Тут по челу видно, что не знает никого, ибо Пушкина называют все, так как он первый приходит в голову, а этих недоумков будки и майотки знают только такие же недоумки
@@palminart3189какой же ты душный клоун, выйди на улицу тут другие реали,другая Музыка в моде у Молодежи. Если не готов принимать это, закройся в себе и не пиши ничего
I think no other can be compared with Russian poetry. I know some poets from Britain, France, Germany, the USA, but most of them do not reach the level of Pushkin, Lermontov, Yesenin and many dozens of others. The Russian language itself is very large and has dozens of almost identical words, each of which can show not only meaning, but also feelings. Because of such a wide choice, ideal rhymes appear. Pushkin could write a 100-sheet book in verse, and at the same time it would be ideal in terms of plot and rhymes, conveying feelings and emotions. English is much easier to learn than Russian, but it is weaker in content and capabilities. It's a pity that foreigners can't fully appreciate Russian poetry without translation - it's incredible.
When I needed to translate my fiction story into English at university, I had problems with the choice of words. Since we have a lot of synonyms that in English can mean something completely different or just similar, but not quite the same. And my long sentences made it even more difficult, it was almost impossible for me to understand where and how to put commas in English. A sentence could occupy a paragraph of 5-8 lines, with a bunch of complex parts and divide it into several - it meant killing the meaning and emotional tone of the text. As a person from Russia, I advise you to read Ivan Efremov - "the hour of the bull". This book will tell you a lot about the situation in the world now.
@@veon_veon In terms of synonyms English is richer than Russian. It doesn't mean everything from Russian can be perfectly translated to English and vice versa. Anyway, I still prefer Russian poetry though.
@@mihail263 I think we just have a different way of forming words and sentences and it's confusing. You have not heard our modern youth :) I am already 3 years younger than people in part I do not understand.
Oh, c'mon! I thought no one would mention Dostoievski. That's the guy that made me interested in Russian culture when a professor of criminal law asked us to read Crime and Punishment and Karamazov Brothers.
The books u mentioned are just fantastic. I’ve already met so many foreign people who love our books and every time i asked them about them about their favorite - they answered something that Dostoevsky wrote. Literally the greatest Russian writer. So great that people from other countries read our books. Hello from Russia :)
@@michael10282 Greetings from Brazil, my friend! Yes. It's my favorite literature. I read them all: Turgueniev, Tolstoi, Gorki, Bulgakov etc! I made Russian friends. I listened to Russian music. All after reading Dostoievski. God bless him.
@@TVaz7777 Wow, that’s just great, i have no words to describe how great is this tho :) Brazil is so far from us but still some people are into Russian culture there. By the way, could u pls tell me the name of bands or songs u listened to? I bet there are some post-punk and “doomer” stuff :)
The Russian cultural world is one you cannot fathom, just reading the Russian classic literature will take approximately a lifetime. We Bulgarians are very proud to have shared the Cyrillic alphabet with the Rus.
Went to a Russian school when I was 13-15, in the literature class they talked about Pushkin and Chekhov so much that even I, who didn't understand Russian, have a great impression of them lol
@@OksanaRoz yeah it was my first foreign experience, and a quite interesting one. The people were amazing tho, most of them were always willing to help
Yes! There are so many Russian talents who were able to bring their knowledge to the world. Thank you for enlightening and not letting everyone forget that Russians cannot be hated and forgotten. Love and friendship rule the world. So let's not forget that we are all human beings!
Thank you for these heartwarming words, every time i read comment section under such videos i feel so much love for people from other countries. So great that many people are interested in Russian culture and history. I really appreciate it. Thanks❤️
People that support a mafia style government and the slaughter and rape innocent women and children are not Humans, could not be further from being a Human. Love and friendship are not saving Ukrainians now, Russia refused to talk or be friends, now they will pay the heavy price for their crimes against humanity. Its not Russian Hate, there is over 6000+ war crimes documented already, these people are monsters. Just think how you would feel if an innocent family member of yours was killed or raped. Russians say life is good nothing is wrong, nothing change, its just a special operation, only military targets, and the Moskva ship just had a accidental fire after floating on its own for 43 years..... No one will will ever believe or trust Russia again, its going to drown in its lies, implosion is inevitable. Lets see what the result is after few years then decide how "good" the Russians are. Putin will be famous for leading his people back into economic and social isolation, and is most likely his goal for total control.
Best from Russia for Poland) Most of the people who are present in the video have studied or are studying at humanitarian institutes. And there's nothing wrong with that, because I studied at a music school myself and you have no idea how difficult Chopin's works were given to me.))
the thing is, that "best in world" is always someone's pesonal opinion. Some people could call Pushkin the best, some Dostoyevsky, some peopl would mention not russian writer. So all of them would be considered the best.
That's what Russians love to say and what I used to hear on my torturous Russian literature classes, "they're famous to the entire world, the whole world reads them" while in reality only those who are acquainted with a world literature are familiar with them while vast majority are gonna be like pushwho? Kafka, Murakami, Goethe, Machiavelli, Firdausi, those are renowned
@@siratshi455 Nah. You're just being Russophobic. I'm from a small city in Mexico and I had heard of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy even when I was a kid. On other hand the vast majority of common people in the world don't know who Ferdowsi, Murakami or Goethe are
Dostoevsky inspired me to look beyond surface in russian culture, religion, politics and other aspects of their daily living. The reason why I get entangled and inlove with Russia. His profound thinking about God intervention and analysis of human existence and being is extraordinary! He is the greatest writer of all time!
I'm Italian and I read everything he wrote, every single novel. I do agree with you, Dostoevsky is the greatest writer of all time. So unfortunate I can't read him in Russian. I started with White Nights, and then I read all the others, and many other Russian authors. I also visited St Petersburg because I wanted to be in the city where most of his works are settled. I was there in July, probably more than 20 years ago, just after the white nights. If you didn't yet, please read Dead Souls by Gogol (he was from Ukraine), and another great book is Oblomov by Goncharov.
As Russian I’m literally shocked no one mentioned Gagarin. Seriously, what the hell? Thanks that guy for Korolev though. Also I’d probably choose Vrubel and Feshin. Or Roerich. Exellent artists. Shostakovich and Tchaykovsky, Boris Grebenshikov - for their music and texts of songs. And…Hell, it’s not easy to choose quickly, pool is really too big. But I still don’t get lack of Gagarin!
Korolev was Ukrainian, from Zhitomir. Unless they meant it like "Russian Empire = Soviet Union = Russian Federation", which might make sense considering the number of people who said Stalin. Definitely surprised that no one mentioned Gagarin, though, especially right after April 12. Edit: Don't want that to sound combative, especially considering current events. I just studied this stuff a lot and there's a strong trend to claim that the entire Soviet space program was Russian instead of people from many Soviet republics. Tsiolkovsky was Russian, Glushko was Ukrainian, Keldysh was Latvian, etc etc. The cosmonauts selected were almost all Russian at first, though. Gagarin, Titov, Komarov, Tereshkova.
Yeah I was thinking the same as the video finished like wtf? I know nearly all of the people they mentioned in the video are known around the world but how does no body mention the first human that journeyed to outer space?
This is a really interesting question, as are the answers. I'm old enough to remember when Gagarin was the most famous man in the world, when Solzhenitsyn was the most famous dissident and Gorbachev didn't stand in the way of the Berlin wall coming down. There's 3.
Solzhenitsyn was sadly a far-right figure in the early post-Soviet era who was mostly well known for promoting "Russki Mir" bs than his famous works about Stalinist oppression and gulags.
I heard one legend that another could fly for Gagarin's place, but they didn't take him because his first or last name had German roots. Awful. (google translation)
Надеюсь что наш большой "патриот" Ургант, останется у вас на западе и никогда не вернётся, вместе со всеми нашими "элитками". Пожалуйста заберите их себе.
My 3 picks: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Garry Kasparov Daniil Medvedev Russia has contributed a lot to the world, let's never forget that. I hope the world can become peaceful once again and that we can all be united as siblings.
yep, as a Russian i can say that his works are the fundament of all chemistry, nothing in chemistry can’t be done without his periodic table. Btw, do you use his periodic table in your schools and universities? I always wondered what kind of periodic table students from the west countries use. maybe there is another version of it even tho there are no need to make another one, some of elements in it are named after different people/cities/states and countries around the world so i guess his table is in used all around the world.
Love it. Let’s show love to Russia and educate the world about Russia and all the things that are because of Russia. They need our love now more than ever .
Thank you so much, u are surely right about this. Such heartwarming comments are making me feel so happy for the west countries. I always loved their culture/people/cities and now i know that some people from West Europe love Russia too❤️
It's impressive that so many young people can quickly recall some of the more significant people from *years* ago. I have noticed before on this page that in general the young people seem to be very well educated.
@@xboxgamerhr, there's nothing wrong with educating kids about harmful stereotyping. In the US, the quality of the public education system is slipping and it shows. Education should be the number one priority with funding to match.
