patriotic War.
Israel Fisanovich
Israel Ilyich Fisanovich (Изра́иль Ильи́ч Фисано́вич sometimes transliterated as Izrail Fisanovich) born 1914, died 1944, was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Israel Ilyich Fisanovich (Изра́иль Ильи́ч Фисано́вич sometimes transliterated as Izrail Fisanovich) born 1914, died 1944, was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Israfil Mammadov
Israfil Maharram oglu Mamedov was an Azeri military commander and the assistant commander of a platoon commander of the Soviet 42nd Infantry Regiment during the Soviet-German War.
Israfil Maharram oglu Mamedov was an Azeri military commander and the assistant commander of a platoon commander of the Soviet 42nd Infantry Regiment during the Soviet-German War.
Ivan Bagramyan
Ivan Khristoforovich Bagramyan, also known as Hovhannes Khachaturi Baghramyan, was a Soviet Armenian military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Ivan Khristoforovich Bagramyan, also known as Hovhannes Khachaturi Baghramyan, was a Soviet Armenian military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Ivan Banov
Ivan Nikolayevich Banov (Ива́н Никола́евич Ба́нов;, Tatsinskaya stanitsa - 9 February 1982, Moscow) was a Soviet military intelligence officer and partisan movement leader in World War II.
Ivan Nikolayevich Banov (Ива́н Никола́евич Ба́нов;, Tatsinskaya stanitsa - 9 February 1982, Moscow) was a Soviet military intelligence officer and partisan movement leader in World War II.
Ivan Chernyakhovsky
Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky, also Cherniakhovsky, (Ива́н Дани́лович Черняхо́вский); Oksanina, Uman, Russian Empire (today Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine), - Mehlsack, today P...
Ivan Danilovich Chernyakhovsky, also Cherniakhovsky, (Ива́н Дани́лович Черняхо́вский); Oksanina, Uman, Russian Empire (today Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine), - Mehlsack, today P...
Ivan Doronin
Colonel Ivan Vasilyevich Doronin was a Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Colonel Ivan Vasilyevich Doronin was a Soviet aircraft pilot and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Ivan Fedyuninsky
Ivan Ivanovich Fedyuninsky (Иван Иванович Федюнинский) (July 30, 1900 - October 17, 1977) was a Soviet military leader and Hero of the Soviet Union (1939).
Ivan Ivanovich Fedyuninsky (Иван Иванович Федюнинский) (July 30, 1900 - October 17, 1977) was a Soviet military leader and Hero of the Soviet Union (1939).
Ivan Isakov
Hovhannes Stepani Isakov (Հովհաննես Ստեփանի Իսակով, Иван Степанович Исаков, Ivan Stepanovich Isakov; ( – October 11, 1967), an ethnic Armenian, was a Soviet military commander, Chief o...
Hovhannes Stepani Isakov (Հովհաննես Ստեփանի Իսակով, Иван Степанович Исаков, Ivan Stepanovich Isakov; ( – October 11, 1967), an ethnic Armenian, was a Soviet military commander, Chief o...
Ivan Konev
Ivan Stepanovich Konev, was a Soviet military commander, who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II, retook much of Eastern Europe from occupation by the Axis Powers, and h...
Ivan Stepanovich Konev, was a Soviet military commander, who led Red Army forces on the Eastern Front during World War II, retook much of Eastern Europe from occupation by the Axis Powers, and h...
Ivan Maslennikov
Ivan Ivanovich Maslennikov, General of the Army, was a Soviet military and NKVD commander of Army and Front level during World War II. A career Red Army officer, Maslennikov was transferred to N...
Ivan Ivanovich Maslennikov, General of the Army, was a Soviet military and NKVD commander of Army and Front level during World War II. A career Red Army officer, Maslennikov was transferred to N...
Ivan Panfilov
Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov was a Soviet general and a posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union, known for his command of the 316th Rifle Division during the defense of Moscow at the Second World War.
Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov was a Soviet general and a posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union, known for his command of the 316th Rifle Division during the defense of Moscow at the Second World War.
Ivan Papanin
Ivan Dmitrievich Papanin was a Russian Polar Explorer, Scientist, Counter Admiral, twice Hero of the Soviet Union awarded nine Orders of Lenin Ivan was born in Sevastopol into the family of a s...
Ivan Dmitrievich Papanin was a Russian Polar Explorer, Scientist, Counter Admiral, twice Hero of the Soviet Union awarded nine Orders of Lenin Ivan was born in Sevastopol into the family of a s...
Ivan Pronin
Ivan Semyonovich Pronin (born November 11, 1902; died August 18, 1942) was as scout for the army of the Soviet Union.
Ivan Semyonovich Pronin (born November 11, 1902; died August 18, 1942) was as scout for the army of the Soviet Union.
Ivan Serov
State Security General Ivan Aleksandrovich Serov was a prominent leader of Soviet security and intelligence agencies, head of the KGB between March 1954 and December 1958, as well as head of the...
State Security General Ivan Aleksandrovich Serov was a prominent leader of Soviet security and intelligence agencies, head of the KGB between March 1954 and December 1958, as well as head of the...
Ivan Shepetov
Ivan Mikhaylovich Shepetov was a Soviet infantry officer who enlisted in the Red Army as a Civil War volunteer in 1918 and rose to command the 96th Mountain Rifle Division in the months followin...
Ivan Mikhaylovich Shepetov was a Soviet infantry officer who enlisted in the Red Army as a Civil War volunteer in 1918 and rose to command the 96th Mountain Rifle Division in the months followin...
Ivan Sidorenko
Ivan Mikhaylovich Sidorenko was a Red Army officer who served during World War II. He was one of the top Soviet snipers in the war, with over five hundred confirmed kills.
Ivan Mikhaylovich Sidorenko was a Red Army officer who served during World War II. He was one of the top Soviet snipers in the war, with over five hundred confirmed kills.
Ivan Stepanovich Yumashev
Ivan Stepanovich Yumashev was a Soviet Navy admiral, Hero of the Soviet Union, and Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Naval Forces from January 1947 to July 1951.
Ivan Stepanovich Yumashev was a Soviet Navy admiral, Hero of the Soviet Union, and Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Naval Forces from January 1947 to July 1951.
Ivan Sytov
Ivan Nikitovich Sytov was a Soviet fighter pilot and flying ace, credited with 26 kills and four shared victories.
Ivan Nikitovich Sytov was a Soviet fighter pilot and flying ace, credited with 26 kills and four shared victories.
Ivan Travkin
Ivan Vasilyevich Travkin was a Soviet submarine commander, Captain 1st Rank, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Ivan Vasilyevich Travkin was a Soviet submarine commander, Captain 1st Rank, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Ivan Turkenich
Ivan Vasilyevich Turkenich was a Ukrainian partisan, one of the leaders of the underground anti-Nazi organization the Young Guard, which operated in Krasnodon district during the German-Soviet W...
Ivan Vasilyevich Turkenich was a Ukrainian partisan, one of the leaders of the underground anti-Nazi organization the Young Guard, which operated in Krasnodon district during the German-Soviet W...
Ivan Tyulenev
Ivan Vladimirovich Tyulenev was a Soviet military commander, one of the first to be promoted Soviet General of the Army in 1940.
Ivan Vladimirovich Tyulenev was a Soviet military commander, one of the first to be promoted Soviet General of the Army in 1940.
Ivan Yakubovsky
Ivan Ignatyevich Yakubovsky (Ива́н Игна́тьевич Якубо́вский; 7 January 1912, Zaitsava, now Horki Raion, Mahilyow Voblast, Belarus – 30 November 1976, Moscow) was a Marshal of the Soviet Uni...
Ivan Ignatyevich Yakubovsky (Ива́н Игна́тьевич Якубо́вский; 7 January 1912, Zaitsava, now Horki Raion, Mahilyow Voblast, Belarus – 30 November 1976, Moscow) was a Marshal of the Soviet Uni...
Ivan Yefimovich Petrov
Ivan Yefimovich Petrov (Иван Ефимович Петров; September 18, 1896, Trubchevsk — April 7, 1958, Moscow) was a Soviet Army General from 1941.
Ivan Yefimovich Petrov (Иван Ефимович Петров; September 18, 1896, Trubchevsk — April 7, 1958, Moscow) was a Soviet Army General from 1941.
Jean-Loup Chrétien
Jean-Loup Jacques Marie Chrétien, is a French engineer, a retired Général de Brigade in the Armée de l'Air, and a former CNES astronaut.
Jean-Loup Jacques Marie Chrétien, is a French engineer, a retired Général de Brigade in the Armée de l'Air, and a former CNES astronaut.
Joseph McCarthy
Joseph Raymond "Joe" McCarthy (November 14, 1908May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957.
Joseph Raymond "Joe" McCarthy (November 14, 1908May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957.
János Kádár
János Kádár was a Hungarian communist leader and the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, presiding over the country from 1956 until his retirement in 1988.
János Kádár was a Hungarian communist leader and the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, presiding over the country from 1956 until his retirement in 1988.
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa (Жүгдэрдэмидийн Гүррагчаа; born December 5, 1947) was the first Mongolian and the second Asian in space.
Jügderdemidiin Gürragchaa (Жүгдэрдэмидийн Гүррагчаа; born December 5, 1947) was the first Mongolian and the second Asian in space.
Karakoz Abdaliev
Lieutenant Karakoz Abdaliev (Каракозы Абдалиев (1908 - October 22, 1943) was a Soviet soldier who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously in 1943 when he was killed by inv...
Lieutenant Karakoz Abdaliev (Каракозы Абдалиев (1908 - October 22, 1943) was a Soviet soldier who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously in 1943 when he was killed by inv...
Khanpasha Nuradilov
Khanpasha Nuradilov (6 July 192012 September 1942), born in Minai-Yugai village of the Khasav-Yurt district of Chechnya, was a Chechen machine gunner who fought in World War II on the Soviet side.
Khanpasha Nuradilov (6 July 192012 September 1942), born in Minai-Yugai village of the Khasav-Yurt district of Chechnya, was a Chechen machine gunner who fought in World War II on the Soviet side.
Kim Philby
Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby was a high-ranking member of British intelligence who worked as a double agent before defecting to the Soviet Union.
Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby was a high-ranking member of British intelligence who worked as a double agent before defecting to the Soviet Union.
Kirill A. Evstigneyev
Kirill Alekseyevich Yevstigneyev (Кирилл Алексеевич Евстигнеев) (17 February 1917 – 29 August 1996), Guard Captain, Russian fighter pilot in the Second World War.
Kirill Alekseyevich Yevstigneyev (Кирилл Алексеевич Евстигнеев) (17 February 1917 – 29 August 1996), Guard Captain, Russian fighter pilot in the Second World War.
Kirill Moskalenko
Kirill Semyonovich Moskalenko was a Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Kirill Semyonovich Moskalenko was a Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Kliment Voroshilov
Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov, popularly known as Klim Voroshilov was a Soviet military officer, politician, and statesman.
Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov, popularly known as Klim Voroshilov was a Soviet military officer, politician, and statesman.
Konstantin Badygin
Captain Konstantin Sergeyevich Badygin, sometimes also transliterated "Badigin", was a Soviet naval officer, explorer, author, and scientist.
Captain Konstantin Sergeyevich Badygin, sometimes also transliterated "Badigin", was a Soviet naval officer, explorer, author, and scientist.
Konstantin Feoktistov
Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov (Константин Петрович Феоктистов; 7 February 1926 – 21 November 2009) was a Soviet cosmonaut and an eminent space engineer.
Konstantin Petrovich Feoktistov (Константин Петрович Феоктистов; 7 February 1926 – 21 November 2009) was a Soviet cosmonaut and an eminent space engineer.
Konstantin Leselidze
Konstantin Nikolaevich Leselidze (Константин Николаевич Леселидзе, კონსტანტინე ლესელიძე, Konstantine Leselidze) (October 15, 1903 - February 21, 1944), was a Soviet Colonel-General of Geor...
Konstantin Nikolaevich Leselidze (Константин Николаевич Леселидзе, კონსტანტინე ლესელიძე, Konstantine Leselidze) (October 15, 1903 - February 21, 1944), was a Soviet Colonel-General of Geor...
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Konstantin Rokossovskiy was a Polish-origin Soviet career officer who was a Marshal of the Soviet Union, as well as Marshal of Poland and Polish Defence Minister, who was famously known for his ...
Konstantin Rokossovskiy was a Polish-origin Soviet career officer who was a Marshal of the Soviet Union, as well as Marshal of Poland and Polish Defence Minister, who was famously known for his ...
Konstantin Vershinin
Chief Marshal Konstantin Andreevich Vershinin was commander of the Soviet Air Force from 1946 to 1949 and from 1957 to 1969.
Chief Marshal Konstantin Andreevich Vershinin was commander of the Soviet Air Force from 1946 to 1949 and from 1957 to 1969.
Kuzma Galitsky
Kuzma Nikitovich Galitsky (Кузьма́ Ники́тович Гали́цкий; 24 October 189714 March 1973) was a Soviet army general who earned the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
Kuzma Nikitovich Galitsky (Кузьма́ Ники́тович Гали́цкий; 24 October 189714 March 1973) was a Soviet army general who earned the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
Lado Davidov
Lado Shirinshayevich Davidov (1924 - 1987) - soviet soldier during the Second World War.
Lado Shirinshayevich Davidov (1924 - 1987) - soviet soldier during the Second World War.
Leen Kullman
Helene (Leen) Kullman (31 January 1910 – 6 March 1943) was an agent of Soviet military intelligence during World War II. Joining the Red Army in January 1942, she originally served as a nurse; ...
Helene (Leen) Kullman (31 January 1910 – 6 March 1943) was an agent of Soviet military intelligence during World War II. Joining the Red Army in January 1942, she originally served as a nurse; ...
Leonid Brezhnev
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (; Леоні́д Іллі́ч Бре́жнєв, 19 December 1906 (O.S. 6 December) – 10 November 1982) was the General Secretary of the Central Committee (CC) of the Communist Party of t...
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (; Леоні́д Іллі́ч Бре́жнєв, 19 December 1906 (O.S. 6 December) – 10 November 1982) was the General Secretary of the Central Committee (CC) of the Communist Party of t...
Leonid Bykovets
Guards Colonel Leonid Alexandrovich Bykovets (Леонид Александрович Быковец, December 14, 1921 - July 7, 1997) was a Soviet airman who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1945 fo...
Guards Colonel Leonid Alexandrovich Bykovets (Леонид Александрович Быковец, December 14, 1921 - July 7, 1997) was a Soviet airman who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1945 fo...
Leonid Govorov
Leonid Aleksandrovich Govorov (Леони́д Алекса́ндрович Го́воров) ( – 19 March 1955) was a Soviet military commander.
Leonid Aleksandrovich Govorov (Леони́д Алекса́ндрович Го́воров) ( – 19 March 1955) was a Soviet military commander.
Leonid Kizim
Leonid Denisovich Kizim (Кизим Леонид Денисович) (August 5, 1941 – June 14, 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Leonid Denisovich Kizim (Кизим Леонид Денисович) (August 5, 1941 – June 14, 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Leonid Telyatnikov
Leonid Petrovich Telyatnikov was the head of the fire department at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and led the team of firefighters to the fire at reactor number 4 which became the Chernobyl ...
Leonid Petrovich Telyatnikov was the head of the fire department at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant and led the team of firefighters to the fire at reactor number 4 which became the Chernobyl ...
Lev Dovator
Lev Mikhailovich Dovator (1903 - December 19, 1941) was a Soviet major-general and a Hero of the Soviet Union (1941).
Lev Mikhailovich Dovator (1903 - December 19, 1941) was a Soviet major-general and a Hero of the Soviet Union (1941).
Lev Dyomin
Lev Stepanovich Dyomin (Лев Степанович Дёмин; January 11, 1926, in Moscow – December 18, 1998, in Zvyozdny Gorodok) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 spaceflight in 1974.
Lev Stepanovich Dyomin (Лев Степанович Дёмин; January 11, 1926, in Moscow – December 18, 1998, in Zvyozdny Gorodok) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 15 spaceflight in 1974.
Lev Schukin
Lev Kirillovich Schukin was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Lev Kirillovich Schukin was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Lev Shestakov
Lev Lvovich Shestakov was a Soviet military aviator and the Red Air Force's leading ace in the Spanish Civil War.
Lev Lvovich Shestakov was a Soviet military aviator and the Red Air Force's leading ace in the Spanish Civil War.
Lev Zhiltsov
Lev Mikhailovich Zhiltsov (Russian: Жильцо́в Лев Миха́йлович) (1928-1996) was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and Admiral of the Cold War Zhiltsov joined a Naval school in 1942 and joined ...
Lev Mikhailovich Zhiltsov (Russian: Жильцо́в Лев Миха́йлович) (1928-1996) was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and Admiral of the Cold War Zhiltsov joined a Naval school in 1942 and joined ...
Lydia Litvyak
Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak (Лидия Владимировна Литвяк, (Moscow, August 18, 1921 – Krasnyi Luch August 1, 1943), also known as Lydia Litviak or Lilya Litviak, was a fight...
Lydia Vladimirovna Litvyak (Лидия Владимировна Литвяк, (Moscow, August 18, 1921 – Krasnyi Luch August 1, 1943), also known as Lydia Litviak or Lilya Litviak, was a fight...
Lyubov Shevtsova
Lyubov Shevtsova (September 8, 1924 - February 9, 1943) was a Soviet partisan and a member of the Young Guard, an underground anti-Nazi organization in Krasnodon during World War II.
Lyubov Shevtsova (September 8, 1924 - February 9, 1943) was a Soviet partisan and a member of the Young Guard, an underground anti-Nazi organization in Krasnodon during World War II.
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
Lyudmila Mykhailivna Pavlichenko was a Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with 309 kills, and is regarded as the most successful female sniper in history.
Lyudmila Mykhailivna Pavlichenko was a Soviet sniper during World War II, credited with 309 kills, and is regarded as the most successful female sniper in history.
Magomet Gadzhiyev
Magomet Imadutinovich Gadzhiyev was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Magomet Imadutinovich Gadzhiyev was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Manshuk Mametova
Manshuk "Mansiya" Zhiengalieva Mametova or Mänşük Jïenğaliqizi Mämetova (Мәншүк Жиенғалиқызы Мәметова, Маншук Жиенгалиевна Маметова; (23 October 1922 - 15 October 1943) was a Soviet Ka...
Manshuk "Mansiya" Zhiengalieva Mametova or Mänşük Jïenğaliqizi Mämetova (Мәншүк Жиенғалиқызы Мәметова, Маншук Жиенгалиевна Маметова; (23 October 1922 - 15 October 1943) was a Soviet Ka...
Marcel Albert
Marcel Albert (November 25, 1917 – August 23, 2010) was a French World War II pilot.
Marcel Albert (November 25, 1917 – August 23, 2010) was a French World War II pilot.
Marina Raskova
Marina Mikhailovna Raskova (Раско́ва Мари́на Миха́йловна; March 28, 1912 – January 4, 1943) was a famous Soviet navigator.
Marina Mikhailovna Raskova (Раско́ва Мари́на Миха́йловна; March 28, 1912 – January 4, 1943) was a famous Soviet navigator.
Mariya Borovichenko
Guards Sergeant Mariya Sergeyevna Borovichenko was a Ukrainian medical officer of Soviet 32nd Guards Artillery Regiment, awarded the Medal for Combat Service, Medal of Valour, Order of the Red S...
Guards Sergeant Mariya Sergeyevna Borovichenko was a Ukrainian medical officer of Soviet 32nd Guards Artillery Regiment, awarded the Medal for Combat Service, Medal of Valour, Order of the Red S...
Mariya Dolina
Mariya Ivanivna Dolina (Марія Іванівна Доліна, Мария Ивановна Долина Mariya Ivanovna Dolina; December 18, 1922 – March 3, 2010) was a Soviet pilot, deputy and acting squadron commander...
Mariya Ivanivna Dolina (Марія Іванівна Доліна, Мария Ивановна Долина Mariya Ivanovna Dolina; December 18, 1922 – March 3, 2010) was a Soviet pilot, deputy and acting squadron commander...
Mariya Oktyabrskaya
Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya was a Soviet tank driver during World War II. She was the first female tanker to be awarded the Hero Of The Soviet Union award; the Soviet Union's highest award fo...
Mariya Vasilyevna Oktyabrskaya was a Soviet tank driver during World War II. She was the first female tanker to be awarded the Hero Of The Soviet Union award; the Soviet Union's highest award fo...
Mark Shevelev
Mark Shevelev (Шевелёв, Марк Иванович) (1904–1991) was a Soviet pilot during World War II and was one of founders and Chief of Staff of Soviet Long Range Aviation.
Mark Shevelev (Шевелёв, Марк Иванович) (1904–1991) was a Soviet pilot during World War II and was one of founders and Chief of Staff of Soviet Long Range Aviation.
Markian Popov
Markian Mikhaylovich Popov (Маркиан Михайлович Попов; 19021969) was a Soviet military commander, Army General (26.8.1943), and Hero of the Soviet Union (1965).
Markian Mikhaylovich Popov (Маркиан Михайлович Попов; 19021969) was a Soviet military commander, Army General (26.8.1943), and Hero of the Soviet Union (1965).
Matvei Vainrub
Matvei Vainrub (1910, Barysaw, Belarus, Russian Empire - 1998, Kiev) was a Soviet Lieutenant-General, Commander of the Armour-Deputy commander of the 62nd Army (Soviet 8th Guards Army) in the Ba...
Matvei Vainrub (1910, Barysaw, Belarus, Russian Empire - 1998, Kiev) was a Soviet Lieutenant-General, Commander of the Armour-Deputy commander of the 62nd Army (Soviet 8th Guards Army) in the Ba...
