Photo selection of famous personalities of the twentieth century (21 photos)

Politicians, writers, musicians, scientists, actresses and many other people who left their mark on history.





Marlene Dietrich, 1935.

German and American actress, singer and sex symbol of the 1930s. Her charisma was incredible, Dietrich was a shocking type of beautiful and charming woman, at the same time vicious and innocent, defiantly sexual and unapproachable. She was an ardent fighter against German fascism, freedom-loving, left Germany without supporting Hitler's policies.

At the end of the 20th century, she was included in the top ten list of the greatest actresses of classical Hollywood cinema.



Maxim Gorky and Maria Andreeva pose for Ilya Repin in the Penaty estate, 1905.

The Penaty estate is located in the village of Repino (the old name of Kuokkala) as part of the Kurortny District of St. Petersburg. Now you can visit their estate with a tour.

The painting, which was painted by Ilya Repin, can be seen in the National Art Museum of the Republic of Belarus.





American actor Harrison Ford, 1981.

This actor became a cult figure during his lifetime, having starred in such cult films as: "Star Wars", "Indiana Jones", "Blade Runner" and many other wonderful films.



Vladimir Mayakovsky in the Izvestia newspaper cuddling the publisher's cat, 1925.

A cute photo with a furry friend was taken in an apartment in Sokolniki, after V.V. Mayakovsky returned from a trip to the USA. This is a small part of a group photo that once flew around the Internet. I will post the full photo in the comments.

The photo was given to the museum by Mayakovsky's muse, Lilya Brik, in 1955.



US President Richard Nixon plays bowling on September 17, 1971.

President Richard Nixon plays bowling at the White House. Perhaps it was not the best time for a photo shoot, he had a war in Vietnam, African-American protests, and he found time to play.



First Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee Nikita Khrushchev on vacation outside the city, 1960.

In a business suit, all that's left to do is fish.



The future 40th President of the United States, Ronald Reagan, works part-time as a model. California, 1940.

One of the most popular presidents of the United States. Before becoming president, he was an actor. During his career, the 40th President of the United States Reagan starred in 54 feature films



Senior Sergeant Mikhail Kalashnikov during his work at the NIPSMVO test site, 1944.

The most famous Soviet small arms designer in the world.

Interesting fact: Mikhail Timofeevich Kalashnikov was the 17th child in a family in which only eight of the nineteen children born survived.



Actress Audrey Hepburn in the Belgian Congo, 1958.

Like Marlene Dietrich, she is one of the greatest actresses of American cinema. In the Belgian Congo, she starred in the film "The Nun's Story".



Actress Natalia Fateeva, 1960s.

Soviet theater and film actress. People's Artist of the RSFSR, who is about to turn 90.



Clara Zetkin and Rosa Luxemburg, 1910.

Thanks to these two short ladies, women all over the world have more rights and an international women's day on March 8.



USSR national team players Andrei Starostin, Lev Yashin and Igor Netto with the European Cup, 1960.

Andrei Petrovich Starostin was no longer a football player at that time, but held the post of head of the USSR national team.

Lev Yashin is the only goalkeeper in the history of world football to have won the Golden Ball (the most prestigious individual award for a football player).

Igor Netto is the 1960 European Champion and the 1956 Olympic Champion in football, a 5-time USSR Champion and a 3-time USSR Cup winner. Legend of Moscow Spartak.



Brigitte Bardot in Saint-Tropez, 1958.



Photographer: Willy Rizzo

Young Salvador Dali with his wife Elena Dyakonova, 1933.

Elena Dyakonova is better known by the name Gala. She was called the muse of the surrealists, she was the muse of Paul Eluard and Salvador Dali, other famous poets and artists. In 1934, she married Salvador Dali.



Yuri Gagarin with his family in the Moscow region, 1960.

Less than a year remained until the main flight in the life of Yuri Gagarin and the entire Soviet cosmonautics.

Interesting fact: According to the official service description, Yuri Gagarin's height was 165 cm. According to other sources, the cosmonaut's height was 157 cm. But in most photographs this is completely unnoticeable. Mastery of Soviet photojournalism



The wedding of the famous politician Gennady Zyuganov, 1966. His chosen one was Nadezhda Amelicheva. They knew each other from school, entered the same institute. Zyuganov to the physics and mathematics department, and his wife to the history department. Gennady Zyuganov turned out to be a good family man, and chose a wife, with whom he still lives together.



1950s model and sex symbol Bettie Page and a cheetah. 1954.

Bettie Page is a legendary model and actress of the 50s, a muse of photographers, and the queen of the pin-up style.



John Kennedy plays hide-and-seek with his daughter Caroline, 1958.

A touching and sad photo at the same time. In 5 years, the assassination attempt on the president will happen, which will fly around and shock the whole world.

And the daughter is now 67 years old.



Photographer: Ed Clark

Stalin, his daughter Svetlana and Lavrenty Beria at their dacha near Moscow, 1935.



Greta Thyssen. Los Angeles, 1956. The Danish film actress, who was crowned Miss Denmark in 1951, later moved to the United States to take part in filming.