I'm Russian and my answeres would be Yuri Gagarin, Alexander the second and Sergei Prokofiev. Don't know why no one mentioned Gagarin, he is the first man who comes to my mind if someone says "famous Russian".
Gagarin was all propaganda bro, he never went into space (sarcasm) Being Ukrainian - I am still proud of Gagarin for USSR achievements. (as much as I hate USSR and Russia now - their space programme was great)
@@arleitiss true but ours is in a deep ass now lol Seems like you don't hate Russians or Americans directly, that's great really. Many people would hate them a lot in your place, I guess
After the first three, I was thinking of others, but all I could remember of Gagarin was his first name, Yuri. It made me sad to think of him, though, because it reminded me of Laika.
Ah Kandinsky, one of my favourite abstract artists. Tolstoy again another great Russian writer, reading Anna Karenina at school had a profound impression on me. One of my favourite films as well by the amazing Alexander Sokurov is Russian Ark, as well as Faust. Russia is enriched with culture.
@@robshepherd3782 you can thank my parents for there influence in regards to Russian art. I bought my dad a print of ‘Circles in a Circle’ by Kandinsky, which he proudly displays in his study. I always love going to the Tate London to see his work.
It was sooo joyful to hear about Kandinsky from someone at least, yeah. His winter motives are indescribably wonderful. Also.. this is so funny, because i want to watch "Russian Ark" over 10 years already, oh.
@@sometimesidreamaboutcheese I can honestly say Russian Ark is a film that you’ll never forget. Rich in history, aesthetically pleasing to the eyes and just overall soothing. It’s a experience you need to watch once in your life
@@user-rc3ne4su6f he’s overrated and frequently hated by students who are forced to read his books at the age of 15-17 No, really, his writing style and didactic christianity are vomit-provoking. I wish we spent more time reading Chekhov, Gorkiy and Bulgakov
This was an excellent video for reminding the world about the many famous Russians who have contributed to the arts and sciences. Interesting that there were not many famous Russian women mentioned, if any at all. Did anyone mention any of these three women: Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova, Anna Pavlova, Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya, Anna Akhmatova?
As a Russian, I have no respect for Tereshkova. She was chosen as the first female cosmonaut for political reasons of her working-class background among more capable and educated women. She shamefully failed her mission and the aforementioned Korolev swore that under his leadership there would no longer be a single woman in space, and he kept his promise. After the flight, she became an ordinary Soviet deputy and has remained so ever since. Her latest initiative as a deputy from Putin's "United Russia"party is to reset Putin's terms so that he rules Russia at least until 2036. So fuck her.
Unfortunately, Tereshkova at this point supporting oppressive regime (for example, she was the one who publicly supported the idea of reseting presidential terms, which made Putin literally the eternal president). I can't tell is she really believe in modern Putin regime, or she's just old misguided woman. I'm not eliminating all of her achievements of the past, she is still and forever keep her status as the great cosmonaut, but considering everything the regime doing right now, I won't condone her actions and public position. Fun fact (not really) about Korolev is that he was in GULAG, where he barely survived, but in the end he and his family (his daughter for example - you can hear her story in the Yuri Dud's video about Kolyma (Kolyma - Birthplace of Our Fear) on YT) were still supporting Stalin. So yeah, great people are still people.
Yashin (The only football goalkeeper who received the Golden Ball. After winning Euro 1960, they wanted to buy him at Real Madrid, and a couple of other players, but all refused, since in the USSR it was not customary to "sell", the fans would not forgive them), Gagarin (the first man in space)
I have such a great admiration for the Russian people, they have so much culture, also the young people have very good education. The current situation is very sad, of course for the people of Ukraine, but also to some extent to the Inhabitants of Russia. I pray, that the war will end very soon, without Ukraine giving up its sovereignty, and that Russia will be embraced again in the World-Society. Unfortunately this all seems to be wishful thinking at this very moment, but we should not give up our hopes and dreams
As a Russian person, I can say that I really admire Russian literature and Art in general. All my childhood I was fascinated by the works of Pushkin and Lermontov. In high school, I was struck by the work "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky and the play "The Cherry Orchard" written by Chekhov! I would also like to mention the wonderful Soviet cinematography and music! Russian Culture is extremely amazing and magical in its own way.. I am glad that I was born a creative person and I hope that in the future I will make a useful contribution in this life!
I recently started to watch Russian cinema and was blown away by the quality of the acting and writing. The literature had me from an early age, but I was not exposed to it in school-unfortunately.
Dostoevsky is famous as well, but Pushkin is literally iconic in Russia. We even call him "the sun of russian poetry" It's hard to translate poems and save the beauty of the language and metaphors, so that's why he is probably not as famous outside Russia as another artists
Nice selection at 5:22. My favorite famous Russian is Natalia Osipova. I'm surprised no ballet dancer was named, Russian ballerinas are so out of the world
She hasn't danced in Russia for a number of years... she's been in London for a long time. If this question were asked in the Soviet Union, Galina Ulanova and Maya Plisetskaya would have been named.
Thank you for this. I have not studied famous Russians, but your country has an impressive list of artists, authors, and scientists. I probably knew about one third of them.
There are so many great Russian people who have contibuted to the Arts and to Science throughout the centuries. Russian people should not be cancelled and I hope that the artists, scientists and writers continue to propel mankind forward and inspire those who will follow.
I could name quite a good number of famous Russians if asked in the street and i am British. Then again i am not a raving xenophobic lunatic like a lot of people are at the moment. In my personal opinion the most celebrated should be Yuri Gagarin because it took an enormous amount of bravery and trust to do what he did. Your country has contributed massively to the culture of this world.
@@saintman9460 And he ate a lemon from his tea. This is what many Russians do. And the queen also ate a lemon. I wonder if this story is true or is it just a tale?
Surprised that no one mentiones Zemfira, while she is one of the greatest modern Russian singers, poets and composers. Truly a genius woman. Also: Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Tarkovsky, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Serov, Horowitz, Rostropovich, Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva, Nabokov... The list goes on forever
hello, namesake! im from russia and have the same surname as vladimir. by the way, ive been to poland and accidently drove by the village named Wysocki)
@@ganievtj1721 Согласен, тут ещё и видос можно было более конкретным сделать. Типо разделить на несколько роликов и сделать например: 3 музыканта, 3 писателя, 3 ученых и ещё пару направлений наберется. Выдающихся русских людей, как и в любой другой стране, огромное количество так что за такое время быстро среагировать и назвать тех самых кого считаешь великими и известными - трудно.
Yesenin is a miracle even for Russians. But it is impossible to translate into English while maintaining the rhythm, meaning and shades, alas. Like Pushkin. You have one word for a girl, and we have at least 20. And all girls will be different. And all twenty words will have same root :)
Hi I'm from Croatia and although its very hard to pick 3 most famous of all famous Russians I'll pick Mikhail Lermontov (especially because his work - Герой нашего времени), Andrei Tarkovsky (no need explaining that) and Garry Kimovich Kasparov as one of the greatest chess masters ever, also because of his political views and actions and last but not least he has a Croatian passport so he is my compatriot. If that counts because he is from Jewish-Armenian family :)
Hi! I'm pleasantly surprised that some foreigners know Lermontov) The first names that came to mind: Broz Tito, duet 2Cellos and Novoselic from Nirvana :) But honestly first thing I remembered was Croatian seaside with its amazing turquoise water and poetic landscapes ^^ Best wishes! 🙏
@@glaya7548 Hi! Probably you're right about Lermontov as a majority of foreigners would probably say Dostoevsky, Bulgakov, Tolstoy, Pushkin, Gorky but I really like works of Lermontov (brings me some nice memories and could again easily visualize beautiful Caucasus mountains and plains between two ranges). Since you mentioned him, Josip Broz was truly one of the greatest Croats respected world wide. Not exactly my music taste 2Cellos guys, but there's a ton of good music across the Balkans, sadly not that popular (You hit on the spot with Chris Novoselic, I like grunge and always exploring all kinds of music from all over the world). For instance Soviet funk music from the 70' was a big surprise! :) Thank you for your kind words about seaside! It is beautiful and the sea is still crystal clear and harmless (There are no dangerous species or at least lets say it is more probable a plane will land on top of your head than you'll get bitten by a shark). The coastal cities are well preserved with lots of history from Roman times onwards. Kind regards and you're more than welcome coming back to Croatia and enjoy whatever you like! 💓
@@glaya7548 Actually Lermantov has its own street in capital of Serbia, Belgrade. And everyone knows for Pushkin, Gargarin, Zukov, Esenin, Rasputin, Tolstoy...
The question was about celebrities, not global celebrities. I was more surprised by how many people called writers, poets, and not representatives of pop culture.
I'm surprised no one mentioned Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov who was a Soviet and Russian lieutenant general, inventor, military engineer, writer, and small arms designer. He is most famous for developing the AK-47 assault rifle and its improvements, the AKM and AK-74, as well as the PK machine gun and RPK light machine gun.
