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One of the prime organizers of the National Bolshevik Party, Russian politologist Aleksandr Dugin is known for his association with fascism. He supports the creation of a Eurasian empire, which will oppose North Atlantic interests. He has also penned books such as The Fourth Political Theory and Foundations of Geopolitics.
Arkhip Kuindzhi was a Russian painter of Greek origin. Best remembered for his landscape paintings, Kuindzhi traveled extensively throughout his life. He then went on to serve as a professor at the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in Russia. He is credited with teaching future painters and artists like Konstantin Bogaevsky, Nicholas Roerich, and Arkady Rylov.
The person behind the development of the Vaganova method, Agrippina Vaganova was a significant name in the Russian ballet scene. She also penned Fundamentals of the Classical Dance, which is the most-followed text on ballet. At Mariinsky Ballet, she was known as the queen of variations.
Russian human rights activist and journalist Natalya Estemirova, also known as Natasha, made headlines when she was kidnapped and brutally shot dead, in what many suspected was a state-sponsored killing. In fact, her friend and collaborator Anna Politkovskaya was also shot dead in a similar fashion earlier.
Svyatoslav Fyodorov not just made a name for himself as an ophthalmologist but had also stepped into Russian politics, contesting as a presidential candidate. One of the pioneers of refractive surgery, he developed radial keratotomy, the first surgical cure of myopia, or nearsightedness, and a surgical treatment for glaucoma, too.
Remembered for her gentle femininity, dramatic gifts and graceful dances, Raisa Struchkova was a leading ballerina of the internationally famed Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. Debuting on stage in 1945, she went on to become nationally famous with her title role in Cinderella, eventually retiring from stage in 1978, thereafter starting to coach younger dancers like Ekaterina Maximova and Nina Ananiashvili.
Ivan Karlovich Arnold was a Russian artist and educator remembered for establishing the Moscow School for the Deaf. The school, which was founded in 1860, was the first school for the deaf in the city. He served as the director of the school from 1860 to 1866. His contributions were honored in 1900 when the school was rechristened Arnoldo-Tretyakov School.
