Ivan the Terrible was a potent czar of Russia, known for transforming it into a multiethnic empire with his ruthless reign.
Leo Tolstoy was a Russian author and philosopher whose works like War and Peace and Anna Karenina revolutionized literature with their profound exploration of human nature.
Mikhail Lermontov was a Russian Romantic writer and poet, renowned for his influential works such as 'A Hero of Our Time' and his untimely death in a duel.