Russians are mainly proud with their culture and historical heritage, they are also taught reading these books in schools. Engineers.. Not so much. Mendeleev is known, because his story is told on chemistry classes, his name is used when people reffer to periodic table, as "Mendeleev's Periodic Table". Some similar things to physicists, person, who invented radio, lightbulb (specifically from Russia). Sakharov, because of course. Gagarin, even though not a scientist, but it is close, Korolev. And those are generally all I can remember from top of my head
Kalashnikov himself said that it would be better if he invented a vacuum cleaner than a deadly weapon, but for us the word Kalashnikov means an automatic machine and not a creator) it’s a pity that they didn’t say about Anatoly Karpov or Garik Kasparov
@@ОлегВолохов-ж8у the copy I have contains several stories, deathbof Ivan Ilyich being the first one. The cover is Grey and says TOLSTOY at the top and has a picture of a man in black outline.
i'm a serbian and glad to find out some new russian historic figures, for me it was little odd they havent mentioned dostoyesky sooner, only the guy near the end mentioned him
American in Chicago~ Yuri Gagarin ( shocked nobody said his name ), Vasily Zaytsev ( the hero of Stalingrad ) and Boris Yeltsin (first president of the Russian Federation).
@@haris4527 Тарковского и Артемьева россияне должны знать мое мнение.... сам Сталкер пересматриваю и музыку Артемьева слушаю, когда грустно на душе, но у нас Клаву, да Киркорова с Пугачевой упоминают...
Pushkin, Tchaikovsky, Aivazovsky :) We can change last one to Pyotr I who built my city (Saint-Petersburg) since it was brought to my attention Aivazovsky's ethnicity was Armenian. Though Pushkin is not my overall favourite poet I think he is the most "famous", in world and in Russia itself. His poem "To Chaadaev" is extra relevant now.
@@tony--james This is horrible, as all destruction that is happening. Even if Russia manages to pay reparations after war many things can never be returned, as lives as also historical/important buildings. Inside Russia there is a "Z" on a museum dedicated to blockade of Leningrad now. Utter disrespect. We all learned in school how horrible it was and now same thing is being done by us to another nation and f***ing celebrated.
Tchaikovsky was of Ukrainian cossack descent (from cossack family of Chaika which is Ukrainian for seagull the bird), visited Ukraine a lot, regarding it as his true motherland despite being born in ethnic russian territories. He wrote many pieces inspired by Ukrainian history and culture.
@@voleksandr7065 Thank you for clarification, checked it in wiki, says he was born in Armenian family in Ukrainian territory in Russian empire and studied in Saint Petersburg, so I assume we can say he is Armenian by ethnicity and would be Ukrainian by nationality if it had an independent status at the time. I can adjust my list though you can say that about a lot of Russian famous people, for example Gogol is a very Ukrainian author (I say "very" because it is not only in his identity but also can be seen in some of his books though they are written in Russian) but is considered a Russian writer if you look him up. Most of us are part Ukrainian part Russian too. Honestly it is a hard question in itself what it means to be "Russian" because it was an empire then USSR for so long we are all mixed by now. If you ask about nationality or ethnicity. Pushkin is the most famous Russian and he is part African. Stalin is Russian but he is not Russian, he is Georgian. I am Russian but my dad's part of the family comes from Ukraine and Chuvashia and mom's seems to be Russian but with a Polish surname for some reason. Etc. There are still some areas of Russia that in my opinion could be their own countries but for now are considered "Russian" (examples: Kalmykia, Yakutia).
as a russian i can say that you are right in some way. But also we can mention Durov, Ilya Segovich and Arkady Volozh here. Durov is a founder of VK and Telegram and Ilya and Arkady are the founders of Yandex. All these guy work in IT sphere but unfortunately according to the current situation nobody of them don’t even want some news outlets mention their nationality…
@@vigdisrename2537 В плане что он отстранился от России? Ну в каком-то роде да, хотя впрочем и Марию Кюри все ассоциируют с Францией, но забывают ее польские корни. Как-то несправедливо получается, да и ВК он сделал ещё живя в России, а как по мне это самая удобная соцсеть из всех, которые я использовал. Функционал просто поражает.
@@ivannevmer5255 Brin moved to the USA at the age of 6. I doubt he remembers the USSR at all and doubt he can be considered as "Russian famous person"
@@mokuse1i285 Malevich was born in Kyiv( Ukraine, then time part of the Russian Empire) to Ukrainian-Polish parents. He called himself an ukrainian artist.
It's very difficult to make a choice (I'm not Russian): Yuri Gagarin, Peter the Great, Ilya Prigogyne, Sacha Guitry, Modest Mussorgsky, Mikail Kalashnikov.....
Andrey Nikolaevich Tupolev Artem Ivanovich Mikoyan Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov This is a famous aircraft engineers from USSR. Their design offices were designing aircrafts, that had many of Guinness's records.
Three Russians that influenced me and continue to do so; Kropotkin the Anarchist Prince, Kondratieff, the theorist of technological futurism and Vygotsky the educational theorist talking about obuchenie and learning in the "zone of proximal development" All visionary social thinkers
@@Balashkevych The Soviet people were in the Soviet Union, and no one thought about their nationality, they were all Soviet people, there were no divisions according to nationality.
Love the format. And it would work in most countries. My three Russians are Yuri Gagarin ( very brave and advanced science) , Marshal Zhukov ( very respected and helped to end a terrible war) and Rasputin ( famous for being infamous)
i would also say Nabokov, Tsoi and Roerich, also it´s weird that no one said Gagarin, Sharapova, Catherine the Great, Peter the Great, Solzhenitsyn, Tarkovsky, Malevich, Aivazovsky, Gaidai damn i just realized that this list could go on for ages, what Russia is doing right now makes me so sad because i appreciate our culture so much, but our current government is doing everything to discredit it
Russian music , Russian writers , Russian dancers , Russian history and culture are so big , and famous . 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺 who heard of Rasputin , every body everywhere. Is an example.
I counted 4 votes for Yesenin and 3 for Pugacheva. My choices would also include Gogol, Gorky, Peter the Great, Kolmogorov, Yuri Gagarin, Levi Yashin, and Yelena Isinbaeva.
At the very end someone mentioned My very favourite Fyodor Michailovich Dostoyevskij. No one mentioned my other two favourites though, but I will: Maksim Gorkij and Ivan Turgenyev!
If you start listing the most famous writers, then there will be a dozen or two. In Russia they love Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. But there are other equally great ones. These two are not my favorite. Gogol, Bulgakov, Chekhov, Kuprin are no worse.
This was interesting because many persons listed names I hadn’t’t heard of…not just the names of famous writers, composers and politicians which would have come to mind to most foreigners
I guess there's quite a difference between being famous and being internationally famous. My first thoughts were Tolstoy, Stalin, and Lenin. Of course, there's also a difference between being famous and being infamous.
This was super interesting! As a Kenyan, my responses would have been Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy and unfortunately Putin because I couldn't remember Navalny's name. This video also reminded me of Tchaikovsky, who would have been my preferred 3rd person to name.
Please remember that Gorbachev is an enemy of the people. Yes, to the West he is a great man because he helped to destroy Russia, but at home they hate him.
@@publicenemy9326 Now they think he was their enemy but he is one of the few políticians that will be beloved and remembered in a few decades, outside and inside Russia.
@@angelserrano3655 You can love him, remember him and everything else, but the Russians have a clear understanding of who he was and what he did for the collapse of the country. He is not a hero to his people. He is a traitor and so is Eltsen.
@@publicenemy9326 Russian people are victims of the KGB's propaganda and their complex of superiority. One day they will open their eyes ... that is all.
@@pyaesone9578 I mean... Soviets managed to send first satellite to space, to send first animal to space, the first man to space, first station to the Moon, the first woman to space, the first man into open space... well, Americans landed to the Moon, and it's also cool, also inspiring, also a great achievement of humanity, but, eh, please, try to understand why it annoys people of Post-Soviet countries when the US claim that they did a better job :) Now US is far ahead Russia in the race, and mostly Russian people who surround me admit that and give the credit to American scientists. But here there are still some Russian folks, like you mentioned, that think that we won the space race. USA bought Soyuzs, you know... Neither you, nor me, nor those folks have done anything for that by our hands, we just are proud of achievements of previous generations. In my opinion, Americans and Russians shouldn't argue about who did more to the exploration of space, but to admit the achievements of each other and to respect each other. But maybe there wouldn't be so many reached goals if the countries wouldn't be on race though... It's like when the US claim that they have won in the World War II. Yeah, they were on the winning side, and yeah, they had casualties, and any death of any person is awful and meaningful, but Soviet Union had lost more than 27 millions, while America mostly only sponsored other countries of the Alliance and lost about 400 000 people. People of both countries are alike. If they understand the similarities and respect the differences, probably there will be less hate and less invasions.
In India, we know about Lenin, Breznev, Putin, Chekhov, Tolstoy, Mendeleev. Writings of Chekhov and Tolstoy are included in literature curriculum. Mendeleev is known for periodic table
Very interesting! I learned a lot from this video. My first three responses were Stalin, Tchaikovsky and Tolstoy. I can think of others, but those are the first that popped in my mind. I wonder what Americans in the U.S. would say if they were asked to name 3 famous Americans, if they would name people from the past or the present.
