17 Notable alumni of Kuban State University
Updated: June 01, 2026 EliteDegrees
Kuban State University is ranked #3,069 in the world and #49 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 17 notable alumni from Kuban State University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Kuban State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Alexander Karasyov
1971-. (aged 55)
writer
Aleksandr Karasyov is a Russian writer living in St. Petersburg, Russia.
2. Sergei Vorzhev
1950-2023 (aged 73)
painter
Sergei Dmitrievich Vorzhev was a Russian visual artist based in Krasnodar.
3. Samuel Didier Biang
1974-. (aged 52)
association football player
Samuel Didier Biang is a Cameroonian football coach and a former player. He works as a coach with the FC Krasnodar academy. He also holds Russian citizenship, and he spent the whole of his playing career in Russia. He never played on the organized level during his youth years and started playing for his university squad when he was receiving...
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4. Suren Gazaryan
1974-. (aged 52)
chiropterologist
environmental defender
zoologist
politician
Suren Gazaryan is a Russian zoologist, dissident, public figure, and former member of The Environmental Watch on North Caucasus. He is a member of the Russian Opposition Coordination Council. He was awarded a Goldman Environmental Prize in 2014.
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5. Tatiana Zaitseva
1978-. (aged 48)
association football player
association football coach
Tatiana Zaitseva is a former football defender. Throughout her career she played for Kubanochka Krasnodar, Energiya Voronezh and Ryazan VDV. She was a member of the Russian national team, and played the 1999 and 2003 World Cups.
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6. Vladimir Schneider
1966-. (aged 60)
scientist
Vladimir Schneider is a Russian historian, Doctor of Historical Sciences. He is the author of more than 150 scientific works, among which 7 monographs. He is a professor in the department of universal and national history of Armavir State Pedagogical University. Worked as dean of the history department of ASPU from 1999 to 2011. The main directions of scientific work:...
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7. Leonid Hrach
1948-2025 (aged 77)
historian
jurist
political scientist
politician
Leonid Ivanovych Hrach, also as Leonid Ivanovich Grach (Russian: Леони́д Ива́нович Гра́ч), (1 January 1948 – October 2025) was a Soviet, Ukrainian and Russian politician.
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8. Viktor Likhonosov
1936-2021 (aged 85)
prose writer
opinion journalist
writer
Viktor Ivanovich Likhonosov was a Russian writer, laureate of the Russian State Prize (1988), the International Mikhail Sholokhov prize and the first Yasnaya Polyana award (2003).
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9. Margarita Simonyan
1980-. (aged 46)
television presenter
radio personality
propagandist
editor-in-chief
journalist
Margarita Simonovna Simonyan is a Russian media executive and personality. She is the editor-in-chief of the Russian broadcaster RT, as well as the media group Rossiya Segodnya.
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10. Sergey Galitsky
1967-. (aged 59)
entrepreneur
businessperson
Sergey Nikolayevich Galitsky is a Russian billionaire businessman, the founder and co-owner of Magnit, Russia's largest retailer, and president of FC Krasnodar. In 2021 Forbes Russia estimated his fortune at $3.5 billion.
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11. Dmitry Pirog
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
boxer
Dmitry Yurievich Pirog is a Russian politician and former professional boxer. In boxing he competed from 2005 to 2012, and held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) middleweight title from 2010 to 2012. Although his career was cut short due to a debilitating back injury, he is one of the few professional boxers to win a world championship and retire undefeated.
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12. Maria Minogarova
1989-. (aged 37)
television presenter
blogger
model
Maria Albertovna Minogarova, also known as Masha, is a Russian model, blogger, YouTuber and TV presenter.
13. Benjamin Kondratyev
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Veniamin Ivanovich Kondratyev is a Russian politician serving as the governor of Krasnodar Krai since 2015.
14. Dmitry Grigorenko
1978-. (aged 48)
civil servant
Dmitry Yuryevich Grigorenko is a Russian politician serving as Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Chief of the Government Staff assumed office in January 2020.
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15. Rustam Assakalov
1984-. (aged 42)
amateur wrestler
Rustam Skhatbievich Assakalov is a Russian-born Uzbekistani Greco-Roman wrestler of Adyg heritage. He won gold medals at the 2014 Asian Games and 2013 and 2015 Asian Championships, and silver medals at the 2018 Asian Games, 2015 World Championships and 2014 and 2018 Asian championships.
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16. Israel Tsvaygenbaum
1961-. (aged 65)
painter
autobiographer
Israel Iosifovich Tsvaygenbaum is a Russian and American artist of Jewish descent. A number of his works are in the Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve, Derbent.
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17. Vasyl Barka
1908-2003 (aged 95)
literary critic
writer
linguist
translator
poet
Vasyl Barka was an American-residing Ukrainian poet, writer, literary critic, and translator.