Ivan III
Theodore Roosevelt earned a Nobel Peace Prize by negotiating a peace treaty between Russia and Japan in 1905.
That was Ivan.
A muitne saved is a minute earned, and this saved hours!
most russians were factory workers who earned low wages in manufacturing
The 1963 American film From Russia with Love runs about 115 minutes and earned a 7.5 rating from IMDB. This is the James Bond movie with Sean Connery.
The consequences were that a lot of Russians - military and civilian- were killed. However, the Army sent to invade Russia was pretty well destroyed, and now the Russians began marching into Germany. The invasion of Russia earned Hitler another enemy that helped destroy the Nazi forces. Bad move on Hitler's part.
Hitler's loathing for Slavs drove him to invade Russia. And his attempt to annihilate the Jews earned the death penalty for many of his colleagues.
Nationalized the banks and seized control of the economy Officially separated the government from the church Workers had earned the right to an eight-hour workday
The term "Timur the Lame" refers to the 14th-century Turko-Mongol conqueror Timur, who was also known as Tamerlane. He earned the nickname "the Lame" due to an injury he sustained to his leg in his youth, which left him with a permanent limp.
The record for the longest stay on the International Space Station is held by a Russian cosmonaut. Sergei Avdeyev earned the record by staying aboard for just over 747 days.
Stalin originaly came from Georgia, south of Russia. His real name was Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili. Stalin was in trining to become a priest, however he rejected this idea. His mother wished him to become a priest as it would elevate him from his lowly postion in life. Stalin become involved in anti-tzarist movements, which earned him 3 year stint in Siberia, which held many prisoners, political and criminal. It was during this time he changed his name to Stalin, which means 'Man of steel' or 'Steel' in Russian.
This site has a lot of info for you: < http://www.gegoux.com/JosephVernet/peint.htm.......... Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (July 29, 1817 - May 5, 1900) was a Russian-Armenian painter. Born in the town of Feodosiya, Crimea, he spent his childhood in poverty. His talent as an artist earned him sponsorship and entry to the Simpheropol gymnasium and later the St. Petersburg Academy of arts. Earning awards for his early landscapes and seascapes, he went on to paint a series of portraits of Crimean coastal towns before travelling throughout Europe. In later life, his paintings of naval scenes earned him a longstanding commission from the Russian Navy. With funds earned during his successful career as an artist he opened an art school and gallery in his home town of Feodosiya. He left over 6000 works at his death in 1900. Earning awards for his early landscapes and seascapes, he went on to paint a series of portraits of Crimean coastal towns before travelling throughout Europe. In later life, his paintings of naval scenes earned him a longstanding commission from the Russian Navy. He also painted some artworks for the Ottoman Sultan which are currently in Turkish museums. Aivazovsky's works have been auctioned for as much as $2,125,000 and his international reputation continues to grow. He is also said to be the most forged of all Russian painters.