Stalin was actually born in Gori, Georgia but worked his way up to be Soviet leader during WWII. Speaking of Georgia there are three young ladies from Georgia whose singing videos I came across lately named Trio Mandili.
ой блять, пушкин и следом ОГ будда, я блять со смеху чуть не сдох, и как добивочка Майот
дададада я тоже чуть нахуй не сдох хахахахаха я не ожидал этого перехода
Это пиздец 😂😂
Тут по челу видно, что не знает никого, ибо Пушкина называют все, так как он первый приходит в голову, а этих недоумков будки и майотки знают только такие же недоумки
@@palminart3189какой же ты душный клоун, выйди на улицу тут другие реали,другая Музыка в моде у Молодежи. Если не готов принимать это, закройся в себе и не пиши ничего
@@rungo463 у меня в "моде" не эта музыка. И у многих моих знакомых тоже не будда и не майот. Не надо всех под одну шконку.
Пушкин, ОГ Буда, Майот
я выпал с этого списка ахахаа
😂😭
клава кока еще.
Напрямую показывает уровень развития человека
@@dibilshow5316 +
АХАХХАХА
I think no other can be compared with Russian poetry. I know some poets from Britain, France, Germany, the USA, but most of them do not reach the level of Pushkin, Lermontov, Yesenin and many dozens of others. The Russian language itself is very large and has dozens of almost identical words, each of which can show not only meaning, but also feelings. Because of such a wide choice, ideal rhymes appear. Pushkin could write a 100-sheet book in verse, and at the same time it would be ideal in terms of plot and rhymes, conveying feelings and emotions. English is much easier to learn than Russian, but it is weaker in content and capabilities. It's a pity that foreigners can't fully appreciate Russian poetry without translation - it's incredible.
Keep reading. You will surely find better poets.
When I needed to translate my fiction story into English at university, I had problems with the choice of words. Since we have a lot of synonyms that in English can mean something completely different or just similar, but not quite the same. And my long sentences made it even more difficult, it was almost impossible for me to understand where and how to put commas in English. A sentence could occupy a paragraph of 5-8 lines, with a bunch of complex parts and divide it into several - it meant killing the meaning and emotional tone of the text.
As a person from Russia, I advise you to read Ivan Efremov - "the hour of the bull". This book will tell you a lot about the situation in the world now.
@@veon_veon In terms of synonyms English is richer than Russian. It doesn't mean everything from Russian can be perfectly translated to English and vice versa. Anyway, I still prefer Russian poetry though.
@@mihail263 I think we just have a different way of forming words and sentences and it's confusing. You have not heard our modern youth :) I am already 3 years younger than people in part I do not understand.
@@dinocampana259 not really.
Russian literature and culture in general is simply magnificent.
Was*
@@tzaroxx Russian culture and literature exists and will always exist.
@@tzaroxx Why did you say “was”? It's not like Russia is going to disappear. 🤨
@@missingness he means that recent literature isn't good.
Why, because of long drawn out epic passages about the train platforms and steam?
Oh, c'mon! I thought no one would mention Dostoievski. That's the guy that made me interested in Russian culture when a professor of criminal law asked us to read Crime and Punishment and Karamazov Brothers.
The books u mentioned are just fantastic. I’ve already met so many foreign people who love our books and every time i asked them about them about their favorite - they answered something that Dostoevsky wrote. Literally the greatest Russian writer.
So great that people from other countries read our books. Hello from Russia :)
Dunno. Actually I don't like dostoevaky, yeah, he is good, but for me not as grate as other russian persons
@@michael10282 Greetings from Brazil, my friend!
Yes. It's my favorite literature. I read them all: Turgueniev, Tolstoi, Gorki, Bulgakov etc! I made Russian friends. I listened to Russian music. All after reading Dostoievski. God bless him.
@@TVaz7777 Wow, that’s just great, i have no words to describe how great is this tho :)
Brazil is so far from us but still some people are into Russian culture there. By the way, could u pls tell me the name of bands or songs u listened to? I bet there are some post-punk and “doomer” stuff :)
uh... i think u underestimate how famous he is lol
The Russian cultural world is one you cannot fathom, just reading the Russian classic literature will take approximately a lifetime. We Bulgarians are very proud to have shared the Cyrillic alphabet with the Rus.
Я тоже горжусь что у нас есть братья, как болгары
Went to a Russian school when I was 13-15, in the literature class they talked about Pushkin and Chekhov so much that even I, who didn't understand Russian, have a great impression of them lol
and Pushkin's g-grandfather was a black slave from Africa (General Gannibal)
Hahaha what is your native language?
@@OksanaRoz Chinese, didn't really help with learning Russian
@@ashar4121 well, it was an experience. I hope russian kids weren't mean to you as you couldn't speak at all
@@OksanaRoz yeah it was my first foreign experience, and a quite interesting one. The people were amazing tho, most of them were always willing to help
Yes! There are so many Russian talents who were able to bring their knowledge to the world. Thank you for enlightening and not letting everyone forget that Russians cannot be hated and forgotten. Love and friendship rule the world. So let's not forget that we are all human beings!
Yeah right when you stop attacking and threatening other nations.
Thank you for these heartwarming words, every time i read comment section under such videos i feel so much love for people from other countries. So great that many people are interested in Russian culture and history. I really appreciate it. Thanks❤️
People that support a mafia style government and the slaughter and rape innocent women and children are not Humans, could not be further from being a Human. Love and friendship are not saving Ukrainians now, Russia refused to talk or be friends, now they will pay the heavy price for their crimes against humanity. Its not Russian Hate, there is over 6000+ war crimes documented already, these people are monsters. Just think how you would feel if an innocent family member of yours was killed or raped. Russians say life is good nothing is wrong, nothing change, its just a special operation, only military targets, and the Moskva ship just had a accidental fire after floating on its own for 43 years..... No one will will ever believe or trust Russia again, its going to drown in its lies, implosion is inevitable. Lets see what the result is after few years then decide how "good" the Russians are. Putin will be famous for leading his people back into economic and social isolation, and is most likely his goal for total control.
@@michael10282 Stay safe. Keep reading books.
Shame they become Nazis of 2022..
Почему нет такого канала,но наоборот. Что бы иностранцы рассказывали а мы слушали
Есть с итальянцами канал
@@royaleagle3756 как называется
@@Filoret итальянцы by kuzno. Но там ограниченный круг людей вроде, другой формат
@@royaleagle3756 а,знаю этот канал. Но он щас заброшен уже
Есть, их много
I’m happy so many people said: Yesenin. Shostakovich and Turgenev. That would be my choice. Best from Poland! :)
I didnt hear Shostakovitch and Turgenev?
I kept in mind Shostakovich all that time and was so dissapointed when did not heard about him.
@@sometimesidreamaboutcheese Shostakovich researcher here; I feel you!
Best from Russia for Poland) Most of the people who are present in the video have studied or are studying at humanitarian institutes. And there's nothing wrong with that, because I studied at a music school myself and you have no idea how difficult Chopin's works were given to me.))
Yesenin. The only poet that makes me cry. "Song of the Dog" just breaks the heart.
Impressive how many Russian writers are all, simultaneously, considered the best in the world ever.
the thing is, that "best in world" is always someone's pesonal opinion. Some people could call Pushkin the best, some Dostoyevsky, some peopl would mention not russian writer. So all of them would be considered the best.
@@different_stuff Yeah, good point. Let's say, Dostoevsky, Shakespeare, Remarque are definitely between best internationally known authors.
That's what Russians love to say and what I used to hear on my torturous Russian literature classes, "they're famous to the entire world, the whole world reads them" while in reality only those who are acquainted with a world literature are familiar with them while vast majority are gonna be like pushwho? Kafka, Murakami, Goethe, Machiavelli, Firdausi, those are renowned
@@siratshi455 Nah. You're just being Russophobic. I'm from a small city in Mexico and I had heard of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy even when I was a kid. On other hand the vast majority of common people in the world don't know who Ferdowsi, Murakami or Goethe are
@@siratshi455 просто ты знаком с недалёким дураками
Dostoevsky inspired me to look beyond surface in russian culture, religion, politics and other aspects of their daily living. The reason why I get entangled and inlove with Russia. His profound thinking about God intervention and analysis of human existence and being is extraordinary! He is the greatest writer of all time!
I'm Italian and I read everything he wrote, every single novel. I do agree with you, Dostoevsky is the greatest writer of all time. So unfortunate I can't read him in Russian. I started with White Nights, and then I read all the others, and many other Russian authors. I also visited St Petersburg because I wanted to be in the city where most of his works are settled. I was there in July, probably more than 20 years ago, just after the white nights. If you didn't yet, please read Dead Souls by Gogol (he was from Ukraine), and another great book is Oblomov by Goncharov.
@@biomorphic Gogol was not from Ukraine, he was Little Russians and was originally from the Russian Empire
Shakespeare, Dostoevsky and Sophocles are the greatest writers of all time
As Russian I’m literally shocked no one mentioned Gagarin. Seriously, what the hell?
