20th-century Russian explorers

Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first person to journey into outer space. Travelling on Vostok 1, Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961, with his flight taking 108 minutes. By achieving this major milestone for the Soviet Union amidst the Space Race, he became an international celebrity and was awarded many medals and titles, including his country's highest distinction: Hero of the Soviet Union.

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)

Russian admiral and military leader of the White movement (1874-1920)

Soviet cosmonaut

Soviet cosmonaut (1927–1967)

Russian (Soviet) agronomist, botanist and geneticist (1887-1943)

Imperial Russian Army general (1870–1918)

Soviet aviator, Hero of the Soviet Union (1904-1938)

Russian and Soviet explorer, ethnographer and writer (1872-1930)

Russian and Soviet geologist and writer (1863–1956)

Russian explorer and orientalist (1835-1920)

Soviet and Russian cosmonaut (1944–2013)

Soviet cosmonaut

Soviet cosmonaut (1926–1998)

Soviet cosmonaut

Russian cosmonaut and physician (1950–2015)

Baltic German explorer (1858–1902)

Soviet mountaineer, inventor,Armero (1906-1986)

Russian cosmonaut

cosmonaut

Russian spiritual philosopher, occult writer, theosophist (1879—1955)

Russian polar explorer (1885–1961)

Soviet explorer

Russian traveler

Russian geologist (1893–1985)

Ukrainian/Russian ornithologist (1859–1919)

Russian physician and television host (1937–2003)

Soviet naval explorer (1890–1952)

Russian tibetologist (1902–1960)

Soviet Naval officer and explorer (1910-1984)

Russian scientist

Russian Arctic explorer of Baltic German origin (1903-1971)

Soviet aircraft test pilot and writer (1907-1994)

Russian explorer and navy officer (1884–1914)

Soviet pilot (1903–1951)

Soviet polar aviator (1893–1938)

Russian cosmonaut (1940–2021)

Russian polar explorer (1858–1913)

Russian explorer

Soviet military pilot (1904–1991)

Russian geologist, professor

Russian and Soviet writer, artist, and Arctic explorer (1883–1940)

Russian-Norwegian polar explorer

Russian explorer and geologist (1909–1991)

Russian oceanographer (1901–1965)

Soviet cosmonaut

Russian geographer (1872-1943)

Polish zoologist, entomologist and officer of the Polish Army

expedition leader (1904–1966)

soviet professor, medical doctor, and anthropologist (1884–1962)

Russian explorer