21 Notable alumni of Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia
Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees
Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia is ranked #2,789 in the world and #43 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ulmas Mirsaidov
1945-. (aged 81)
chemist
Ulmas Mirsaidovich Mirsaidov is a Tajik theoretical chemist. He is the Mirsaidov Ulmas Mirsaidovich Professor of Chemistry and the Director of the Nuclear and Radiation Safety Agency, under AS RT.
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2. Alexander Kovarski
1944-. (aged 82)
chemist
Alexander L’vovich Kovarski is a Russian physical chemist, professor, member of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, and member of American Chemical Society. His main research area is physical chemistry of polymers and composites, magnetic resonance of free radicals and nano-sized systems.
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3. Vitaly Abalakov
1905-1986 (aged 81)
mountaineer
explorer
chemical engineer
alpine skier
Vitaly Mikhaylovich Abalakov was a Soviet chemical engineer, mountaineer and inventor.
4. Nikita Petrov
1957-. (aged 69)
historian
human rights defender
Nikita Vasilyevich Petrov is a Russian historian. He works at Memorial, a Russian organization dedicated to studying Soviet political repression. Petrov specializes in Soviet security services.
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5. Vladimir Vinogradov
1921-1997 (aged 76)
diplomat
Vladimir Mikhailovich Vinogradov was a prominent Soviet diplomat in the second half of the 20th century.
6. Peter Florin
1921-2014 (aged 93)
diplomat
resistance fighter
politician
Peter Florin was an East German politician and diplomat.
7. Valentin Koptyug
1931-1997 (aged 66)
chemist
Valentin Afanasyevich Koptyug was a Soviet Belarusian scientist, specializing in physical and organic chemistry.
8. Valeriya Khomyakova
1914-1942 (aged 28)
fighter pilot
Valeria Dmitrievna Khomyakova was a Soviet fighter pilot and military officer during World War II. She was widely reported as the first woman pilot to shoot down an enemy aircraft, but later changed to the first in a night battle. Khomyakova was killed in a flight accident only two weeks after being awarded the Order of the Red Banner.
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9. Dmitrii Knorre
1926-2018 (aged 92)
chemist
Dmitrii Georgievich Knorre was a chemist and biochemist, a specialist in chemical kinetics of complex reactions, bioorganic chemistry, and molecular biology. He was a Corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR since 1968, and an academician since 1981. He was assigned to the Division of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Chemistry of Physiologically Active Compounds of the Academy and...
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10. Arkady Gendler
1921-2017 (aged 96)
singer-songwriter
chemist
Arkady Gendler was a Ukrainian Yiddish-language singer, composer, and folk song collector. Born in Romania, he lived most of his life in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, and only became known internationally as a Yiddish singer after Perestroika. In the early 21st century he was considered a living link to the prewar Romanian and Soviet Yiddish musical worlds.
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11. Vladimir Polukhin
1932-2009 (aged 77)
physical chemist
Vladimir Polukhin was a Russian scientist (doctor of science, Russian: 'doctor nauk') and an engineer in the field of optics.
12. Valery Legasov
1936-1988 (aged 52)
Chernobyl liquidator
physicist
chemist
university teacher
Valery Alekseyevich Legasov was a Soviet inorganic chemist and a member of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union. He is primarily known for his efforts to contain the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Legasov also presented the findings of an investigation to the International Atomic Energy Agency at the United Nations Office at Vienna, detailing the actions and circumstances that...
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13. Mikhail Khodorkovsky
1963-. (aged 63)
entrepreneur
philanthropist
Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky, sometimes known by his initials MBK, is an exiled Russian businessman, oligarch, and opposition activist, now residing in London. In 2003, Khodorkovsky was believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia, with a fortune estimated to be worth $15 billion, and was ranked 16th on Forbes list of billionaires. He had worked his way up the Komsomol...
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14. Andrey Kolmogorov
1903-1987 (aged 84)
university teacher
physicist
computer scientist
mathematician
statistician
Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov was a Soviet mathematician who played a central role in the creation of modern probability theory. He also gave fundamental contributions to the mathematics of topology, intuitionistic logic, turbulence, classical mechanics, functional analysis, algorithmic information theory and computational complexity.
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15. Yuriy Boyko
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Yuriy Anatoliyovych Boyko is a Ukrainian politician who served as Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine between 2012 and 2014, as well as the Minister of Energy from 2006 to 2007 and again from 2010 to 2012. Boyko has continuously served as a Member of the Verkhovna Rada since 2007.
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16. Vladimir Yevtushenkov
1948-. (aged 78)
businessperson
economist
Vladimir Petrovich Yevtushenkov is a Russian billionaire business oligarch. He is the majority owner (49.2%) and former сhairman of Sistema. As a member of the Russian-Saudi Economic Council and as chairman since 2002 of the Russian side of both the Russian-Saudi and Russian-Arab Business Councils which are part of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), he maintains very close...
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17. Mikhail Muromov
1950-. (aged 76)
music arranger
composer
guitarist
manufacturer
singer
Mikhail Vladimirovich Muromov is a Soviet Russian singer, actor, musician and composer.
18. Valentina Leontyeva
1923-2007 (aged 84)
television presenter
announcer
Valentina Mikhaylovna Leontyeva was a famous anchor on Soviet TV. She was one of the first television presenters in the Soviet Union.
19. Vadim Abdrashitov
1945-2023 (aged 78)
film director
pedagogue
Vadim Yusupovich Abdrashitov was a Russian film director. He was internationally renowned as one of Russian cinema's most notable independent directors, with awards from the Berlin and Venice Film Festivals, and was a People's Artist of Russia.
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20. Pyotr Demichev
1917-2010 (aged 93)
military personnel
politician
Pyotr Nilovich Demichev was a Soviet politician. He was deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1986 to 1988 and Minister of Culture from 1974 to 1986. He was a deputy Politburo member from 1964 until his retirement in 1988. He was considered to be a "Communist Party ideologist" with little sympathy for liberal movements within the...
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21. Leonid Drachevsky
1942-. (aged 84)
diplomat
rower
Leonid Drachevsky is a Soviet rower from Kazakhstan. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City with the men's coxed pair where they qualified for the small final but did not start.
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