Thanks that guy for Korolev though.
Also I’d probably choose Vrubel and Feshin. Or Roerich. Exellent artists.
Shostakovich and Tchaykovsky, Boris Grebenshikov - for their music and texts of songs.
And…Hell, it’s not easy to choose quickly, pool is really too big.
But I still don’t get lack of Gagarin!
but they have putin. /s
@@TheVimeo well, Herostratus is surely well known too)
Korolev was Ukrainian, from Zhitomir. Unless they meant it like "Russian Empire = Soviet Union = Russian Federation", which might make sense considering the number of people who said Stalin. Definitely surprised that no one mentioned Gagarin, though, especially right after April 12.
Edit: Don't want that to sound combative, especially considering current events. I just studied this stuff a lot and there's a strong trend to claim that the entire Soviet space program was Russian instead of people from many Soviet republics. Tsiolkovsky was Russian, Glushko was Ukrainian, Keldysh was Latvian, etc etc. The cosmonauts selected were almost all Russian at first, though. Gagarin, Titov, Komarov, Tereshkova.
@@Romagatyr родиться в украине не равно быть украинцем
Yeah I was thinking the same as the video finished like wtf? I know nearly all of the people they mentioned in the video are known around the world but how does no body mention the first human that journeyed to outer space?
This is a really interesting question, as are the answers. I'm old enough to remember when Gagarin was the most famous man in the world, when Solzhenitsyn was the most famous dissident and Gorbachev didn't stand in the way of the Berlin wall coming down. There's 3.
"я так стар, что помню, когда Собчак и Клинтон были ещё мужчинами"
i was surprised more people didnt answer Gagarin, guy did the most impressive thing in the history of mankind up to that point.
Solzhenitsyn was sadly a far-right figure in the early post-Soviet era who was mostly well known for promoting "Russki Mir" bs than his famous works about Stalinist oppression and gulags.
@@PalacinkyPDX Yes ... He was a huge disappointment for many.
@@smiguel2000 yeah, he was one of the first I thought of. Him and Rasputin : )
Why is no one said Peter the Great. He literally turned Russia an Empire.
As an Englishman I would say Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and Yuri Gagarin first man in space.
Tchaikovsky has to be there.
Shostakovich was my first thought due to him being my favorite. But let's be honest, if asked, many in the west would say Stalin, Lenin, Trotsky etc
As a Russian, I would choose Darwin, Churchill, Orwell among the English
I heard one legend that another could fly for Gagarin's place, but they didn't take him because his first or last name had German roots. Awful. (google translation)
@@Rgyvgh interesting, I will look this up, thank you.
As an Italian I can't forget Urgant and his Ciao 2020 and 2021 showa. Amazing!
Sadly no shows this year as he moved to Israel permanently
Urgant, which we lost...
@@bellami86 I don't think he moved forever. He is on vacation because his Show on TV1 is temporarily closed .
Надеюсь что наш большой "патриот" Ургант, останется у вас на западе и никогда не вернётся, вместе со всеми нашими "элитками". Пожалуйста заберите их себе.
@@YAe71 да и нафиг он нам тут не нужен.
My 3 picks:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Garry Kasparov
Daniil Medvedev
Russia has contributed a lot to the world, let's never forget that. I hope the world can become peaceful once again and that we can all be united as siblings.
I was looking for this comment :) I would also add Andrey Rublev, he is very good guy
Lenin 1
And I've always admired Mendeleev, probably the best chemist in history.
probably not.
I think so
@@nnnnnn3647 who then? Maybe Maria Kuri only
yep, as a Russian i can say that his works are the fundament of all chemistry, nothing in chemistry can’t be done without his periodic table. Btw, do you use his periodic table in your schools and universities? I always wondered what kind of periodic table students from the west countries use. maybe there is another version of it even tho there are no need to make another one, some of elements in it are named after different people/cities/states and countries around the world so i guess his table is in used all around the world.
@@nagatopain8631 Maria Skłodowska- Curie was Polish 🇵🇱
Love it. Let’s show love to Russia and educate the world about Russia and all the things that are because of Russia. They need our love now more than ever .
Thank you
Thank you so much, u are surely right about this. Such heartwarming comments are making me feel so happy for the west countries. I always loved their culture/people/cities and now i know that some people from West Europe love Russia too❤️
❤
Yes! My thoughts exactly.
thank you
it is so interesting to read the opinions of foreigners about the country, traditions, values, and about people in principle.
I think its really great
It's impressive that so many young people can quickly recall some of the more significant people from *years* ago. I have noticed before on this page that in general the young people seem to be very well educated.
Russians are extremely educated. Westerners are not anymore, they learn LGBTQ BLM letters first, the rest of the alphabet is optional
We have tons of literature lessons in schools, so these famous people just stuck in our heads :D
@@Alex-wb3kv, I was envisioning (some) American young people being in that situation, I cringed at the thought.
@@Roxzer, that's a good thing. 🙂
@@xboxgamerhr, there's nothing wrong with educating kids about harmful stereotyping. In the US, the quality of the public education system is slipping and it shows. Education should be the number one priority with funding to match.
I'm Russian and my answeres would be Yuri Gagarin, Alexander the second and Sergei Prokofiev. Don't know why no one mentioned Gagarin, he is the first man who comes to my mind if someone says "famous Russian".
Idk I'd name Pushkin first. Next one might be Gagarin and also Dostoevsky for being really famous writer across the world nowadays
Gagarin was all propaganda bro, he never went into space (sarcasm)
Being Ukrainian - I am still proud of Gagarin for USSR achievements. (as much as I hate USSR and Russia now - their space programme was great)
@@madkir8206 As a Russian my choice: Gagarin,Dostoevsky,Tarkovsky.....
@@arleitiss true but ours is in a deep ass now lol
Seems like you don't hate Russians or Americans directly, that's great really. Many people would hate them a lot in your place, I guess
After the first three, I was thinking of others, but all I could remember of Gagarin was his first name, Yuri. It made me sad to think of him, though, because it reminded me of Laika.
Díky!
Ah Kandinsky, one of my favourite abstract artists. Tolstoy again another great Russian writer, reading Anna Karenina at school had a profound impression on me. One of my favourite films as well by the amazing Alexander Sokurov is Russian Ark, as well as Faust. Russia is enriched with culture.
Kandinsky is a favourite of mine. I have no prints by him but did have at my previous home. Unfortunately they were lost in transit.
@@robshepherd3782 you can thank my parents for there influence in regards to Russian art. I bought my dad a print of ‘Circles in a Circle’ by Kandinsky, which he proudly displays in his study. I always love going to the Tate London to see his work.
It was sooo joyful to hear about Kandinsky from someone at least, yeah. His winter motives are indescribably wonderful. Also.. this is so funny, because i want to watch "Russian Ark" over 10 years already, oh.
@@sometimesidreamaboutcheese I can honestly say Russian Ark is a film that you’ll never forget. Rich in history, aesthetically pleasing to the eyes and just overall soothing. It’s a experience you need to watch once in your life
Tolstoy's War and Peace is the first Russian literature I read. the only reason I started reading Tolstoy was my teacher mentioning him in class.
Tchaikovsky is very much worth hearing for anybody who wants to give classic music a try.
I believe everyone is familiar with the dance of the sugar plum fairy, at least. Love Tchaikovsky!
Rachmaninov
@@millmoormichael6630 Šostakovič
@@dantealighieri4857 Sviridov
@@millmoormichael6630 Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Beethoven. Любимые композиторы.
3:19 I'm so happy that Sviridov got mentioned! He's my favorite composer. If you love beautiful music you should definitely get to know his works.
I also noticed that guy, he seems very selective :)
Surprised no one mentioned Rachmaninoff.
Awesome to hear Mendeleev brought up
surprised Dostoevskiy was mentioned only once.
Good one
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Rachmaninoff
@@user-rc3ne4su6f he’s overrated and frequently hated by students who are forced to read his books at the age of 15-17
No, really, his writing style and didactic christianity are vomit-provoking. I wish we spent more time reading Chekhov, Gorkiy and Bulgakov
This was an excellent video for reminding the world about the many famous Russians who have contributed to the arts and sciences. Interesting that there were not many famous Russian women mentioned, if any at all. Did anyone mention any of these three women: Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova, Anna Pavlova, Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya, Anna Akhmatova?
Tereshkova is a very bad woman. Don't compare her with Akhmatova.
As a Russian, I have no respect for Tereshkova. She was chosen as the first female cosmonaut for political reasons of her working-class background among more capable and educated women. She shamefully failed her mission and the aforementioned Korolev swore that under his leadership there would no longer be a single woman in space, and he kept his promise. After the flight, she became an ordinary Soviet deputy and has remained so ever since. Her latest initiative as a deputy from Putin's "United Russia"party is to reset Putin's terms so that he rules Russia at least until 2036. So fuck her.
Unfortunately, Tereshkova at this point supporting oppressive regime (for example, she was the one who publicly supported the idea of reseting presidential terms, which made Putin literally the eternal president). I can't tell is she really believe in modern Putin regime, or she's just old misguided woman. I'm not eliminating all of her achievements of the past, she is still and forever keep her status as the great cosmonaut, but considering everything the regime doing right now, I won't condone her actions and public position.
