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Catherine II The Great
Starting in 1762 her reign, Catherine II tried to arrange the state in accordance with the ideals of the Enlightenment. It embodied important and significant reforms for the empire, gaining enormous public support. A year later, she initiated the reorganization of the Senate, which increased the productivity of its work. Continue reading
Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong Il is the ex-leader of North Korea, awarded after the death of the highest military title of generalissimo, four times the hero of the country, the son of the founder of the state Kim Il Sung. The leader of Korea, Kim Jong Il Leader of the state, was called such epithets as the Father of the People, the Iron Commander, the Center of the Nation. Continue reading
Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin (present: Dzhugashvili) – active revolutionary, leader of the Soviet state from 1920 to 1953, Marshal and Generalissimo of the USSR. The period of his rule, called “the era of Stalinism”, was marked by victory in the Second World War, the amazing successes of the USSR in the economy, in eradicating the illiteracy of the population, in creating the country’s image as a superpower. Continue reading