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Political Figures of Russia
Leaders, thinkers and campaigners from Russia, born between 1814 and 1931, each placed on the 12 axes of the 12 Axes Political Test from their own speeches, writings and record. Sources are on every profile.
Heads of state and government
In order of office
President of the Soviet Union (1990-1991)Mikhail GorbachevLast leader of the Soviet Union, whose reforms of perestroika and glasnost and foreign policy of new thinking helped end the Cold War, and who won...
President of Russia (1991-1999)Boris YeltsinRussia's first elected president, who defeated the 1991 hardline coup, helped dissolve the Soviet Union and launched shock-therapy market reforms,...
Revolutionaries
In order of birth
1814-1876Mikhail BakuninMikhail Bakunin was a Russian revolutionary and the leading 19th-century advocate of collectivist anarchism, whose dispute with Karl Marx divided the...
1842-1921Peter KropotkinPeter Kropotkin was a Russian geographer and the leading theorist of anarchist communism, known for arguing that cooperation, or mutual aid, is a key...
Activists and reformers
In order of birth
★ 12 axes · 4 groups · 3 lengths ★
Where would you sit among them?
Take the 12 Axes test and see where you land next to the 5 figures from Russia, and which three figures from history are closest to you.
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Russia: questions
Which political figures from Russia are on PoliticalTests?
5 figures from Russia, born between 1814 and 1931, including 2 heads of state or government. Each has a profile with sources. Leaders still active in politics are not included.
Where do figures from Russia sit on the political compass?
On the economic axis, 3 sit on the left, 0 near the centre and 2 on the right. Up and down the compass, 2 are on the authority side, 1 near the middle and 2 on the liberty side.
How are these positions worked out?
Each person is placed on the 12 axes of the 12 Axes Political Test from their own speeches, writings, votes and record in office, with sources on every profile page. The compass shows two of those measures: economic views across, and the mean of the civil and society axes up and down. The placements describe stated positions, not character or success in office.
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