Fun fact (not really) about Korolev is that he was in GULAG, where he barely survived, but in the end he and his family (his daughter for example - you can hear her story in the Yuri Dud's video about Kolyma (Kolyma - Birthplace of Our Fear) on YT) were still supporting Stalin. So yeah, great people are still people.
Никто:
Абсолютно никто:
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Топ 1 известных песен Баскова
Yashin (The only football goalkeeper who received the Golden Ball. After winning Euro 1960, they wanted to buy him at Real Madrid, and a couple of other players, but all refused, since in the USSR it was not customary to "sell", the fans would not forgive them), Gagarin (the first man in space)
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Absolutely
Yashin was called "the black spider", wasn't he?
@@jitzurrea yeah
I have such a great admiration for the Russian people, they have so much culture, also the young people have very good education. The current situation is very sad, of course for the people of Ukraine, but also to some extent to the Inhabitants of Russia. I pray, that the war will end very soon, without Ukraine giving up its sovereignty, and that Russia will be embraced again in the World-Society. Unfortunately this all seems to be wishful thinking at this very moment, but we should not give up our hopes and dreams
It will happen someday. Nothing is permanent.
Well, Germans were readmitted to the human race after WWII so yes, Russians will return.
Putin is mortal. Thanks God.
Amen to these nice words
@@anotherone4109 what If he isn't 💀
As a Russian person, I can say that I really admire Russian literature and Art in general.
All my childhood I was fascinated by the works of Pushkin and Lermontov.
In high school, I was struck by the work "Crime and Punishment" by Fyodor Dostoevsky and the play "The Cherry Orchard" written by Chekhov!
I would also like to mention the wonderful Soviet cinematography and music!
Russian Culture is extremely amazing and magical in its own way.. I am glad that I was born a creative person and I hope that in the future I will make a useful contribution in this life!
I recently started to watch Russian cinema and was blown away by the quality of the acting and writing. The literature had me from an early age, but I was not exposed to it in school-unfortunately.
So glad I subscribed to this channel, unfortunately because of the world events, but you guys bring such interesting content!
Hi! I’m from Slovenia. I would say three famous russians are: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Grigori Rasputin, and Ana Pavlova
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Can you please name 3 famous Slovenians? I recently started to learn more about Slovenia and this is so interesting!
Ana Pavlova is the first woman mentioned
@@qwerty-br9vv sure. Luka Dončić is an NBA player, Melania Trump is a former US first lady, and Jurij Vega is a famous mathematician
Warm greeting to Slovenia from Russia! Joze Plecnik, the architect, is my famous Slovenian!
- Назовите 3 знаменитых русских
- ну Пушкин ............. Оуджи Будда .
.....блять
Те кто назвали этих попсовых недоразвитых сами недоразвитые тоже
ахахахаха
Pushkin seemed to be the most named. Strange that only one person named Dostoyevsky, though.
В русских школах Пушкину уделяют много времени, начиная с младшей школы. Достоевского школьники проходят в средней и старшей школе)
That's cause without Pushkin there would be no Dostoevsky)
That’s funny the Pushkin poem about the anger of finnish waves no longer hit Leningrad or some shit. Oddly my blood’s been boiling lately…
Pushkin is a huge part of internal Russian propaganda. Yet is unknown abroad. Stalin started this.
Dostoevsky is famous as well, but Pushkin is literally iconic in Russia. We even call him "the sun of russian poetry"
It's hard to translate poems and save the beauty of the language and metaphors, so that's why he is probably not as famous outside Russia as another artists
Thanks for reminding us that Russia has a rich history in culture. Can I cry now, please?
I'd like to see italians name 3 famous Italians though
@@bellami86 not Italian me would say Machiavelli, Vivaldi, DaVinchi :) SUPER INFLUENCE HERITAGE!
@@bellami86 Oh, it's not that hard. I just have to think of Ninja Turtles.
@@pirangeloferretti3588 lol
@@bellami86 Ezio Auditore Deferenze(i don’t know how to write it right way), Leonardo DaVinci, Mario
There is not a sphere of humanity where there wasn't at least one (usually it's many) russian who excelled and brought something great to humanity
Nice selection at 5:22.
My favorite famous Russian is Natalia Osipova. I'm surprised no ballet dancer was named, Russian ballerinas are so out of the world
She hasn't danced in Russia for a number of years... she's been in London for a long time. If this question were asked in the Soviet Union, Galina Ulanova and Maya Plisetskaya would have been named.
Ballet is more popular for older generation i guess.
Even a beautiful ballerina is difficult to put on a par with Pushkin or Yesenin. Different measurements.
she is amazing
This was also the best selection for me. I already know I would like to be friends with her.
Thank you for this. I have not studied famous Russians, but your country has an impressive list of artists, authors, and scientists. I probably knew about one third of them.
It's clear that Russians have good taste in literature.
There are so many great Russian people who have contibuted to the Arts and to Science throughout the centuries. Russian people should not be cancelled and I hope that the artists, scientists and writers continue to propel mankind forward and inspire those who will follow.
But not many thrive under autocracy.
@@thefarmerswifeknits6190 most inventions and discoveries were during the USSR
Спасибо что вы, иностранец, понимаете это
I could name quite a good number of famous Russians if asked in the street and i am British. Then again i am not a raving xenophobic lunatic like a lot of people are at the moment.
In my personal opinion the most celebrated should be Yuri Gagarin because it took an enormous amount of bravery and trust to do what he did.
Your country has contributed massively to the culture of this world.
He was invited to have a tea party with the Queen.
Korolev was a hero and Gagarin made his dream come true
@@saintman9460 And he ate a lemon from his tea. This is what many Russians do. And the queen also ate a lemon. I wonder if this story is true or is it just a tale?
Gagarin was a role model for people, his words was full of kindness and hope.
@@Naschira I heard other story, he didnt know which fork he should use for salad, and queen said: "Dont worry, I also always mix them up))."
Surprised that no one mentiones Zemfira, while she is one of the greatest modern Russian singers, poets and composers. Truly a genius woman. Also: Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Tarkovsky, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Serov, Horowitz, Rostropovich, Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva, Nabokov... The list goes on forever
Zemfira is my favorite singer :)
Thanks, man. You didn’t forget about women
Morgenshtern the best 👌
я все видео ждала Анну Ахматову и Маяковского
@@oneminutei ахахахахах
ДА НЕ ТОТ НЕВСКИЙ! 🤦♂️🤣🤣🤣Абсолютли! Вот так вот!😁
Абсолютли райт, он зиз из зе безтс
Чёё?
@@nicklol960 Русский шварцнегр! Мистер вселенная! Смотритель зоопарка! Куриные грудки!
No one named Gagarin? WTF
This. As an American he was one of my picks.
this sounds like the most Western pick of famous Russian
also kolobanov and kalashnikov, no one remembers them 😔.
поехали!
🤔🤔
Love to Russia from 🇬🇧 literally one of the only nations in the world who has morals
Lol
ironic
love to United Kingdom from 🇷🇺
I was waiting for Vysotskiy, my mum introduced me to his music. His stuff is great, and we also share a surname with him: Wysocki. :)))
Все знают Высоцкого, просто видео слишком короткое для такой темы ))
hello, namesake! im from russia and have the same surname as vladimir. by the way, ive been to poland and accidently drove by the village named Wysocki)
@@ganievtj1721 Согласен, тут ещё и видос можно было более конкретным сделать. Типо разделить на несколько роликов и сделать например: 3 музыканта, 3 писателя, 3 ученых и ещё пару направлений наберется. Выдающихся русских людей, как и в любой другой стране, огромное количество так что за такое время быстро среагировать и назвать тех самых кого считаешь великими и известными - трудно.
As a Westerner, I first thought of Chekhov, Tschaikowsky and Dostoevsky. Interesting to have my horizons broadened.
Yesenin is a miracle even for Russians. But it is impossible to translate into English while maintaining the rhythm, meaning and shades, alas. Like Pushkin. You have one word for a girl, and we have at least 20. And all girls will be different. And all twenty words will have same root :)
Nice video, surprised that Kasparov is not mentioned. Tchaykovsky is famous in Mexico, some streets are named after him.
Hi I'm from Croatia and although its very hard to pick 3 most famous of all famous Russians I'll pick Mikhail Lermontov (especially because his work - Герой нашего времени), Andrei Tarkovsky (no need explaining that) and Garry Kimovich Kasparov as one of the greatest chess masters ever, also because of his political views and actions and last but not least he has a Croatian passport so he is my compatriot. If that counts because he is from Jewish-Armenian family :)
Hi! I'm pleasantly surprised that some foreigners know Lermontov)
The first names that came to mind: Broz Tito, duet 2Cellos and Novoselic from Nirvana :)
But honestly first thing I remembered was Croatian seaside with its amazing turquoise water and poetic landscapes ^^
Best wishes! 🙏
@@glaya7548 Hi! Probably you're right about Lermontov as a majority of foreigners would probably say Dostoevsky, Bulgakov, Tolstoy, Pushkin, Gorky but I really like works of Lermontov (brings me some nice memories and could again easily visualize beautiful Caucasus mountains and plains between two ranges).
