Remembered for killing over three hundred German and other enemy soldiers during World War II, this Soviet Red Army 25th Rifle Division Major earned the distinction of being history's most accomplished woman sniper. She received the Order of Lenin and was designated a Hero of the Soviet Union....
Harrison's work has been translated into multiple languages including French, Greek, Chinese, and Russian. He was the recipient of multiple awards and honors including a Guggenheim Fellowship (1969), the Mark Twain Award for distinguished contributions to Midwestern literature (1990), and induction ...
5– Robert Hanssen (79): Former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States from 1979 to 2001 – age 79. 7– The Iron Sheik (81): Retired Iranian-American professional wrestler, amateur wrestler, and actor. Born...
He played an important role in the history of Russian opera and was the father of Alberto Cavos.Cavos is celebrated in Russian musical history as the man who composed the opera Ivan Susanin in 1815, 20 years before Mikhail Glinka's opera of the same name. The plot, based on an episode...
woman to climb Everest, after Rebecca Stephens.On 1 December 1995 she became the third woman, and the first British woman, to climb all seven continental summits inclusive of Kosciuszko, the highest mountain in mainland Australia. On the same date she also became the fifth...