Famous People From Russia
www.thefamouspeople.com › russiaDescribed by The Wall Street Journal as the man Vladimir Putin fears most, Alexei Navalny is widely regarded as Russia's opposition leader. He is famous for his accusations of corruption in Russia and Putin's government. In 2011, he created the Anti-Corruption Foundation, which was dissolved in 2020. In August 2020, there was an attempt to assassinate him, when he was poisoned during a flight from Tomsk to Moscow.
Famous People in Russia | Frommer's
www.frommers.com › russia › in-depthSelected List of Russian Leaders. Rurik 862-79 Viking prince who founded state of Rus, based in northern city of Novgorod and populated by eastern Slavs. Vladimir I 978-1015 Prince who chose Orthodox Christianity as the Russian state religion, launching widespread cathedral construction. Oversaw emergence of Kievan Rus as major European state.