Matvei Zakharov
Matvei Vasilevich Zakharov (Матве́й Васи́льевич Заха́ров, August 17, 1898 – January 31, 1972) Marshal of the Soviet Union, Chief of General Staff, Deputy Defense Minister, was born in Tver, to p...
Matvei Vasilevich Zakharov (Матве́й Васи́льевич Заха́ров, August 17, 1898 – January 31, 1972) Marshal of the Soviet Union, Chief of General Staff, Deputy Defense Minister, was born in Tver, to p...
Matvey Kuzmin
Matvey Kuzmich Kuzmin (Матвей Кузьмич Кузьмин; 3 August 1858–14 February 1942) was a Russian peasant-patriot who was killed in World War II. He was posthumously named a Hero of the Soviet Union ...
Matvey Kuzmich Kuzmin (Матвей Кузьмич Кузьмин; 3 August 1858–14 February 1942) was a Russian peasant-patriot who was killed in World War II. He was posthumously named a Hero of the Soviet Union ...
Mavriky Slepnyov
Colonel Mavrikiy Trofimovich Slepnyov (Маврикий Трофимович Слепнёв) (December 27 (O.S. December 15), 1896 — December 19, 1965) was a Soviet polar aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Colonel Mavrikiy Trofimovich Slepnyov (Маврикий Трофимович Слепнёв) (December 27 (O.S. December 15), 1896 — December 19, 1965) was a Soviet polar aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Mehdi Huseynzade
Lieutenant Mehdi Huseynzade (Mehdi Hüseynzadə; Мехти Гусейнзаде; December 22, 1918, Novkhany, Azerbaijan – November 2, 1944, Vitovlje, Slovenia) was an Azerbaijani guerrilla and scout durin...
Lieutenant Mehdi Huseynzade (Mehdi Hüseynzadə; Мехти Гусейнзаде; December 22, 1918, Novkhany, Azerbaijan – November 2, 1944, Vitovlje, Slovenia) was an Azerbaijani guerrilla and scout durin...
Meliton Kantaria
Meliton Varlamovich Kantaria or Kantariya (მელიტონ ქანთარია, Мелитон Варламович Кантария) (5 October 1920, Jvari, Georgia, – 27 December 1993, Moscow), Hero of the Soviet Union (8 May 1946...
Meliton Varlamovich Kantaria or Kantariya (მელიტონ ქანთარია, Мелитон Варламович Кантария) (5 October 1920, Jvari, Georgia, – 27 December 1993, Moscow), Hero of the Soviet Union (8 May 1946...
Michael Tsiselsky
Michael Petrovich Tsiselsky (Михайло Петрович Цисельський Михаил Петрович Цисельский); May 20, 1909 – November 3, 1989) was a Soviet naval pilot during World War II (German-Soviet War).
Michael Petrovich Tsiselsky (Михайло Петрович Цисельський Михаил Петрович Цисельский); May 20, 1909 – November 3, 1989) was a Soviet naval pilot during World War II (German-Soviet War).
Mikhail Baranov
Mikhail Dmitrievich Baranov (in Russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Баранов) (born 21 October 1921 - died 15 January 1943) was a WWII Soviet pilot, who during the early stages of the Battle of Stalingrad...
Mikhail Dmitrievich Baranov (in Russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Баранов) (born 21 October 1921 - died 15 January 1943) was a WWII Soviet pilot, who during the early stages of the Battle of Stalingrad...
Mikhail Devyatayev
Mikhail Petrovich Devyatayev was a Soviet fighter pilot known for his incredible escape from a Nazi concentration camp on the island of Usedom, in the Baltic Sea.
Mikhail Petrovich Devyatayev was a Soviet fighter pilot known for his incredible escape from a Nazi concentration camp on the island of Usedom, in the Baltic Sea.
Mikhail Feofanovich Potapov
Mikhail Feofanovich Potapov was a Soviet Red Army artillery captain and commander of an anti-tank artillery battery from the 1188th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment of the 13th Anti-Tank Artillery B...
Mikhail Feofanovich Potapov was a Soviet Red Army artillery captain and commander of an anti-tank artillery battery from the 1188th Anti-Tank Artillery Regiment of the 13th Anti-Tank Artillery B...
Mikhail Gromov (aviator)
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gromov (Михаи́л Миха́йлович Гро́мов; 24 February 1899 - 22 January 1985) was a famous Russian aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gromov (Михаи́л Миха́йлович Гро́мов; 24 February 1899 - 22 January 1985) was a famous Russian aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail I. Mihin
Mikhail I. Mihin was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail I. Mihin was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Katukov
Marshal of the Armored Troops Mikhail Efimovich Katukov (September 17, 1900 - June 8, 1976) (Михаил Ефимович Катуков) served as a commander of armored troops in the Red Army during and following...
Marshal of the Armored Troops Mikhail Efimovich Katukov (September 17, 1900 - June 8, 1976) (Михаил Ефимович Катуков) served as a commander of armored troops in the Red Army during and following...
Mikhail Kirponos
Mikhail Petrovich Kirponos (Михаи́л Петро́вич Кирпоно́с, Михайло Петрович Кирпонос, Mykhailo Petrovych Kyrponos) (January 12, 1892 — September 20, 1941) was a Soviet Ukrainian general of the...
Mikhail Petrovich Kirponos (Михаи́л Петро́вич Кирпоно́с, Михайло Петрович Кирпонос, Mykhailo Petrovych Kyrponos) (January 12, 1892 — September 20, 1941) was a Soviet Ukrainian general of the...
Mikhail Malinin
Mikhail Sergeevich Malinin (Russian: Михаил Сергеевич Малинин;, Polutino, Kostroma, Russian Empire - 24 January 1960, Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet general.
Mikhail Sergeevich Malinin (Russian: Михаил Сергеевич Малинин;, Polutino, Kostroma, Russian Empire - 24 January 1960, Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet general.
Mikhail Mesheryakov
Mikhail Mikhailovich Mesheryakov commanded the 136th Rifle Division of the 3rd Guards Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front.
Mikhail Mikhailovich Mesheryakov commanded the 136th Rifle Division of the 3rd Guards Army of the 1st Ukrainian Front.
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gromov
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gromov (Михаи́л Миха́йлович Гро́мов; 24 February 1899 - 22 January 1985) was a famous Russian aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Mikhaylovich Gromov (Михаи́л Миха́йлович Гро́мов; 24 February 1899 - 22 January 1985) was a famous Russian aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Mikhin
Mikhail Ivanovich Mikhin was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Ivanovich Mikhin was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Mikhail Minin
Mikhail Petrovich Minin was a Russian Soviet soldier who was the first to enter the Reichstag building on April 30, 1945 during the Battle of Berlin, and the first soldier to mount the flag on t...
Mikhail Petrovich Minin was a Russian Soviet soldier who was the first to enter the Reichstag building on April 30, 1945 during the Battle of Berlin, and the first soldier to mount the flag on t...
Mikhail Somov
Mikhail Mikhailovich Somov (Михаил Михайлович Сомов) (7 April 1908, Moscow - 30 December 1973, Leningrad) was a Soviet oceanologist, polar explorer, Doctor of Geographical Sciences (1954).
Mikhail Mikhailovich Somov (Михаил Михайлович Сомов) (7 April 1908, Moscow - 30 December 1973, Leningrad) was a Soviet oceanologist, polar explorer, Doctor of Geographical Sciences (1954).
Mikhail Vodopianov
Mikhail Vasilyevich Vodopianov (Михаил Васильевич Водопьянов, November 18, 1899 - August 11, 1980) was a Soviet aircraft pilot, one of the first Heroes of the Soviet Union, and a Major General o...
Mikhail Vasilyevich Vodopianov (Михаил Васильевич Водопьянов, November 18, 1899 - August 11, 1980) was a Soviet aircraft pilot, one of the first Heroes of the Soviet Union, and a Major General o...
Mikhail Vodopyanov
Mikhail Vasilyevich Vodopyanov was a Soviet aircraft pilot, one of the first Heroes of the Soviet Union, and a Major General of the Soviet Air Force.
Mikhail Vasilyevich Vodopyanov was a Soviet aircraft pilot, one of the first Heroes of the Soviet Union, and a Major General of the Soviet Air Force.
Mitrofan Ivanovich Nedelin
Mitrofan Ivanovich Nedelin was a Soviet military commander who served as Chief Marshal of Artillery, a position he held from May 8, 1959 until his untimely death.
Mitrofan Ivanovich Nedelin was a Soviet military commander who served as Chief Marshal of Artillery, a position he held from May 8, 1959 until his untimely death.
Muhammed Faris
Muhammed Ahmed Faris (محمد أحمد فارس) (born May 26, 1951) is a Syrian military aviator.
Muhammed Ahmed Faris (محمد أحمد فارس) (born May 26, 1951) is a Syrian military aviator.
Musa Cälil
Musa Cälil (pronounced ; Arabic: موسا ﺟﮫليل; Jaŋalif: Musa Çəlil; Cyrillic: Муса Җәлил; full name: Musa Mostafa ulı Cälilev, Cyrillic: Муса Мостафа улы Җәлилев; Муса Джалиль, Муса Му...
Musa Cälil (pronounced ; Arabic: موسا ﺟﮫليل; Jaŋalif: Musa Çəlil; Cyrillic: Муса Җәлил; full name: Musa Mostafa ulı Cälilev, Cyrillic: Муса Мостафа улы Җәлилев; Муса Джалиль, Муса Му...
Musa Manarov
Musa Khiramanovich Manarov (Муса Хираманович Манаров, Musa Manarov) was born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR on March 22, 1951.
Musa Khiramanovich Manarov (Муса Хираманович Манаров, Musa Manarov) was born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR on March 22, 1951.
Nadezhda Popova
Nadezhda Vasil'yevna Popova, is one of the first military female pilots in the Soviet Union and was awarded the decorations of Hero of the Soviet Union, Gold Star, Order of Lenin, and Order of t...
Nadezhda Vasil'yevna Popova, is one of the first military female pilots in the Soviet Union and was awarded the decorations of Hero of the Soviet Union, Gold Star, Order of Lenin, and Order of t...
Natalya Kovshova
Natlya Venediktovna Kovshova (Russian: Наталья Венедиктовна Ковшовa, 26th November 1920 - 14th August 1942) was a female Soviet sniper who fought in the Great Patriotic War.
Natlya Venediktovna Kovshova (Russian: Наталья Венедиктовна Ковшовa, 26th November 1920 - 14th August 1942) was a female Soviet sniper who fought in the Great Patriotic War.
Natalya Meklin
Natalya Fyodorovna Meklin née Kravtsova was a much decorated World War II combat pilot in one of the three women-only Soviet air regiments.
Natalya Fyodorovna Meklin née Kravtsova was a much decorated World War II combat pilot in one of the three women-only Soviet air regiments.