Since you mentioned him, Josip Broz was truly one of the greatest Croats respected world wide. Not exactly my music taste 2Cellos guys, but there's a ton of good music across the Balkans, sadly not that popular (You hit on the spot with Chris Novoselic, I like grunge and always exploring all kinds of music from all over the world). For instance Soviet funk music from the 70' was a big surprise! :)
Thank you for your kind words about seaside! It is beautiful and the sea is still crystal clear and harmless (There are no dangerous species or at least lets say it is more probable a plane will land on top of your head than you'll get bitten by a shark). The coastal cities are well preserved with lots of history from Roman times onwards.
Kind regards and you're more than welcome coming back to Croatia and enjoy whatever you like! 💓
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@@ChelovekXD hi Smiley I love you too : )
@@glaya7548 Actually Lermantov has its own street in capital of Serbia, Belgrade. And everyone knows for Pushkin, Gargarin, Zukov, Esenin, Rasputin, Tolstoy...
Surprised no one said Yuri Gagarin
Shocked that nobody mentioned Mayakovsky, Severyanin and Khlebnikov. Greatest Russian poets of 20th century
маяковский жутко переоценен
Wait wait wait.. no one mentioned 'Yuri Gagarin' the first human in space!?! Shocking!!
The question was about celebrities, not global celebrities. I was more surprised by how many people called writers, poets, and not representatives of pop culture.
It's propaganda bro don't trust the Russians
Ukraine is the first man in space
No one(except 2-3 person) mentioned women?! What a real shock!!
I'm surprised no one mentioned Mikhail Timofeyevich Kalashnikov who was a Soviet and Russian lieutenant general, inventor, military engineer, writer, and small arms designer. He is most famous for developing the AK-47 assault rifle and its improvements, the AKM and AK-74, as well as the PK machine gun and RPK light machine gun.
Not a good time for guns, i think
@@ershov.d.s Depending on who you ask, I suppose.
Russians are mainly proud with their culture and historical heritage, they are also taught reading these books in schools. Engineers.. Not so much. Mendeleev is known, because his story is told on chemistry classes, his name is used when people reffer to periodic table, as "Mendeleev's Periodic Table". Some similar things to physicists, person, who invented radio, lightbulb (specifically from Russia). Sakharov, because of course. Gagarin, even though not a scientist, but it is close, Korolev. And those are generally all I can remember from top of my head
This is what outsider always thinks either soviet era addict or just plain only know about military stuff.
Kalashnikov himself said that it would be better if he invented a vacuum cleaner than a deadly weapon, but for us the word Kalashnikov means an automatic machine and not a creator) it’s a pity that they didn’t say about Anatoly Karpov or Garik Kasparov
Thanks for this video ❤️ so many great people 🔥🔥🔥
Best episode yet, great job ✅
These videos are very interesting. I'm currently reading Tolstoy. The death of Ivan Ilyich I found particularly moving.
I wonder what it looks like in English. I read 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich' in Russian only because Russian is my mother tongue.
@@ОлегВолохов-ж8у the copy I have contains several stories, deathbof Ivan Ilyich being the first one. The cover is Grey and says TOLSTOY at the top and has a picture of a man in black outline.
@@bilboblaggins7659 I think he meant how the book is perceived in English, not how your book edition looks on the outside :D
i'm a serbian and glad to find out some new russian historic figures, for me it was little odd they havent mentioned dostoyesky sooner, only the guy near the end mentioned him
Yeah! True
American in Chicago~ Yuri Gagarin ( shocked nobody said his name ), Vasily Zaytsev ( the hero of Stalingrad ) and Boris Yeltsin (first president of the Russian Federation).
As a Russian, I also shocked no one said Gagarin. He is always my number one.
@@linamatusov9283 we know him well, but in everyday life writers and politicians are more often heard.
Isn't Vasily Zaytsev kind of a myth?
@@PV1230 no, this is not a ghost of Kiev. this is a real WW2 hero. many of his exploits are documented
Why none of the Kostroma residents mentioned their countryman Andrei Tarkovsky? 🙂
I'm surprised too. As a Russian, I'd mention Tarkovsky, Mayakovsky and Bulgakov
Его знает лишь небольшое общество людей, те которые интересуются старыми, исскусными фильмами, а не новыми продуктами кинопроизводства
@@haris4527 Тарковского и Артемьева россияне должны знать мое мнение.... сам Сталкер пересматриваю и музыку Артемьева слушаю, когда грустно на душе, но у нас Клаву, да Киркорова с Пугачевой упоминают...
Ахахах, спасибо за золотую чашу🤣
My 3 favorite Russians: Grigori Perelman, Dmitri Mendeleev and Yuri Gagarin.
Perelman is jewish, not ethnicity russian
@@КириллМороз-у8л Russian Jew
Pushkin, Tchaikovsky, Aivazovsky :) We can change last one to Pyotr I who built my city (Saint-Petersburg) since it was brought to my attention Aivazovsky's ethnicity was Armenian. Though Pushkin is not my overall favourite poet I think he is the most "famous", in world and in Russia itself. His poem "To Chaadaev" is extra relevant now.
Tchaikovsky's house destroyed by Russian army in north-east Ukraine a few days ago, utterly destroyed
@@tony--james This is horrible, as all destruction that is happening. Even if Russia manages to pay reparations after war many things can never be returned, as lives as also historical/important buildings. Inside Russia there is a "Z" on a museum dedicated to blockade of Leningrad now. Utter disrespect. We all learned in school how horrible it was and now same thing is being done by us to another nation and f***ing celebrated.
Aivazovsky was Ukrainian-Armenian artist not Russian.
Tchaikovsky was of Ukrainian cossack descent (from cossack family of Chaika which is Ukrainian for seagull the bird), visited Ukraine a lot, regarding it as his true motherland despite being born in ethnic russian territories. He wrote many pieces inspired by Ukrainian history and culture.
@@voleksandr7065 Thank you for clarification, checked it in wiki, says he was born in Armenian family in Ukrainian territory in Russian empire and studied in Saint Petersburg, so I assume we can say he is Armenian by ethnicity and would be Ukrainian by nationality if it had an independent status at the time. I can adjust my list though you can say that about a lot of Russian famous people, for example Gogol is a very Ukrainian author (I say "very" because it is not only in his identity but also can be seen in some of his books though they are written in Russian) but is considered a Russian writer if you look him up. Most of us are part Ukrainian part Russian too. Honestly it is a hard question in itself what it means to be "Russian" because it was an empire then USSR for so long we are all mixed by now. If you ask about nationality or ethnicity. Pushkin is the most famous Russian and he is part African. Stalin is Russian but he is not Russian, he is Georgian. I am Russian but my dad's part of the family comes from Ukraine and Chuvashia and mom's seems to be Russian but with a Polish surname for some reason. Etc. There are still some areas of Russia that in my opinion could be their own countries but for now are considered "Russian" (examples: Kalmykia, Yakutia).
В.В, OG Buda , Mayot
ХАХХАХАХАХАХАХАХХАХАХАХАХАХХА
The greatest living russian is Grigori Perelman.
as a russian i can say that you are right in some way. But also we can mention Durov, Ilya Segovich and Arkady Volozh here. Durov is a founder of VK and Telegram and Ilya and Arkady are the founders of Yandex. All these guy work in IT sphere but unfortunately according to the current situation nobody of them don’t even want some news outlets mention their nationality…
@@michael10282 Дурова можно не включать же
Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google
@@vigdisrename2537 В плане что он отстранился от России? Ну в каком-то роде да, хотя впрочем и Марию Кюри все ассоциируют с Францией, но забывают ее польские корни. Как-то несправедливо получается, да и ВК он сделал ещё живя в России, а как по мне это самая удобная соцсеть из всех, которые я использовал. Функционал просто поражает.
@@ivannevmer5255 Brin moved to the USA at the age of 6. I doubt he remembers the USSR at all and doubt he can be considered as "Russian famous person"
Chagall, Nureyev, Malevich, Serov, Popova, Faberge, Mayakovsky (one of my fav Russian poets) Pavlova, etc. So many great ones to choose from.
Kazimir Malevich was ukrainian artist
@@olia3432 he lived in the russian empire and ussr
@@mokuse1i285 Malevich was born in Kyiv( Ukraine, then time part of the Russian Empire) to Ukrainian-Polish parents. He called himself an ukrainian artist.
@@olia3432 he had citizenship of the Russian Empire and the USSR. Ukrainians and Russians can call him "theirs"
@@dannyslatty3791 no, they can't
Foreigner's pov view here.
Had I been asked this question, I would have said:
1) Mikhail Bulgakov.
2) Dmitri Shostakovich.
3) Eldar Ryazanov.
