15 famous Russians as kids (PHOTOS)

1. Mikhail Gorbachev (b. 1931), the only President of the USSR

2. Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), the first man in space

3. Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007), the first President of the Russian Federation

4. Anna Kournikova (b. 1981), former professional tennis player

5. Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), writer

6. Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881), writer

7. Vladimir Lenin (1870-1924), the leader of the Bolshevik party

8. Pyotr Chaikovsky (1840-1893), composer

9. Alexander Ovechkin (b. 1985), NHL hockey player

10. Maria Sharapova (b. 1987), tennis player

11. Anna Netrebko (b. 1971), opera singer

12. Mikhail Baryshnikov (b. 1948), ballet dancer

13. Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996), poet

14. Irina Shayk (b. 1986), model

15. Natalya Vodianova (b. 1982), model