Nikandr Chibisov
Colonel General Nikandr Evlampievich Chibisov was a Soviet military commander and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Colonel General Nikandr Evlampievich Chibisov was a Soviet military commander and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Nikita Khrushchev
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (, – September 11, 1971) led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War.
Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (, – September 11, 1971) led the Soviet Union during part of the Cold War.
Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin
Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin was a Soviet military commander during World War II.
Nikolai Fyodorovich Vatutin was a Soviet military commander during World War II.
Nikolai Gastello
Nikolai Frantsevich Gastello ( Николай Францевич Гастелло, May 6, 1908 - June 26, 1941), Russian aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Nikolai Frantsevich Gastello ( Николай Францевич Гастелло, May 6, 1908 - June 26, 1941), Russian aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union.
Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov
Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov was a Soviet intelligence agent and partisan who operated in Nazi-occupied Ukraine during World War II. He used several pseudonyms: e.g. Rudolf Schmidt, Nikolai...
Nikolai Ivanovich Kuznetsov was a Soviet intelligence agent and partisan who operated in Nazi-occupied Ukraine during World War II. He used several pseudonyms: e.g. Rudolf Schmidt, Nikolai...
Nikolai Ivanovich Smirnov
Nikolai Ivanovich Smirnov was a Soviet Navy Admiral and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Nikolai Ivanovich Smirnov was a Soviet Navy Admiral and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Nikolai Kamanin
Nikolai Petrovich Kamanin (Никола́й Петро́вич Кама́нин) (18 October 1908 - 11 March 1982) was a Soviet aviator, awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1934 for the rescue of SS Chelyus...
Nikolai Petrovich Kamanin (Никола́й Петро́вич Кама́нин) (18 October 1908 - 11 March 1982) was a Soviet aviator, awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1934 for the rescue of SS Chelyus...
Nikolai Lunin
Nikolai Alexandrovich Lunin was a Admiral in the Soviet Navy and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Nikolai Alexandrovich Lunin was a Admiral in the Soviet Navy and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Nikolai Melnik
Nikolai Melnik is a former Soviet pilot known for placing radiation sensors at the Chernobyl's Nuclear Power Plant, Reactor 4, after the 1986 explosion.
Nikolai Melnik is a former Soviet pilot known for placing radiation sensors at the Chernobyl's Nuclear Power Plant, Reactor 4, after the 1986 explosion.
Nikolai Ogarkov
Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov (Николай Васильевич Огарков; October 30, 1917 in the village of Molokovo, near Tver - January 23, 1994), was promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1977.
Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov (Николай Васильевич Огарков; October 30, 1917 in the village of Molokovo, near Tver - January 23, 1994), was promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1977.
Nikolai Rukavishnikov
Nikolai Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 10, Soyuz 16, and Soyuz 33.
Nikolai Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: Soyuz 10, Soyuz 16, and Soyuz 33.
Nikolai Smirnov (Soviet Navy officer)
Nikolai Ivanovich Smirnov was a Soviet Navy Admiral and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Nikolai Ivanovich Smirnov was a Soviet Navy Admiral and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov
Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov (Николай Герасимович Кузнецов) (July 24, 1904, Medvedki – December 6, 1974, Moscow) was a Soviet naval officer who achieved the rank of Admiral of the Fleet ...
Nikolay Gerasimovich Kuznetsov (Николай Герасимович Кузнецов) (July 24, 1904, Medvedki – December 6, 1974, Moscow) was a Soviet naval officer who achieved the rank of Admiral of the Fleet ...
Nikolay Karabulin
Nikolay Mikhaylovich Karabulin was a Soviet World War II Il-2 pilot and commanding officer of an ground-attack group whose pilots destroyed twenty enemy aircraft in a raid on a German airbase du...
Nikolay Mikhaylovich Karabulin was a Soviet World War II Il-2 pilot and commanding officer of an ground-attack group whose pilots destroyed twenty enemy aircraft in a raid on a German airbase du...
Nikolay Pukhov
Nikolay Pavlovich Pukhov (January 25, 1895 n.s.-March 28, 1958) - Soviet military commander during World War II, Colonel General.
Nikolay Pavlovich Pukhov (January 25, 1895 n.s.-March 28, 1958) - Soviet military commander during World War II, Colonel General.
Nikolay Rukavishnikov
Nikolai Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov (Николай Николаевич Рукавишников; September 18, 1932, Tomsk – October 19, 2002) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: So...
Nikolai Nikolayevich Rukavishnikov (Николай Николаевич Рукавишников; September 18, 1932, Tomsk – October 19, 2002) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew three space missions of the Soyuz programme: So...
Nikolay Sutyagin
Captain Nikolay Sutyagin (5 May 1923 - 12 November 1986) was a Russian fighter pilot in the Second World War and the Korean War.
Captain Nikolay Sutyagin (5 May 1923 - 12 November 1986) was a Russian fighter pilot in the Second World War and the Korean War.
Nikolay Voronov
Nikolay Nikolayevich Voronov was a Soviet military leader, Chief Marshal of Artillery, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Nikolay Nikolayevich Voronov was a Soviet military leader, Chief Marshal of Artillery, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Nurken Abdirov
Nurken Abdirovich Abdirov (Нурке́н Абди́рович Абди́ров) was a Kazakh pilot who served for the Soviet Union in World War II, and was killed in the Battle of Stalingrad.
Nurken Abdirovich Abdirov (Нурке́н Абди́рович Абди́ров) was a Kazakh pilot who served for the Soviet Union in World War II, and was killed in the Battle of Stalingrad.
Oka Gorodovikov
Colonel General Oka Ivanovich Gorodovikov was a Soviet cavalry general of Kalmyk ethnicity, a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Colonel General Oka Ivanovich Gorodovikov was a Soviet cavalry general of Kalmyk ethnicity, a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Oleg Atkov
Oleg Yur'yevich At'kov is a Soviet cosmonaut.
Oleg Yur'yevich At'kov is a Soviet cosmonaut.
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov (Оле́г Григо́рьевич Мака́ров) (January 6, 1933 – May 28, 2003) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Oleg Grigoryevich Makarov (Оле́г Григо́рьевич Мака́ров) (January 6, 1933 – May 28, 2003) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Oleg Koshevoy
Oleg Vasilyevich Koshevoy was a Ukrainian Soviet partisan and one of the founders of the clandestine organization Young Guard, which fought the Nazi forces in Krasnodon during World War II betwe...
Oleg Vasilyevich Koshevoy was a Ukrainian Soviet partisan and one of the founders of the clandestine organization Young Guard, which fought the Nazi forces in Krasnodon during World War II betwe...
Otomārs Oškalns
Otomārs Oškalns (12 April 1904 — 1 September 1947) was a prominent Latvian communist and partisan fighter.
Otomārs Oškalns (12 April 1904 — 1 September 1947) was a prominent Latvian communist and partisan fighter.
Otto Schmidt
Otto Yulyevich Schmidt was a Soviet scientist, mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, statesman, academician, Hero of the USSR, and member of the Communist Party.
Otto Yulyevich Schmidt was a Soviet scientist, mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, statesman, academician, Hero of the USSR, and member of the Communist Party.
Panfilov's Twenty-Eight Guardsmen
The Panfilov Division's Twenty-Eight Guardsmen, commonly referred to simply as Panfilov's Men, were a group of soldiers from the Red Army's 316th Rifle Division that took part in the defen...
The Panfilov Division's Twenty-Eight Guardsmen, commonly referred to simply as Panfilov's Men, were a group of soldiers from the Red Army's 316th Rifle Division that took part in the defen...
Pavel Antseborenko
Private Pavel Afanasevich Antseborenko (; 1925 - August 20, 1944) was a Soviet soldier who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously in 1944 when he was killed during the de...
Private Pavel Afanasevich Antseborenko (; 1925 - August 20, 1944) was a Soviet soldier who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union posthumously in 1944 when he was killed during the de...
Pavel Batitsky
Pavel Fyodorovich Batitsky (27 June 1910, Kharkiv – 17 February 1984, Moscow) was a Soviet military leader awarded the highest honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1965 and appointed Ma...
Pavel Fyodorovich Batitsky (27 June 1910, Kharkiv – 17 February 1984, Moscow) was a Soviet military leader awarded the highest honorary title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1965 and appointed Ma...
Pavel Belyayev
Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev,, was a Soviet fighter pilot with extensive experience in piloting different types of aircraft.
Pavel Ivanovich Belyayev,, was a Soviet fighter pilot with extensive experience in piloting different types of aircraft.
Pavel Golovin
Pavel Golovin (April 26, 1909, Naro-Fominsk — April 27, 1940) was a Soviet polar aviation pilot, colonel.
Pavel Golovin (April 26, 1909, Naro-Fominsk — April 27, 1940) was a Soviet polar aviation pilot, colonel.
Pavel Grachev
Pavel Sergeyevich Grachev, sometimes transliterated as Grachov, is a retired Russian Army General and the former Defence Minister of the Russian Federation; in 1988 he was declared the Her...
Pavel Sergeyevich Grachev, sometimes transliterated as Grachov, is a retired Russian Army General and the former Defence Minister of the Russian Federation; in 1988 he was declared the Her...
Pavel Popovich
Pavel Romanovich Popovich (Па́вел Рома́нович Попо́вич, Павло Романович Попович, Pavlo Romanovych Popovych) (October 5, 1930 – September 29, 2009) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Pavel Romanovich Popovich (Па́вел Рома́нович Попо́вич, Павло Романович Попович, Pavlo Romanovych Popovych) (October 5, 1930 – September 29, 2009) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Pavel Rotmistrov
Chief Marshal of Armoured Troops Pavel Alexeyevich Rotmistrov was a commander of armoured troops in the Red Army during and following World War II.
Chief Marshal of Armoured Troops Pavel Alexeyevich Rotmistrov was a commander of armoured troops in the Red Army during and following World War II.
Pavel Stepanovich Kutakhov
Pavel Stepanovich Kutakhov (Кутахов, Павел Степанович) was Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Forces between 1969 and 1984, Chief Marshal of Aviation since 1972, twice Hero of Soviet Union (19...
Pavel Stepanovich Kutakhov (Кутахов, Павел Степанович) was Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Air Forces between 1969 and 1984, Chief Marshal of Aviation since 1972, twice Hero of Soviet Union (19...
Petr Braiko
Braiko Petr was a Soviet soldier during the Second World War and gained the status of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Braiko Petr was a Soviet soldier during the Second World War and gained the status of Hero of the Soviet Union.
Petr Mikhailovich Stefanovskiy
Petr Mikhailovich Stefanovskiy (Петр Михайлович Стефановский; 1903 — 1976) was a Soviet test pilot.
Petr Mikhailovich Stefanovskiy (Петр Михайлович Стефановский; 1903 — 1976) was a Soviet test pilot.
Phạm Tuân
Phạm Tuân, Hero of the Soviet Union (born February 14, 1947) is a retired Vietnam Air Force aviator.
Phạm Tuân, Hero of the Soviet Union (born February 14, 1947) is a retired Vietnam Air Force aviator.
