| Bakounine, Mikhaïl (1814-1876) | Philosopher |
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The Russian anarchist came in Geneva in 1868 was granted political asylum in Switzerland in 1870 and lived out his life there. From 1876 hence he lie
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| Lenin, (1870-1924) | Revolutionary |
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Le révolutionnaire russe resta en Suisse entre 1900 et 1905. Vladimir Illitch Lénine est né en 1870 à Ulyanosk, en Russie. Il étudie aux université de
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| Nabokov, Vladimir (1899-1977) | Writer |
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The Russian writer was born in 1899 to a wealthy family from St Petersburg.
By the age of seven, he could speak French and English fluently. His h
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| Nijinsky, Vaslav (1885-1950) | Dancer |
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The great dancer came in Switzerland for health reasons around 1919 and stayed several years. He later died in London.
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| Romanov, Nicolas (1917-) | King |
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The great Duke Romanov, heir of the Russian tsar, lives in exile in Switzerland like several other monarchs whose nations have suffered revolutions.
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| Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) | Music star |
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The Russian composer, who acquired first French and then American nationality, lived for a long time in Clarens, near Montreux. This amazing conductor
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| Tchaïkowsky, Piotr (1840-1893) | Music star |
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The Russian composer began his career in 1863, after having studied law and at the Conservatory under Anton Rubinstein. After a failed marriage with
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| Trotski, Leon (1879-1940) | Revolutionary |
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The Russian revolutionary spend some time in exile in Switzerland, plotting a revolution that would kill him together with half the world.
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| Ustinov, Peter (1921-2004) | Movie star |
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The English actor and writer settled in Switzerland in 1980. Born in London in 1921, Peter Ustinov may be of Russian origin, but Ethiopian, German and
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