Mann, Tom (15/04/1856 – 03/13/1941), figure of the British labor movement. In 1866 – 1870 worked in the mines since 1870 ironworker. Active leader of the Social Democratic Federation (founded in 1884). One of the organizers of the London dockers' strike (in 1889), in 1890 – 1893 Chairman (more…)
Felix Dzerzhinsky (30.08 (11.09) .1877 – 7.20.1926), Soviet politician and activist, an active member of the Polish and Russian revolutionary movement.
Born into the landed gentry family. In 1895 joined the Lithuanian Social Democratic organization in Vilna, joining its left wing. In 1896 left school and became a professional revolutionary. (more…)
Varvara Nikolaevna Yakovleva (01/01/1884 – 12/21/1944), Soviet politician and activist. A member of the Communist Party since 1904. Born in Moscow. From the petty bourgeoisie. Studied at the University for Women, led the Social Democratic propaganda in workers' (more…)
Stasov Elena (1873 – 1966), leader of the Russian and the international communist movement, the Hero of Socialist Labor (1960). A member of the Communist Party since 1898. Daughter of D. Stasov. After graduating from high school, worked together with H. Krupskaya in Sunday schools for the workers, (more…)
MacLennan, Gordon (5/12/1924), figure of the British labor movement. Born in a working class family. Member of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) in 1943. He participated in a youth communist and trade union movement. Since 1949 the head of the organizational department, then secretary of the CPV in Glasgow. (more…)
Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin (07 (19) .11.1875 – 03.06.1946), of the Communist Party and Soviet State, Hero of Socialist Labor (1944). A member of the Communist Party since 1898. Born into a peasant family. He graduated in 1889 the village school. In 1893, began working in St. Petersburg as an apprentice (more…)
Motilal Nehru (06/05/1861 – 06/02/1931), figure of the Indian national liberation movement, one of the leaders of the Indian National Congress (INC). A popular lawyer, father Jawaharlal Nehru. In 1919 and 1928 was elected chairman of Congress. One of the founders (1923) and the party leaders (more…)
Iovkova Zinaida ANDREEVNA (1/11/1940). Chairman of the Council of Women of Primorsky Krai, was born January 11, 1940, higher education, a journalist, working chairman of the Committee on Relations with political parties, civic and religious organizations, Primorsky Krai Administration.
Semashko, Nikolai Alexandrovich (08 (20) .09.1874 – 18.05.1949), Soviet politician and statesman, is one of the organizers of Soviet public health, academician of Academy of Medical Sciences (1944) and the RSFSR (1945). A member of the Communist Party since 1893. Born to a teacher. (more…)