Pinkhus G. Turjan
Pinkhus G. Turjan (Russian: Пинхус Г.
Pinkhus G. Turjan (Russian: Пинхус Г.
Polina Gelman
Polina Vladimirovna Gelman (Поли́на Влади́мировна Ге́льман, Поли́на Володи́мирівна Ге́льман; 24 October 1919, Berdychiv25 November 2005, Moscow) was a Soviet Air Force officer, decorated as a He...
Polina Vladimirovna Gelman (Поли́на Влади́мировна Ге́льман, Поли́на Володи́мирівна Ге́льман; 24 October 1919, Berdychiv25 November 2005, Moscow) was a Soviet Air Force officer, decorated as a He...
Pore Mosulishvili
Pore Mosulishvili was a Georgian soldier, and partisan in the Italian resistance movement.
Pore Mosulishvili was a Georgian soldier, and partisan in the Italian resistance movement.
Pyotr Dolgov
Pyotr Ivanovich Dolgov was a colonel in the Soviet Air Force.
Pyotr Ivanovich Dolgov was a colonel in the Soviet Air Force.
Pyotr Gavrilov
Pyotr Mikhaylovich Gavrilov was a Soviet officer known as the hero of the Defense of Brest Fortress.
Pyotr Mikhaylovich Gavrilov was a Soviet officer known as the hero of the Defense of Brest Fortress.
Pyotr Klimuk
Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk (Пётр Ільіч Кліму́к; Пётр Ильич Климу́к; born July 10, 1942 in Kamaroŭka, Brest Voblast, Byelorussian SSR, is a former Soviet cosmonaut and the first Belarusian to perform sp...
Pyotr Ilyich Klimuk (Пётр Ільіч Кліму́к; Пётр Ильич Климу́к; born July 10, 1942 in Kamaroŭka, Brest Voblast, Byelorussian SSR, is a former Soviet cosmonaut and the first Belarusian to perform sp...
Pyotr Koshevoy
Petr Kirillovich Koshevoi was a Soviet military leader.
Petr Kirillovich Koshevoi was a Soviet military leader.
Pyotr Masherov
Pyotr Mironovich Masherov was the first secretary of Belarusian committee of the Communist Party of Soviet Union and a communist leader of Soviet Belarus.
Pyotr Mironovich Masherov was the first secretary of Belarusian committee of the Communist Party of Soviet Union and a communist leader of Soviet Belarus.
Pyotr Shafranov
Pyotr Grigoryevich Shafranov (Пётр Григорьевич Шафранов) (January 19, 1901 - November 4, 1972) was a Soviet military leader and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Pyotr Grigoryevich Shafranov (Пётр Григорьевич Шафранов) (January 19, 1901 - November 4, 1972) was a Soviet military leader and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Pyotr Shirshov
Pyotr Petrovich Shirshov (Пётр Петрович Ширшов) (December 25 (O.S. December 12), 1905, Ekaterinoslav (today Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) - February 17, 1953, Moscow) was a Ukrainian Soviet oceanogra...
Pyotr Petrovich Shirshov (Пётр Петрович Ширшов) (December 25 (O.S. December 12), 1905, Ekaterinoslav (today Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine) - February 17, 1953, Moscow) was a Ukrainian Soviet oceanogra...
Pyotr Vershigora
Pyotr Petrovich Vershigora (first name also Petr) (Пётр Петро́вич Верши́гора) or Petro Petrovich Vershyhora (Петро Петрович Вершигора) ( - March 23, 1963) was a Soviet writer and one...
Pyotr Petrovich Vershigora (first name also Petr) (Пётр Петро́вич Верши́гора) or Petro Petrovich Vershyhora (Петро Петрович Вершигора) ( - March 23, 1963) was a Soviet writer and one...
Rafael Ivanovich Kapreliants
Rafael Ivanovich Kapreliants was a Soviet Armenian first class pilot, Honorary test-pilot of USSR, a Hero of the Soviet Union and the holder of 10 world records for helicopters.
Rafael Ivanovich Kapreliants was a Soviet Armenian first class pilot, Honorary test-pilot of USSR, a Hero of the Soviet Union and the holder of 10 world records for helicopters.
Rakesh Sharma
Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC, Hero of the Soviet Union, is a former Indian Air Force test pilot, and Cosmonaut aboard Soyuz T-11 as part of an Intercosmos Research Team.
Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma, AC, Hero of the Soviet Union, is a former Indian Air Force test pilot, and Cosmonaut aboard Soyuz T-11 as part of an Intercosmos Research Team.
Ramón Mercader
Jaime Ramón Mercader del Río was a Spanish communist who became famous as the murderer of Russian Communist ideologist Leon Trotsky in 1940, in Mexico.
Jaime Ramón Mercader del Río was a Spanish communist who became famous as the murderer of Russian Communist ideologist Leon Trotsky in 1940, in Mexico.
Rodion Malinovsky
Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky was a Soviet military commander in World War II and Defense Minister of the Soviet Union in the late 1950s and 1960s.
Rodion Yakovlevich Malinovsky was a Soviet military commander in World War II and Defense Minister of the Soviet Union in the late 1950s and 1960s.
Roland de la Poype
Roland Paulze d'Ivoy de la Poype is a World War II fighter ace, member of the Normandie-Niemen fighter group that fought on the Soviet front.
Roland Paulze d'Ivoy de la Poype is a World War II fighter ace, member of the Normandie-Niemen fighter group that fought on the Soviet front.
Roman Mashkov
Roman Spiridonovich Mashkov (Рома́н Спиридо́нович Машко́в) (September 24, 1922 - July 22, 1971), born in Bolshiye Goly village in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, was the commander of a platoon of invest...
Roman Spiridonovich Mashkov (Рома́н Спиридо́нович Машко́в) (September 24, 1922 - July 22, 1971), born in Bolshiye Goly village in Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, was the commander of a platoon of invest...
Rubén Ruiz Ibárruri
Rubén Ruíz Ibárruri (9 January 1920, Somorostro, Kingdom of Spain - 4 September 1942, Srednyaya Akhtuba, Soviet Union) was the son of Spanish communist leader Dolores Ibárruri and a posthumous ...
Rubén Ruíz Ibárruri (9 January 1920, Somorostro, Kingdom of Spain - 4 September 1942, Srednyaya Akhtuba, Soviet Union) was the son of Spanish communist leader Dolores Ibárruri and a posthumous ...
Ruslan Aushev
Ruslan Sultanovich Aushev was the president of Ingushetia from March 1993 to December 2001.
Ruslan Sultanovich Aushev was the president of Ingushetia from March 1993 to December 2001.
Sagadat Nurmagambetov
Sagadat Kozhahmetovich Nurmagambetov is a retired Soviet and Kazakhstani general who served as Chairman of Kazakhstan's State Defense Committee in 1991-1992 and Kazakhstan's first Minister of De...
Sagadat Kozhahmetovich Nurmagambetov is a retired Soviet and Kazakhstani general who served as Chairman of Kazakhstan's State Defense Committee in 1991-1992 and Kazakhstan's first Minister of De...
Samand Siabandov
Samand Aliyevich Siabandov (Саманд Алиевич Сиабандов; 20 November 1909 - 14 November 1989) was a Soviet Red Army officer and politician of Kurdish origin who was awarded the title Hero of the So...
Samand Aliyevich Siabandov (Саманд Алиевич Сиабандов; 20 November 1909 - 14 November 1989) was a Soviet Red Army officer and politician of Kurdish origin who was awarded the title Hero of the So...
Semion Ivanov
Semion Pavlovich Ivanov was a Soviet general.
Semion Pavlovich Ivanov was a Soviet general.
Semyon Budyonny
Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonny, sometimes transliterated as Budennyj, Budyonnyy, Budennii, Budenny, Budyoni, Budyenny, or Budenny, Семён Миха́йлович Будённый was a Soviet cavalryman, military comm...
Semyon Mikhailovich Budyonny, sometimes transliterated as Budennyj, Budyonnyy, Budennii, Budenny, Budyoni, Budyenny, or Budenny, Семён Миха́йлович Будённый was a Soviet cavalryman, military comm...
Semyon Krivoshein
Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein (Семён Моисе́евич Кривоше́ин, November 28, 1899, Voronezh, Russian Empire - September 16, 1978, Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet tank commander, who played a vital...
Semyon Moiseevich Krivoshein (Семён Моисе́евич Кривоше́ин, November 28, 1899, Voronezh, Russian Empire - September 16, 1978, Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet tank commander, who played a vital...
Semyon Kurkotkin
Semyon Konstantinovich Kurkotkin (Семё́н Константи́нович Курко́ткин; February 13, 1917 – September 16, 1990) was appointed Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1983.
Semyon Konstantinovich Kurkotkin (Семё́н Константи́нович Курко́ткин; February 13, 1917 – September 16, 1990) was appointed Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1983.
Semyon Morozov
Semyon Grigoryevich Morozov (Семён Григорьевич Морозов),, Taganrog – 23 February 1943, Taganrog) was commissar of the Taganrog antifascist underground organization (1941–1943).
Semyon Grigoryevich Morozov (Семён Григорьевич Морозов),, Taganrog – 23 February 1943, Taganrog) was commissar of the Taganrog antifascist underground organization (1941–1943).
Semyon Rudniev
Semyon V. Rudniev was one of the leaders of Soviet partisan movement during World War II, popular Commissar in the partisan formation operating in Ukraine and led by Sydir Kovpak.
Semyon V. Rudniev was one of the leaders of Soviet partisan movement during World War II, popular Commissar in the partisan formation operating in Ukraine and led by Sydir Kovpak.
Semyon Timoshenko
Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko was a Ukrainian military commander and senior professional officer of the Red Army at the beginning of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.
Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko was a Ukrainian military commander and senior professional officer of the Red Army at the beginning of the German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.
Semyon Trofimovich Bychkov
Semyon Trofimovich Bychkov (Семён Трофимович Бычков, 15 May 1918—4 November 1946) was a Soviet military pilot during World War II. He served first in Soviet Air Forces, where he downed seventeen...
Semyon Trofimovich Bychkov (Семён Трофимович Бычков, 15 May 1918—4 November 1946) was a Soviet military pilot during World War II. He served first in Soviet Air Forces, where he downed seventeen...
Serafim P. Subbotin
Serafim P. Subbotin was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Serafim P. Subbotin was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Serafim Subbotin
Serafim Pavlovich Subbotin was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Serafim Pavlovich Subbotin was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Sergei Kramarenko
Sergei Makarovich Kramarenko (Сергей Макарович Крамаренко) (born 23 April 1923) was a Soviet Air Force officer who fought in both the German-Soviet War and the Korean War.
Sergei Makarovich Kramarenko (Сергей Макарович Крамаренко) (born 23 April 1923) was a Soviet Air Force officer who fought in both the German-Soviet War and the Korean War.
Sergei Krikalev
Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev (Russian: Сергей Константинович Крикалёв, also transliterated as Sergei Krikalyov, born August 27, 1958) is a Russian cosmonaut and mechanical engineer.
