1872. Bertrand Russell was born

145 years ago, on May 18, 1872, Bertrand Russell was born, an English-nuclear philosopher, mathematician and public figure, Nobel Laureate in 1950 literature. In 1920, Russell visited Soviet Russia, after which he said: "If Bolshevism is the only strong and active competitor of capitalism, then I am convinced that no socialism will be created, but only chaos and destruction will reign."