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Articles with tag "On This Day"
On This Day Marina Tsvetayeva Was Born
Marina Tsvetayeva was born in Moscow in 1892.
On This Day Sergei Yesenin Was Born
The young poet behind Russian 'imaginism' was born on Oct. 3, 1895.
On This Day Sergei Ozhegov Was Born
Ozhegov's legacy lives on today in the work of translators, academics and students of Russian around the world.
On This Day Lev Tolstoy Was Born
Nearly two centuries later, Tolstoy remains one of the greatest novelists in history.
On This Day Ivan the Terrible Was Born
Ivan IV was one of Russia's most powerful but erratic leaders.
On This Day: Leon Trotsky Was Assassinated With an Ice Pick
Leon Trotsky died on this day on in 1940.
On This Day Rock Legend Viktor Tsoi Died
Viktor Robertovich Tsoi was born and raised in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg. The Russian rock legend and frontman of the group Kino was the only child...
On This Day: The Kursk Submarine Disaster
On This Day Ilya Repin Was Born
The most well-known and renowned Russian artist of the 19th century, Ilya Repin's influence and significance in art has been likened to Leo Tolstoy in...
On This Day in 1930 Oleg Popov Was Born
Even if you don't like clowns, you'd like Oleg Popov.
On This Day in 1841 Mikhail Lermontov Died
This brilliant, prolific poet and prose writer lived only 27 years.
On This Day: Anna Akhmatova
Anna Akhmatova is one of Russia’s most brilliant poets.
On This Day: Ivan Goncharov
On June 18, 1812 Russian writer Ivan Goncharov was born in Simbirsk (now Ulyanovsk). Born into a wealthy merchant family, Goncharov went to boarding school...
On This Day: Alexander Pushkin
Having written his first poem at 15, Pushkin quickly gained recognition in the Russian literary scene.
On This Day: Ufa Train Disaster
On this day in 1989, the deadliest postwar rail disaster in Russian history took place.
On This Day: Andrei Sakharov
Sakharov won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1975 but was persecuted for his efforts for civil liberties.
On This Day: Mikhail Bulgakov
Today a household name in Russian literature, Bulgakov’s best and most known work was published after his death in 1940.
On This Day: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Tchaikovsky was the first Russian composer to become an international sensation.
On This Day: Catherine the Great
On May 2, 1729, the woman who would become Catherine the Great was born as Princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst in Stettin, Prussia.
On This Day: Nicholas II Signs Decree for “Tolerance Development”
On April 30, 1905, Emperor Nicholas II issued a decree on “Tolerance Development.”
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