Sergei Konstantinovich Krikalev (Russian: Сергей Константинович Крикалёв, also transliterated as Sergei Krikalyov, born August 27, 1958) is a Russian cosmonaut and mechanical engineer.
Sergei Rudenko (general)
Serhi Gnatovich Rudenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Гнатович Руденко, Russified: Сергей Игнатьевич Руденко Sergei Ignatevich Rudenko
Korop, Russian Empire - 10 July 1990, Moscow, Soviet...
Serhi Gnatovich Rudenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Гнатович Руденко, Russified: Сергей Игнатьевич Руденко Sergei Ignatevich Rudenko
Korop, Russian Empire - 10 July 1990, Moscow, Soviet...
Sergei Trofimenko
Sergei G. Trofimenko was a Soviet military commander, active in the Russian Civil War and Second World War.
Sergei G. Trofimenko was a Soviet military commander, active in the Russian Civil War and Second World War.
Sergey Akhromeyev
Sergey Fyodorovich Akhromeyev (Серге́й Фёдорович Ахроме́ев; May 5, 1923 – August 24, 1991) was a soviet military figure, Hero of the Soviet Union (1982), Marshal of the Soviet Union (1983).
Sergey Fyodorovich Akhromeyev (Серге́й Фёдорович Ахроме́ев; May 5, 1923 – August 24, 1991) was a soviet military figure, Hero of the Soviet Union (1982), Marshal of the Soviet Union (1983).
Sergey Biryuzov
Sergey Semyonovich Biryuzov (Серге́й Семёнович Бирюзо́в) (August 21, 1904 – October 19, 1964) was a Marshal of the Soviet Union and Chief of the General Staff.
Sergey Semyonovich Biryuzov (Серге́й Семёнович Бирюзо́в) (August 21, 1904 – October 19, 1964) was a Marshal of the Soviet Union and Chief of the General Staff.
Sergey Gorshkov
Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Sergey Georgiyevich Gorshkov was a Soviet naval officer during the Cold War who oversaw the expansion of the Soviet Navy into a global force.
Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Sergey Georgiyevich Gorshkov was a Soviet naval officer during the Cold War who oversaw the expansion of the Soviet Navy into a global force.
Sergey Gritsevets
Sergey Ivanovich Gritsevets (Сергей Иванович Грицевец) (19 July 1909, Baranavichy Raion – 16 September 1939, Vitebsk) was a Soviet major, pilot and twice recipient of the honorary title of...
Sergey Ivanovich Gritsevets (Сергей Иванович Грицевец) (19 July 1909, Baranavichy Raion – 16 September 1939, Vitebsk) was a Soviet major, pilot and twice recipient of the honorary title of...
Sigizmund Levanevsky
Sigizmund Aleksandrovich Levanevsky was a Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Sigizmund Aleksandrovich Levanevsky was a Soviet aircraft pilot of Polish origin and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Sigmund Jähn
Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn (born 13 February 1937) is a German pilot who became the first German to fly in space as part of the Soviet Union's Interkosmos programme.
Sigmund Werner Paul Jähn (born 13 February 1937) is a German pilot who became the first German to fly in space as part of the Soviet Union's Interkosmos programme.
Stanislav Poplavsky
Stanislav Gilyarovich Poplavsky (Станислав Гилярович Поплавский, Stanisław Popławski) (22 April 1902—10 August 1973) was a general in the Soviet and Polish armies.
Stanislav Gilyarovich Poplavsky (Станислав Гилярович Поплавский, Stanisław Popławski) (22 April 1902—10 August 1973) was a general in the Soviet and Polish armies.
Stepan Guryev
Stepan Savelevich Guryev (Степан Савельевич Гурьев) (1 August 1902 - 22 April 1945) was a Major General of the Soviet Army in World War II. Three days after he was awarded the Hero of the Soviet...
Stepan Savelevich Guryev (Степан Савельевич Гурьев) (1 August 1902 - 22 April 1945) was a Major General of the Soviet Army in World War II. Three days after he was awarded the Hero of the Soviet...
Stepan Krasovsky
Sczyapan Yakimavich Krasuisky was a Soviet Air Force marshal.
Sczyapan Yakimavich Krasuisky was a Soviet Air Force marshal.
Stepan Kretov
Stepan Ivanovich Kretov (Степан Иванович Кретов) (December 25, 1919 - January 19, 1975) was a Soviet military aviator.
Stepan Ivanovich Kretov (Степан Иванович Кретов) (December 25, 1919 - January 19, 1975) was a Soviet military aviator.
Stepan Naumenko
Stepan Ivanovich Naumenko was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Stepan Ivanovich Naumenko was a MiG-15 pilot of the Soviet Union.
Stepan Neustroev
Stepan Andreevich Neustroev (Russian: Степан Андреевич Неустроев; 12 August 1922, Talitsa, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union – 26 February 1998, Sevastopol, Ukraine) was a Soviet officer, comm...
Stepan Andreevich Neustroev (Russian: Степан Андреевич Неустроев; 12 August 1922, Talitsa, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Soviet Union – 26 February 1998, Sevastopol, Ukraine) was a Soviet officer, comm...
Stepan Repin
Private Stepan Spiridonovich Repin (Степан Спиридонович Репин, December 28, 1906 - October 18, 1982) was a Soviet soldier and medic who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1944 ...
Private Stepan Spiridonovich Repin (Степан Спиридонович Репин, December 28, 1906 - October 18, 1982) was a Soviet soldier and medic who was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union in 1944 ...
Svetlana Savitskaya
Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya (Светла́на Евге́ньевна Сави́цкая; born August 8, 1948, in Moscow, USSR is a former Soviet female aviator and cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming...
Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya (Светла́на Евге́ньевна Сави́цкая; born August 8, 1948, in Moscow, USSR is a former Soviet female aviator and cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming...
Tagir Kusimov
Tagir Taipovich Kusimov was a Soviet military leader of Bashkir origin.
Tagir Taipovich Kusimov was a Soviet military leader of Bashkir origin.
Tanya Baramzina
Tatiana Nikolaevna Baramzina (Татья́на Никола́евна Барамзина́) (December 12, 1919 – July 5, 1944) was a Soviet sniper in the German-Soviet War.
Tatiana Nikolaevna Baramzina (Татья́на Никола́евна Барамзина́) (December 12, 1919 – July 5, 1944) was a Soviet sniper in the German-Soviet War.
Timofey Khryukin
Timofey Timofeyevich Khryukin (Тимофе́й Тимофе́евич Хрю́кин;, Yeysk19 July 1953, Moscow) was a Soviet aviator, Spanish Civil War volunteer, and colonel-general of the Soviet Air Force.
Timofey Timofeyevich Khryukin (Тимофе́й Тимофе́евич Хрю́кин;, Yeysk19 July 1953, Moscow) was a Soviet aviator, Spanish Civil War volunteer, and colonel-general of the Soviet Air Force.
Todor Zhivkov
Todor Hristov Zhivkov; was the communist president of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from March 4, 1954 until November 10, 1989.
Todor Hristov Zhivkov; was the communist president of the People's Republic of Bulgaria from March 4, 1954 until November 10, 1989.
Toktar Aubakirov
Toktar Ongarbayuly Aubakirov is a retired Kazakhstani Air Force officer and a former cosmonaut.
Toktar Ongarbayuly Aubakirov is a retired Kazakhstani Air Force officer and a former cosmonaut.
Valentin Kotyk
Valentin Aleksandrovich Kotyk (1930-02-01 - 1944-02-17) - was a Soviet pioneer, and a partisan scout, the Hero of Soviet Union (posthumously).
Valentin Aleksandrovich Kotyk (1930-02-01 - 1944-02-17) - was a Soviet pioneer, and a partisan scout, the Hero of Soviet Union (posthumously).
Valentin Lebedev
Valentin Vitaljevich Lebedev was a Soviet cosmonaut who made two flights into space.
Valentin Vitaljevich Lebedev was a Soviet cosmonaut who made two flights into space.
Valentin Varennikov
Valentin Ivanovich Varennikov was a Soviet/Russian general and politician, best known for being one of the planners and leaders of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, as well as one of the instigator...
Valentin Ivanovich Varennikov was a Soviet/Russian general and politician, best known for being one of the planners and leaders of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, as well as one of the instigator...
Valentina Grizodubova
Valentina Stepanovna Grizodubova (Валентина Степановна Гризодубова, Валентина Степанівна Гризодубова Valentina Stepanivna Grizodubova; May 10, 1909 in Kharkov – 1 May, 1993 in Moscow) was a ...
Valentina Stepanovna Grizodubova (Валентина Степановна Гризодубова, Валентина Степанівна Гризодубова Valentina Stepanivna Grizodubova; May 10, 1909 in Kharkov – 1 May, 1993 in Moscow) was a ...
Valentina Tereshkova
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a retired Soviet cosmonaut, and was the first woman in space.
Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova is a retired Soviet cosmonaut, and was the first woman in space.
Valeri Kubasov
Valeri Nikolayevich Kubasov is a former Soviet cosmonaut who flew on two missions in the Soyuz programme as a flight engineer: Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 19 ', and commanded Soyuz 36 in the Intercosmo...
Valeri Nikolayevich Kubasov is a former Soviet cosmonaut who flew on two missions in the Soyuz programme as a flight engineer: Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 19 ', and commanded Soyuz 36 in the Intercosmo...
Valery Bykovsky
Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew three manned space mission space flights: Vostok 5, Soyuz 22, and Soyuz 31.
Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew three manned space mission space flights: Vostok 5, Soyuz 22, and Soyuz 31.
Valery Chkalov
Valery Pavlovich Chkalov (February 2, 1904 – December 15, 1938) was a Russian aircraft test pilot and a Hero of the Soviet Union (1936).
Valery Pavlovich Chkalov (February 2, 1904 – December 15, 1938) was a Russian aircraft test pilot and a Hero of the Soviet Union (1936).
Valery Rozhdestvensky
Valery Ilyich Rozhdestvensky was a USSR cosmonaut.
Valery Ilyich Rozhdestvensky was a USSR cosmonaut.
Vasily Chuikov
Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov (Russian: Васи́лий Ива́нович Чуйко́в) (February 12, 1900 – March 18, 1982) was a Russian lieutenant general in the Red Army during World War II, twice Hero of the Soviet...
Vasily Ivanovich Chuikov (Russian: Васи́лий Ива́нович Чуйко́в) (February 12, 1900 – March 18, 1982) was a Russian lieutenant general in the Red Army during World War II, twice Hero of the Soviet...
Vasily Ivanovich Petrov
Vasily Ivanovich Petrov, in Stavropol Krai.
Vasily Ivanovich Petrov, in Stavropol Krai.
Vasily Korzh
Vasily (Vasil) Zakharovich Korzh (Васіль Захаравіч Корж, Василий Захарович Корж; 13 January 18995 May 1967), also known under the Soviet partisan nom de guerre "Komarov", was a Belarus...