Bulgakov is Ukrainian
@@den_rch426 not really his parents were russian and he has a russian name and surname hes wasnt really ukranian
Tolstoy "Special operation and peace"
No, this is "special operation and treason"
xDDDD
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this is from unpublished
It's very difficult to make a choice (I'm not Russian): Yuri Gagarin, Peter the Great, Ilya Prigogyne, Sacha Guitry, Modest Mussorgsky, Mikail Kalashnikov.....
Andrey Nikolaevich Tupolev
Artem Ivanovich Mikoyan
Oleg Konstantinovich Antonov
This is a famous aircraft engineers from USSR. Their design offices were designing aircrafts, that had many of Guinness's records.
do their three favourite books next!
Three Russians that influenced me and continue to do so; Kropotkin the Anarchist Prince, Kondratieff, the theorist of technological futurism and Vygotsky the educational theorist talking about obuchenie and learning in the "zone of proximal development" All visionary social thinkers
Bravo! 👏👏👏
My answer is the same
Уверяю, в России от случайных прохожих на улице эти фамилии услышишь не часто.
О них говорят реже, чем о писателях, художниках и композмторах.
@@daigosaito10 В мире таких людей не сильно больше, а может и вовсе оба тут.
so many to chose from! thanks for the well edited information thumbnails you put in-great editing! interesting question and answers!
I would say: Sergey Brin (co-founder of Google), Garry Kasparov (one of the greatest chess players of all time), and Andrei Mironov (soviet actor)
Kasparov isn`t from russia.
@@montetanktankkiller700 he was born and raised in azerbaijan, but as far as I remember his dad was russian (jewish), his mom was from azerbaijan
@@savaok255 It doesn't matter, they are all Soviet people.
@@meteor7836 no, it really matters, there is no nationality "soviet"
@@Balashkevych The Soviet people were in the Soviet Union, and no one thought about their nationality, they were all Soviet people, there were no divisions according to nationality.
My favourites are Tarkovsky, composer Nikita Koshkin, and lesser known guitarist Alexey Zimakov. Love Russia
I was looking for Andrei Tarkovsky
@@bh3855 🥰
Love the format. And it would work in most countries. My three Russians are Yuri Gagarin ( very brave and advanced science) , Marshal Zhukov ( very respected and helped to end a terrible war) and Rasputin ( famous for being infamous)
i would also say Nabokov, Tsoi and Roerich, also it´s weird that no one said Gagarin, Sharapova, Catherine the Great, Peter the Great, Solzhenitsyn, Tarkovsky, Malevich, Aivazovsky, Gaidai
damn i just realized that this list could go on for ages, what Russia is doing right now makes me so sad because i appreciate our culture so much, but our current government is doing everything to discredit it
Isn't Nabokov American?
If not then you could include many more like Ayn Rand and Sikorsky.
@@mastersafari5349 Nabokov had dual citizenship, and the first success came to him when he lived in the Crimea. Russian Crimea. :)
Tsoi 🖤🖤🖤🤗
I'm surprised no one mentioned Pavel Durov (the creator of VK and Telegram) or Egor Letov (poet and post-punk musician)
The funniest thing that you chose song from commercial to represent Baskov!
Russian music , Russian writers , Russian dancers , Russian history and culture are so big , and famous . 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺 who heard of Rasputin , every body everywhere. Is an example.
I counted 4 votes for Yesenin and 3 for Pugacheva. My choices would also include Gogol, Gorky, Peter the Great, Kolmogorov, Yuri Gagarin, Levi Yashin, and Yelena Isinbaeva.
Gogol -> Ukrainian
@@kerouac3001 gogol lived in the russian empire 🤦🏻♂️
@@mokuse1i285 и что? он украинец.
@@Roxzer поэтом? Lol
Kolomgorov! Awesome! Love this guy
Really appreciated this reminder of great russian contributors to world culture and history
At the very end someone mentioned My very favourite Fyodor Michailovich Dostoyevskij. No one mentioned my other two favourites though, but I will: Maksim Gorkij and Ivan Turgenyev!
If you start listing the most famous writers, then there will be a dozen or two. In Russia they love Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. But there are other equally great ones. These two are not my favorite. Gogol, Bulgakov, Chekhov, Kuprin are no worse.
@@vadimlutskov500 true. Chekhov is an absolute Master of writing
Gorkij is great. Pleased you know him
Thank you 1420
, I heard so many new names among my beloved ones.
This was interesting because many persons listed names I hadn’t’t heard of…not just the names of famous writers, composers and politicians which would have come to mind to most foreigners
I guess there's quite a difference between being famous and being internationally famous. My first thoughts were Tolstoy, Stalin, and Lenin. Of course, there's also a difference between being famous and being infamous.
Stalin was not russian, anyway.
Stalin was georgian
@@Balaganskaya I read somewhere that also Putin was born in Georgia. He thinks that all the former Soviet regions belong to Russia.
Stalin was not russian
@@danielevilone he was Soviet
That was impressive! I would obviously mentioned my favorite composer of classical music: Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов.
This was super interesting! As a Kenyan, my responses would have been Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy and unfortunately Putin because I couldn't remember Navalny's name. This video also reminded me of Tchaikovsky, who would have been my preferred 3rd person to name.
I too would've said Putin. Like it or not, he is a famous and important person. Your other guys were good, though!
No mention of Zhukov which is surprising.
Bulgakov, Gubaidulina, Karpov/Kasparov, Ajmatova, Gorbachov, Stravinsky, Mussorgski ... and some already mentioned.
Please remember that Gorbachev is an enemy of the people. Yes, to the West he is a great man because he helped to destroy Russia, but at home they hate him.
@@publicenemy9326 Now they think he was their enemy but he is one of the few políticians that will be beloved and remembered in a few decades, outside and inside Russia.
@@angelserrano3655 You can love him, remember him and everything else, but the Russians have a clear understanding of who he was and what he did for the collapse of the country. He is not a hero to his people. He is a traitor and so is Eltsen.
@@publicenemy9326 Russian people are victims of the KGB's propaganda and their complex of superiority. One day they will open their eyes ... that is all.
Wow this video was shot in my town Kostroma. I'm really surprised!
Suvorov fought in Switzerland, there where I live now
Yes, there is a monument to him on the pass. My friends were there not long ago.
@@ПетрГ-м6и a giangatic cross with words of gratitude to people who fought for independence of Swiss Cantons.
Suvorov and Ushakov are one of the best generals in the history of Russia.
Much different kind of answers than Americans would have, haha!! Glad to see that Russians appreciate history
@Эллен★Камстердер for what? Because of the situation in Ukraine? If that's the case then it's funny
Nope us is frist country to reach moon
Russians thought they are best
This is sofunny
@@pyaesone9578 I mean... Soviets managed to send first satellite to space, to send first animal to space, the first man to space, first station to the Moon, the first woman to space, the first man into open space... well, Americans landed to the Moon, and it's also cool, also inspiring, also a great achievement of humanity, but, eh, please, try to understand why it annoys people of Post-Soviet countries when the US claim that they did a better job :)
Now US is far ahead Russia in the race, and mostly Russian people who surround me admit that and give the credit to American scientists. But here there are still some Russian folks, like you mentioned, that think that we won the space race. USA bought Soyuzs, you know...
Neither you, nor me, nor those folks have done anything for that by our hands, we just are proud of achievements of previous generations.
In my opinion, Americans and Russians shouldn't argue about who did more to the exploration of space, but to admit the achievements of each other and to respect each other. But maybe there wouldn't be so many reached goals if the countries wouldn't be on race though...
It's like when the US claim that they have won in the World War II. Yeah, they were on the winning side, and yeah, they had casualties, and any death of any person is awful and meaningful, but Soviet Union had lost more than 27 millions, while America mostly only sponsored other countries of the Alliance and lost about 400 000 people.
People of both countries are alike. If they understand the similarities and respect the differences, probably there will be less hate and less invasions.
I mean land on moon is better than only fly on space and return to earth
@@pyaesone9578 ok, it's your opinion. Maybe you are right)
In India, we know about Lenin, Breznev, Putin, Chekhov, Tolstoy, Mendeleev. Writings of Chekhov and Tolstoy are included in literature curriculum. Mendeleev is known for periodic table
From America: Cui, Gagarin, Rimsky-Korsakov.
Surprised no one mentioned Yuri Gagarin and no ballet dancers. Peter the Great.
Well, that was fun.
Very interesting! I learned a lot from this video. My first three responses were Stalin, Tchaikovsky and Tolstoy. I can think of others, but those are the first that popped in my mind. I wonder what Americans in the U.S. would say if they were asked to name 3 famous Americans, if they would name people from the past or the present.
Stalin was actually born in Gori, Georgia but worked his way up to be Soviet leader during WWII. Speaking of Georgia there are three young ladies from Georgia whose singing videos I came across lately named
Trio Mandili.
@@samthepoet107 he became soviet leader in 1924 not during ww2
Good job man!
Material how to understand diferent characters. 👍🏻
I would have said Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Viktor Tsoi and Yuri Gagarin! These are my favorite people from Russia
Were you from?
@@kiruzau5142 I'm from the Philippines
Tsoi only half russian.