Vladimir Putin is the current President of Russia. He was elected as Russia’s second President (succeeding Boris Yeltsin) in 2000 and served until 2008. After four years as Prime Minister of Russia he was re...
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Russian Leaders Timeline
This Russian leaders timeline contains a list of every Russian leader since Ivan I. A couple of quick notes before we start. Firstly, we’ve chosen Ivan the Terrible to start this journey because, before he became the...
Russian leader during ww2
The Soviet leader for the duration of World War II was Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party for thirty years from 1922. Stalin was an infamous figure who represented a bleak period in Russian history...
Catherine the great facts
Catherine the Great was one of the most famous rulers of Russia but how much do we know about her life? Like many Russian rulers, we are all familiar with the name but we may be a little ignorant about her history. Here...
Joseph Stalin height
The height of Joseph Stalin is often open to conjecture and looking into this question in greater detail will usually lead to a range of conflicting results. Reports vary between heights of 5 foot 4 and 5 foot 6 and a...
Matt HarrisStalin religion
The cruel reign of Joseph Stalin saw many Soviet people persecuted for a whole host of spurious reasons. If their political of religious beliefs didn’t tally with the regime, deportation was the likely outcome followed...
Russian Stereotypes
Russia has been a multi ethnic country for many centuries but that hasn’t stopped the outside world from forming a stereotypical view of some of the nation’s inhabitants. From vodka drinking to universal wearing of the...
Valentina Tereshkova Facts
The space race was a fascinating era for those who like to study recent Russian history and there are many notable achievements that can be claimed by the former USSR. While the Soviet Union may have missed out on the...
How did Joseph Stalin die
When you consider the controversial life of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, it’s perhaps no surprise that his death itself is shrouded in myth and mystery. Was Stalin murdered, or did he die of natural causes? There...
Svetlana Stalin
While the cruel reign of Josef Stalin marked a grim period in Russian and Soviet history, the story of his daughter Svetlana is, in many ways, no less fascinating. In cold war Russia, she caused a major furore when in...