Vasily (Vasil) Zakharovich Korzh (Васіль Захаравіч Корж, Василий Захарович Корж; 13 January 18995 May 1967), also known under the Soviet partisan nom de guerre "Komarov", was a Belarus...
Vasily Kozlov (politician)
Vasil Ivanavich Kazlow was a Soviet politician.
Vasil Ivanavich Kazlow was a Soviet politician.
Vasily Kuznetsov (general)
Vasily Ivanovich Kuznetsov was a Soviet General and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vasily Ivanovich Kuznetsov was a Soviet General and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vasily Lazarev
Vasily Grigoryevich Lazarev (Васи́лий Григо́рьевич Ла́зарев; February 23, 1928 – December 31, 1990) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 12 spaceflight as well as the abor...
Vasily Grigoryevich Lazarev (Васи́лий Григо́рьевич Ла́зарев; February 23, 1928 – December 31, 1990) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 12 spaceflight as well as the abor...
Vasily Molokov
Vasily Sergeyevich Molokov was a Soviet aircraft pilot, major general of aviation, and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vasily Sergeyevich Molokov was a Soviet aircraft pilot, major general of aviation, and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vasily Reshetnikov
Vasily Vasiliyevich Reshetnikov (Василий Васильевич Решетников) (born 1919) was a Soviet pilot during World War II. Reshetnikov flew 307 missions mainly as a pilot for a long range bomber and i...
Vasily Vasiliyevich Reshetnikov (Василий Васильевич Решетников) (born 1919) was a Soviet pilot during World War II. Reshetnikov flew 307 missions mainly as a pilot for a long range bomber and i...
Vasily Shatilov
Vasily Mitrofanovich Shatilov was a Soviet general who commanded the 150th Rifle Division during the Battle of Berlin.
Vasily Mitrofanovich Shatilov was a Soviet general who commanded the 150th Rifle Division during the Battle of Berlin.
Vasily Zaytsev
Vasily Grigoryevich Zaytsev (; March 23, 1915 – December 15, 1991) was a Soviet sniper during World War II, notable particularly for his activities between November 10 and December 17, 1942, dur...
Vasily Grigoryevich Zaytsev (; March 23, 1915 – December 15, 1991) was a Soviet sniper during World War II, notable particularly for his activities between November 10 and December 17, 1942, dur...
Vassili Zaitsev
Vasily Grigorevich Zaytsev (Василий Григорьевич Зайцев, ; March 23, 1915 – December 15, 1991) was a Soviet sniper during World War II, notable particularly for his activities between November 10...
Vasily Grigorevich Zaytsev (Василий Григорьевич Зайцев, ; March 23, 1915 – December 15, 1991) was a Soviet sniper during World War II, notable particularly for his activities between November 10...
Viktor Fyodorovich Karpukhin
Viktor Fyodorovich Karpukhin (Виктор Фёдорович Карпухин; 1947 – March 24, 2003) was a member of the KGB who was instrumental in the Soviet Union's invasion and occupation of Afghanistan.
Viktor Fyodorovich Karpukhin (Виктор Фёдорович Карпухин; 1947 – March 24, 2003) was a member of the KGB who was instrumental in the Soviet Union's invasion and occupation of Afghanistan.
Viktor Gorbatko
Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko (Виктор Васильевич Горбатко; born December 3, 1934 in Ventsy-Zarya) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24, and Soyuz 37 missions.
Viktor Vasilyevich Gorbatko (Виктор Васильевич Горбатко; born December 3, 1934 in Ventsy-Zarya) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7, Soyuz 24, and Soyuz 37 missions.
Viktor Kulikov
Viktor Georgiyevich Kulikov (Виктор Георгиевич Куликов; born July 5, 1921) was the Warsaw Pact commander-in-chief from 1977 to 1989.
Viktor Georgiyevich Kulikov (Виктор Георгиевич Куликов; born July 5, 1921) was the Warsaw Pact commander-in-chief from 1977 to 1989.
Viktor Makeyev
Viktor Petrovich Makeyev was the founder of the Soviet-Russian school of sea missiles production.
Viktor Petrovich Makeyev was the founder of the Soviet-Russian school of sea missiles production.
Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev
Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev Виктор Михайлович Афанасьев; born 31 December 1948 is a colonel in the Russian Air Force and a test cosmonaut of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev Виктор Михайлович Афанасьев; born 31 December 1948 is a colonel in the Russian Air Force and a test cosmonaut of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
Viktor Patsayev
Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev (Ви́ктор Ива́нович Паца́ев; June 19, 1933 June 30, 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 11 mission and had the unfortunate distinction of being part of t...
Viktor Ivanovich Patsayev (Ви́ктор Ива́нович Паца́ев; June 19, 1933 June 30, 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 11 mission and had the unfortunate distinction of being part of t...
Viktor Pugachyov
Viktor Georgiyevich Pugachyov (Ви́ктор Гео́ргиевич Пугачёв) (born August 8, 1948 in Taganrog) is a Russian test pilot who was the first to show the so called Pugachev's Cobra maneuver ...
Viktor Georgiyevich Pugachyov (Ви́ктор Гео́ргиевич Пугачёв) (born August 8, 1948 in Taganrog) is a Russian test pilot who was the first to show the so called Pugachev's Cobra maneuver ...
Viktor Savinykh
Viktor Petrovich Savinykh was born in Berezkiny, Kirov Oblast, Russian SFSR on March 7, 1940.
Viktor Petrovich Savinykh was born in Berezkiny, Kirov Oblast, Russian SFSR on March 7, 1940.
Viktor Talalikhin
Viktor Vasilevich Talalikhin was a Soviet lieutenant and aviator during the Winter War and World War II and a Hero of the Soviet Union, among the first to perform aerial ramming at night.
Viktor Vasilevich Talalikhin was a Soviet lieutenant and aviator during the Winter War and World War II and a Hero of the Soviet Union, among the first to perform aerial ramming at night.
Vitaly Popkov
Vitaly Ivanovich Popkov (May 1, 1922, Moscow, Soviet Russia – February 6, 2010, Moscow, Russia, Виталий Иванович Попков) was a Soviet fighter pilot in the Second World War, an ace credited with ...
Vitaly Ivanovich Popkov (May 1, 1922, Moscow, Soviet Russia – February 6, 2010, Moscow, Russia, Виталий Иванович Попков) was a Soviet fighter pilot in the Second World War, an ace credited with ...
Vitaly Sevastyanov
Vitaly Ivanovich Sevastyanov (Виталий Иванович Севастьянов; 8 July 1935, Krasnouralsk, USSR – 5 April 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 9 and Soyuz 18 missions.
Vitaly Ivanovich Sevastyanov (Виталий Иванович Севастьянов; 8 July 1935, Krasnouralsk, USSR – 5 April 2010) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 9 and Soyuz 18 missions.
Vitaly Zholobov
Vitaly Mikhaylovich Zholobov (Виталий Михайлович Жолобов; born June 18, 1937 in Zburyivka, Kherson Oblast Ukrainian SSR) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on Soyuz 21 space flight as the fligh...
Vitaly Mikhaylovich Zholobov (Виталий Михайлович Жолобов; born June 18, 1937 in Zburyivka, Kherson Oblast Ukrainian SSR) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on Soyuz 21 space flight as the fligh...
Vladimir Alekseyevich Solovyov
Vladimir Alekseyevich Solovyov is a former Soviet cosmonaut.
Vladimir Alekseyevich Solovyov is a former Soviet cosmonaut.
Vladimir Alexeyev (admiral)
Vladimir Nikolaevich Alexeyev (Влади́мир Никола́евич Алексе́ев;, Kimiltev, Irkutsk Oblast, Russian Empire - 24 July 1999, Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet admiral.
Vladimir Nikolaevich Alexeyev (Влади́мир Никола́евич Алексе́ев;, Kimiltev, Irkutsk Oblast, Russian Empire - 24 July 1999, Moscow, Soviet Union) was a Soviet admiral.
Vladimir Chernavin
Fleet Admiral Vladimir Nikolayevich Chernavin (Владимир Николаевич Чернавин; born April 22, 1928) was the last Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy 1985-91 and the first Commander-in-Chief of t...
Fleet Admiral Vladimir Nikolayevich Chernavin (Владимир Николаевич Чернавин; born April 22, 1928) was the last Commander-in-Chief of the Soviet Navy 1985-91 and the first Commander-in-Chief of t...
Vladimir Druzhynin
Vladimir Nikolaevich Druzhinin (Владимир Николаевич Дружинин, December 25, 1907, Moscow - 20 August 1976, Kyiv) - Soviet state and party leader, the Hero of the Soviet Union during the Soviet-Ge...
Vladimir Nikolaevich Druzhinin (Владимир Николаевич Дружинин, December 25, 1907, Moscow - 20 August 1976, Kyiv) - Soviet state and party leader, the Hero of the Soviet Union during the Soviet-Ge...
Vladimir Dzhanibekov
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dzhanibekov (Владимир Александрович Джанибеков; born May 13, 1942) is a former cosmonaut who made five flights.
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dzhanibekov (Владимир Александрович Джанибеков; born May 13, 1942) is a former cosmonaut who made five flights.
Vladimir Ilyushin
Major General Vladimir Sergeyevich Ilyushin was a Soviet general and noted test pilot, and the son of aerospace engineer Sergei Ilyushin.
Major General Vladimir Sergeyevich Ilyushin was a Soviet general and noted test pilot, and the son of aerospace engineer Sergei Ilyushin.
Vladimir Karpov
Vladimir Vasilyevich Karpov was a Soviet writer of historical novels and public figure.
Vladimir Vasilyevich Karpov was a Soviet writer of historical novels and public figure.
Vladimir Kasatonov
Vladimir Afanasyevich Kasatonov was a Soviet military leader, fleet admiral, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vladimir Afanasyevich Kasatonov was a Soviet military leader, fleet admiral, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vladimir Kolpakchi
Vladimir Yakovlevich Kolpakchi (Владимир Яковлевич Колпакчи, Колпакчи Володимир Якович) (* September 7, 1899, Kyiv – † May 17, 1961, Moscow) was a Soviet General of the Army duri...
Vladimir Yakovlevich Kolpakchi (Владимир Яковлевич Колпакчи, Колпакчи Володимир Якович) (* September 7, 1899, Kyiv – † May 17, 1961, Moscow) was a Soviet General of the Army duri...
Vladimir Komarov
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov was a Soviet test pilot, aerospace engineer and cosmonaut in the first group of cosmonauts selected in 1960.
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Komarov was a Soviet test pilot, aerospace engineer and cosmonaut in the first group of cosmonauts selected in 1960.
Vladimir Konovalov
Rear Admiral Vladimir Konstantinovich Konovalov, Владимир Константинович Коновалов (December 5, 1911 – November 29, 1967) was a Soviet Navy distinguished submarine commander during World War II.
Rear Admiral Vladimir Konstantinovich Konovalov, Владимир Константинович Коновалов (December 5, 1911 – November 29, 1967) was a Soviet Navy distinguished submarine commander during World War II.
