History Profiles

Historical Figures from Russian Empire

The most influential historical figures born in or associated with Russian Empire.

Portrait of Dmitri Mendeleev

Dmitri Mendeleev

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Chemist · 1834 – 1907

Dmitri Mendeleev was a Russian chemist who created the periodic table of the elements, one of the most important organizing principles in all of science.

  • Periodic table of elements
  • Periodic law
 Portrait of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

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Composer · 1840 – 1893

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian Romantic composer whose richly emotional music — including the ballets Swan Lake and The Nutcracker and the 1812 Overture — made him one of the most popular and widely performed composers in the world.

  • Swan Lake
  • The Nutcracker