Vladimir Pokrovsky (02/28/1937) – A former deputy minister of Russia on CIS Affairs (January 1999 – June 2000) was born in Rostov-on-Don, graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute in 1959, Doctor of Economics Professor; career path began to associate the branch laboratory of the Ministry of Aviation (more…)
Catherine de Medici (1519 – 1589) – Queen of the French. Her father, Lorenzo, who bore the titles of Duke of Urbino, the son of Peter and nephew of the Medici Pope Leo X. Her mother, of the house de la Tour d'Auvergne, was a Frenchwoman. Early childhood orphaned E. coincided with tumultuous (more…)
Saul – the first king of the Jewish people, anointed king by Samuel, at the request of the people, in the XI century. BC Chr. The election of the king of this simple, though wealthy Benjamite who went looking for the lost asses, but found a kingdom, takes us into the era of the primary stages (more…)
Yaroslav I Vladimirovich (the Wise) (978 – 1054), son of St. Vladimir and Rogneda – one of the most famous ancient princes. Even during his life made the first division of the land among his sons, Vladimir Yaroslav put in Rostov, and then, after the death of his elder son Vysheslava moved him to Novgorod, in addition to senior – Svatopluk Turowski, (more…)
Adasheff Alexei Fedorovich (died 1561), Russian statesman.
From Kostroma gentry of kinship with the Moscow nobility. Since the late 40's. 16 th century one of the leaders of the government has chosen glad to promote the implementation of major reforms, strengthen the central government (more…)
Castro, Fidel (Castro Ruz) (13.08.1927), statesman, political and military leader of Cuba, has the highest military rank of Major of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba. Born to a wealthy landowner.
In 1949 he graduated from jur. Faculty of Havana University Press, received a doctorate (more…)
Dolgorukov James F. (1659 – 1720) was very good for that time education, under the guidance of a mentor from the Poles, and is fluent in Latin.
In 1682, during the Moscow Uprising, he openly took the side of Prince Peter's, which made him a potted stolnik.
Princess (more…)
Akhenaton (Amenhotep IV) (1419 – 1400 BC) 10th Dynasty pharaoh XVIII, the son of Amenhotep III and Queen Tii. Akhenaten is famous for the fact that during his short life carried religious reform, going to the assertion of monotheism. S. Freud, relying on the traditional chronological scheme, whereby (more…)
Ashoka (died 232 BC) – Indian ruler of the Maurya dynasty, the grandson of the founder of the dynasty of Chandragupta and his son Bindusary. Ascended the throne approx. 268. The main source of information about him serve carved on rocks and columns of inscriptions which are found all over India. (more…)