Vladimir Kovalyonok
Vladimir Vasiliyevich Kovalyonok (Уладзі́мір Васі́льевіч Кавалёнак; Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ковалёнок; born March 3, 1942 in Beloye, Minsk Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Vladimir Vasiliyevich Kovalyonok (Уладзі́мір Васі́льевіч Кавалёнак; Влади́мир Васи́льевич Ковалёнок; born March 3, 1942 in Beloye, Minsk Oblast, Byelorussian SSR, was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Vladimir Lyakhov
Vladimir Afanasyevich Lyakhov, Soviet Union on July 20, 1941 is a former Soviet cosmonaut, twice named a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vladimir Afanasyevich Lyakhov, Soviet Union on July 20, 1941 is a former Soviet cosmonaut, twice named a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Vladimir Mikhailin
Vladimir Vasilyevich Mikhailin (Владимир Васильевич Михайлин) (born July 12(25), 1915, Moscow) is a Soviet military leader (now retired), admiral, and Hero of the Soviet Union (November 18, 1989).
Vladimir Vasilyevich Mikhailin (Владимир Васильевич Михайлин) (born July 12(25), 1915, Moscow) is a Soviet military leader (now retired), admiral, and Hero of the Soviet Union (November 18, 1989).
Vladimir Seryogin
Vladimir Sergeyevich Seryogin (in Russian, Владимир Сергеевич Серёгин, Moscow Jul.
Vladimir Sergeyevich Seryogin (in Russian, Владимир Сергеевич Серёгин, Moscow Jul.
Vladimir Titov
Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov (Владимир Георгиевич Титов), Colonel, Russian Air Force, Ret., and former Russian cosmonaut was born January 1, 1947, in Sretensk, in the Zabaykalsky Krai region of R...
Vladimir Georgiyevich Titov (Владимир Георгиевич Титов), Colonel, Russian Air Force, Ret., and former Russian cosmonaut was born January 1, 1947, in Sretensk, in the Zabaykalsky Krai region of R...
Vladimir Vasyutin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Vasyutin (Russian:Влaдимиp Bлaдимиpoвич Васютин, born March 8, 1952, Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, died July 19, 2002) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Vasyutin (Russian:Влaдимиp Bлaдимиpoвич Васютин, born March 8, 1952, Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, died July 19, 2002) was a Soviet cosmonaut.
Vladimír Remek
Vladimír Remek (born 26 September 1948) is the first Czechoslovak in space and the first cosmonaut from a country other than the Soviet Union or the United States.
Vladimír Remek (born 26 September 1948) is the first Czechoslovak in space and the first cosmonaut from a country other than the Soviet Union or the United States.
Vladislav Volkov
Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov (Владисла́в Никола́евич Во́лков; November 23, 1935June 30, 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 11 missions.
Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov (Владисла́в Никола́евич Во́лков; November 23, 1935June 30, 1971) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 11 missions.
Vsevolod Bessonov
Vsevolod Borisovich Bessonov ( Всеволод Борисович Бессонов) (1932–1970) was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and hero of the Soviet Union.
Vsevolod Borisovich Bessonov ( Всеволод Борисович Бессонов) (1932–1970) was a Soviet Navy submarine commander and hero of the Soviet Union.
Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov
Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov (Александров Вячеслав Александрович) (January 4, 1968 — January 8, 1988) was a Guards Junior Sergeant and squad commander in the 9th airborne company, 345th I...
Vyacheslav Alexandrovich Alexandrov (Александров Вячеслав Александрович) (January 4, 1968 — January 8, 1988) was a Guards Junior Sergeant and squad commander in the 9th airborne company, 345th I...
Vyacheslav Zudov
Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Zudov (Вячесла́в Дми́триевич Зу́дов, born January 8, 1942 in Bor, Gorky Oblast, Russian SFSR) was a USSR cosmonaut.
Vyacheslav Dmitriyevich Zudov (Вячесла́в Дми́триевич Зу́дов, born January 8, 1942 in Bor, Gorky Oblast, Russian SFSR) was a USSR cosmonaut.
Yakov Kreizer
Yakov Grigorevich Kreizer (Яков Григорьевич Крейзер; 4 November 1905, Voronezh – 29 November 1969, Moscow) was a Soviet field commander.
Yakov Grigorevich Kreizer (Яков Григорьевич Крейзер; 4 November 1905, Voronezh – 29 November 1969, Moscow) was a Soviet field commander.
Yakov Pavlov
Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov was a Soviet Red Army soldier awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his role in defending "Pavlov's House" during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Yakov Fedotovich Pavlov was a Soviet Red Army soldier awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union for his role in defending "Pavlov's House" during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Yakov Smushkevich
Yakov Vladimirovich Smushkevich was Commander of the Soviet Air Force.
Yakov Vladimirovich Smushkevich was Commander of the Soviet Air Force.
Yaroslav Iosseliani
Yaroslav Iosseliani was a Soviet Navy submarine commander of Georgian ethnicity.
Yaroslav Iosseliani was a Soviet Navy submarine commander of Georgian ethnicity.
Yekaterina Zelenko
Yekaterina Ivanovna Zelenko (September 14, 1916—September 12, 1941) was a Soviet (ethnic Ukrainian) war pilot.
Yekaterina Ivanovna Zelenko (September 14, 1916—September 12, 1941) was a Soviet (ethnic Ukrainian) war pilot.
Yevgeni F. Ivanovski
Army General Yevgeni F. Ivanovski served in numerous high commands following the second World War, including the command of the Moscow Military District from 1968 to 1972, command of the Group o...
Army General Yevgeni F. Ivanovski served in numerous high commands following the second World War, including the command of the Moscow Military District from 1968 to 1972, command of the Group o...
Yevgeniy Savitskiy
Yevgeniy Yakovlevich Savitzky was a World War II fighter ace, 22 individual and 2 group victories, Commanding General of Aviation of the Air Defense Forces of the Country, twice Hero of the Sovi...
Yevgeniy Yakovlevich Savitzky was a World War II fighter ace, 22 individual and 2 group victories, Commanding General of Aviation of the Air Defense Forces of the Country, twice Hero of the Sovi...
Yevgeniya Rudneva
Evgeniya Maksimovna Rudneva (Евгения Максимовна Руднева), also known as Zhenya Rudneva (Женя Руднева) (Berdiansk, December 24, 1920 – April 9, 1944 near Kerch) was a Soviet military ai...
Evgeniya Maksimovna Rudneva (Евгения Максимовна Руднева), also known as Zhenya Rudneva (Женя Руднева) (Berdiansk, December 24, 1920 – April 9, 1944 near Kerch) was a Soviet military ai...
Yevgeny Fyodorov
Yevgeny Konstantinovich Fyodorov was a Soviet geophysicist, statesman, public figure, academician, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Yevgeny Konstantinovich Fyodorov was a Soviet geophysicist, statesman, public figure, academician, and Hero of the Soviet Union.
Yevgeny Khrunov
Yevgeni Vassilyevich Khrunov (Евгений Васильевич Хрунов; September 10, 1933 – May 19, 2000) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 5/Soyuz 4 mission.
Yevgeni Vassilyevich Khrunov (Евгений Васильевич Хрунов; September 10, 1933 – May 19, 2000) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 5/Soyuz 4 mission.
Yevgeny Nikonov
Yevgeny Alexandrovich Nikonov was a Russian war hero martyred during the Soviet defense of Estonia in 1941.
Yevgeny Alexandrovich Nikonov was a Russian war hero martyred during the Soviet defense of Estonia in 1941.
Yevgeny Pepelyaev
Colonel Yevgeny Georgievich Pepelyaev (born 18 March 1918 in Bodaybo, Irkutsk, Eastern Siberia) is a Soviet fighter pilot of the Korean War, tallying 20 kills, second only to his compatriot Niko...
Colonel Yevgeny Georgievich Pepelyaev (born 18 March 1918 in Bodaybo, Irkutsk, Eastern Siberia) is a Soviet fighter pilot of the Korean War, tallying 20 kills, second only to his compatriot Niko...
Yevgeny Shapovalov
Yevgeny Petrovich Shapovalov (Шаповалов, Евгений Петрович) was a Soviet army general who was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union.
Yevgeny Petrovich Shapovalov (Шаповалов, Евгений Петрович) was a Soviet army general who was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union.
Yevgeny Tolstikov
Yevgeny Ivanovich Tolstikov (Евгений Иванович Толстиков) (1913 - December, 1987) was a Soviet polar explorer, awarded by the Hero of the Soviet Union title.
Yevgeny Ivanovich Tolstikov (Евгений Иванович Толстиков) (1913 - December, 1987) was a Soviet polar explorer, awarded by the Hero of the Soviet Union title.
Yuri Garnaev
Yuri Alexandrovich Garnaev (Юрий Александрович Гарнаев, 17 December 1917 - 6 August 1967) was the famous test pilot in the Soviet Union.
Yuri Alexandrovich Garnaev (Юрий Александрович Гарнаев, 17 December 1917 - 6 August 1967) was the famous test pilot in the Soviet Union.
Yury Artyukhin
Yury Petrovich Artyukhin (Ю́рий Петро́вич Артю́хин; June 22, 1930 – August 4, 1998) was a Soviet Russian cosmonaut and engineer who made a single flight into space.
Yury Petrovich Artyukhin (Ю́рий Петро́вич Артю́хин; June 22, 1930 – August 4, 1998) was a Soviet Russian cosmonaut and engineer who made a single flight into space.
Yury Romanenko
Yury Viktorovich Romanenko is a former Soviet cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union.
Yury Viktorovich Romanenko is a former Soviet cosmonaut, twice Hero of the Soviet Union.
Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev
Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev was born in the village Nikolayevsk, Stalingrad Oblast,USSR on August 27, 1941.
Yury Vasilyevich Malyshev was born in the village Nikolayevsk, Stalingrad Oblast,USSR on August 27, 1941.
Zinaida Portnova
Zinaida Martynovna Portnova, commonly known as Zina Portnova (Зинаида Мартыновна Портнова, Зина Портнова) (February 20, 1926 - January 15, 1944) was a Russian teenager, Soviet partisan and...
Zinaida Martynovna Portnova, commonly known as Zina Portnova (Зинаида Мартыновна Портнова, Зина Портнова) (February 20, 1926 - January 15, 1944) was a Russian teenager, Soviet partisan and...
Ziya Bunyadov
Ziya Musa oglu Bunyadov was an Azerbaijani historian, academician, and Vice-President of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan.
Ziya Musa oglu Bunyadov was an Azerbaijani historian, academician, and Vice-President of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan.
Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
Zoya Anatolyevna Kosmodemyanskaya, alternatively Romanised as Kosmodem'yanskaya was a Soviet partisan, and a Hero of the Soviet Union.
Zoya Anatolyevna Kosmodemyanskaya, alternatively Romanised as Kosmodem'yanskaya was a Soviet partisan, and a Hero of the Soviet Union.