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Lenin
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Russian Revolutionary, a communist politician, main leader of the October Revolution.
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Andropov
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Soviet Politician and General Secretary of the CPSU. Attempted to improve the economy
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Putin
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Current Acting President of Russia currently serving second term from 2004-2008
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Zhdanov
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Soviet politician, joine dBolsheviks in 1915, became party leader in Leningrad
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Yevgraf
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Film: Doctor Zhivago, Brother to Doctor Yuri Zhivago, the films main framing device.
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Stalin
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee. From
1928 on became the major party leader and dictator of Soviet Union. |
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Chernenko
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Soviet politician and general secretary of the cpsu who led the soviet union until his death
just 13 months after starting his rule, March 10, 1985 |
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Lean
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Film Director of Doctor Zhivago.
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Komarovsky
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Film: Doctor Zhivago, a lawyer with Political connections, Rapes Lara.
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Khrushchev
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Leader of Soviet Union after Stalin, Removed from power in 1964 and replaced by Brezhnev.
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Gorbachev
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Russian Politician, leader of soviet union until it's collapse in 1991. helped end cold war.
Also ended the political supremacy of the communist party of the soviet union (CPSU) and dissolved the Soviet Union. Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1990. |
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Strelnikov
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Film: Doctor Zhivago, also known as Pasha, married to Lara
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Pasha
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Film: Doctor Zhivago, married to Lara, also known as Strlnikov
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Brezhnev
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General Secretary of the (CPSU) and twice chairman of the presidium of the supreme soviet
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Yeltsin
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First president of the Russian Federation , serving from 1991 to 1999
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Lara
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Movie: Doctor Zhivago, main female character, falls in love with Yuri, married to Pasha
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