Torez Maurice (28/04/1900 – 07/11/1964), figure of the French and international workers' and communist movement. He was born in a miner. Before 1920 worked as a farmhand, a miner. In March 1919 joined the Socialist Party, was actively involved in the struggle for its adherence to the Comintern. (more…)

Lianozov Stepan (1872 – 1951), a major Russian oilman. Managing Director and board member for more than 20 oil industry and other companies, one of the organizers of the Russian General Petroleum Corporation ("Oïl") established the Russian-Asian, international and other (more…)

Julius Caesar (100 – 03.15.1944 BC Chr.) – A famous Roman statesman and writer. He was born, according to ancient historians, in 100 BC, the Chr. Mommsen finds it incompatible with the career of Caesar and offers, without sufficient reason (according to the leges annales), 102 BC, the Chr. Julia was born (more…)

Axelrod Love Isaakovna (1868 – 05/02/1946) – The Russian philosopher and literary critic.

From 1884 to the revolutionary movement. In 1887 – 1906 lived in exile, which in 1892 became a Marxist group "Emancipation of Labour". (more…)

Sverdlov, Yakov Mikhailovich (22.05 (03.06) .1885 – 3.16.1919), figure of the Communist Party and Soviet State. A member of the Communist Party since 1901. Born in the family of an artisan-engraver. Since 1900 worked as an apprentice in a pharmacy; spread propaganda among the workers and Kanavin Sormovo. In 1901, he was arrested (more…)

Gracchus – two brothers, the famous Roman political figures.

There were though a plebeian, but already nominated in the ranks of a new kind of aristocracy optimatskoy Sempronius. Their father, Tiberius Gracchus, was twice consul and time – the censor.

As a mother (more…)

Struve, Peter Berngardovich (26/01/1870 – 02/26/1944), Russian politician, economist, philosopher, the chief representative of "Legal Marxism".

The son of the governor of the Perm. Graduated from the Faculty of St. Petersburg University (1895). In the 90 years (more…)

Maxim Litvinov (cf. Fam. And the name – Ballagh Max; pseudo party. – "Papa", Maksimovich, Felix, etc.) (05 (17) .07.1876 – 12.31.1951), Soviet politician and activist, diplomat. A member of the Communist Party since 1898. Born in a family servant.

From 1898, he led the Social-Democrats (more…)

Trotsky, Lev Davidovich (pseudonym's real name – Bronstein) (11/07/1879 – 08/21/1940) was born on November 7, 1879 in Kherson province in the country Yanivka. His father was a rather large tenant. Trotsky, he graduated from Technical High School, (more…)

Frederic Cesar de La Harpe (La Harpe) (06.04.1754 – 30.03.1838), Swiss politician.

By profession a lawyer. In the 80's. invited by Catherine II of Russia as an educator of her grandson, the future Russian Emperor Alexander I.

Liberalism de la Harpe and protect (more…)