PETER THE GREAT.

He created a great city in St. Petersburg and brought Russia out of the dark ages and changed the culture, all within one generation.

 

CATHERINE THE GREAT.

The granddaughter-in-law of Peter the Great, she is best known for completing the Winter Palace, which houses the Hermitage Museum, and for bringing great art to Russia.

 

ALFRED NOBEL.

A paradox of a man: he created a weapon of mass destruction (dynamite) and the Nobel Peace Prize, honoring those who strive to bring peace to the world.

 

THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF ROMANOV.

The last Czar, Nicholas II, loses his crown and along with his family, his life, in a tragic tale of incompetence and changes in power.

RASPUTIN.

The “Mad Monk” helps bring down Nicholas and family and is himself assassinated.

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN.

He created a new literary form with original fairy tales. His works have been translated into more than 200 languages.