Notable Alumni of Moscow Aviation Institute [Sorted List]

1. Viktor Litvinov

1910-1983 (aged 73)

politician military flight engineer

Viktor Yakovlevich Litvinov was a Soviet Russian aircraft designer and organizer of the aircraft industry.

2. Valentina Kuznetsova

1937-2010 (aged 73)

skier engineer

Valentina Mikhailovna Kuznetsova was a Soviet - Russian radio technician and polar researcher.

3. Konstantin Bushuyev

1914-1978 (aged 64)

engineer

Konstantin Davydovich Bushuyev was a Soviet engineer and director of the Apollo–Soyuz for the Soviet Union.

4. Mikhail Smirnovsky

1921-1989 (aged 68)

diplomat politician

Mikhail Nikolayevich Smirnovsky was a Soviet diplomat and a specialist in Soviet relations with English-speaking countries. He was first secretary of the Soviet Embassy in Washington, D.C. in 1953, and served a second time in Washington as the minister-counselor and second-ranking officer of the Embassy at the beginning of the 1960s. Around 1963, Smirnovsky returned to the Foreign Ministry in...

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5. Valery Kovalev

1970-2021 (aged 51)

entrepreneur patron of the arts

Valery Kovalyov — Russian entrepreneur, philanthropist, and Wikipedian.

6. Nadezhda Kuzhelnaya

1962-. (aged 64)

military flight engineer engineer astronaut aircraft pilot

Nadezhda Vasilyevna Kuzhelnaya is a former Russian cosmonaut. She had been due to fly on Soyuz TM-32, but was cut in order to accommodate American space tourist Dennis Tito. She later retired from the service in 2004, to become a commercial pilot with Russian carrier Aeroflot.

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7. Mikhail Timonov

1965-. (aged 61)

politician

Mikhail Leonidovich Timonov is a Russian politician. Member of the Moscow City Duma, leader of the Opposition (2019 – 2024).

8. Viktor Abramov

1956-. (aged 70)

statesperson politician

Viktor Semyonovich Abramov is a Russian politician. He was a deputy of the 5th State Duma from the United Russia party. From 2004 to 2007 and from 2011 to 2016, he served as a member of the Federation Council representing the executive branch of the government of Tver Oblast; from 2016 to 2021, he represented the legislative branch of the...

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9. Nikolai Zykov

1965-. (aged 61)

theatrical director film director puppeteer actor

Nikolai Zykov is a Soviet and Russian actor, director, artist, designer, puppet-maker, and master puppeteer.

10. Sergey Kononykhin

1940-. (aged 86)

figure skating judge sports commentator

Sergey Nikolaevich Kononykhin is a Soviet sports commentator (figure skating), a judge of figure skating competitions on skates. Master of Sports of the USSR in figure skating. Honored Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation.

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11. Yelena Gorchakova

1933-2002 (aged 69)

javelin thrower athletics competitor

Yelena Yegorovna Gorchakova was a Russian javelin thrower who won bronze medals at the 1952 and 1964 Olympics. Her 1964 bronze was a disappointment as she set a world record in the qualification that remained unbeaten for eight years.

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12. Galina Strutinskaya

1957-. (aged 69)

chess player

Galina Nikolayevna Strutinskaya is a Russian chess player, trainer and international arbiter. She won the Women's World Senior Chess Championship in 2011, 2012 and 2015 (the latter in the category 50+). The 2011 victory automatically earned her the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Strutinskaya also won the Women's European Senior Chess Championship in the 50+ category in 2016 and 2017.

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13. Konstantin Kozeyev

1967-. (aged 59)

astronaut engineer

Konstantin Mirovich Kozeyev is a retired Russian cosmonaut.

14. Yuri Bychkov

1931-2016 (aged 85)

writer literary historian literary scholar art historian

Yuri Alexandrovich Bychkov was an art historian, a member of the Union of Artists and the Union of Theatre Workers of the Russian Federation, director of writer's house museum Melikhovo in 1994-2004.

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15. Wang Yongzhi

1932-2024 (aged 92)

engineer military flight engineer

Wang Yongzhi was a Chinese aerospace scientist and academician at the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a commissioner of the 11th National People's Political Consultative Conference. He is notable for serving as the general architect and designer of China's Shenzhou program from 1992 to 2006 overseeing the first six Shenzhou missions. In 2003, he was awarded the nation's highest scientific...

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16. Arseny Mironov

1917-2019 (aged 102)

inventor scientist non-fiction writer university teacher glider pilot

Arseny Dmitrievich Mironov was a Russian scientist, aerospace engineer, and aviator. He was one of the oldest researchers in aircraft aerodynamics and flight testing, a Gromov Flight Research Institute (GFRI) director from 1981 to 1985, a recipient of the Stalin Prize in 1948 and the USSR State Prize in 1976, and an honorary citizen of Zhukovsky.

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17. Ye Zhengda

1927-2017 (aged 90)

industrial designer business executive politician

Ye Zhengda was a Chinese aircraft designer and lieutenant general of the People's Liberation Army Air Force. He was also an adjunct professor and senior engineer at Northwestern Polytechnical University. He was a member of the 10th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party and a delegate to the 5th National People's Congress.

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18. Alexander Bereznyak

1912-1974 (aged 62)

military flight engineer

Aleksandr Yakovlevich Bereznyak was a Soviet aircraft and missile designer. He was the chief designer of MKB Raduga, from March 1957.

19. Alexander Izosimov

1964-. (aged 62)

businessperson

Alexander Vadimovich Izosimov is a Russian businessman who is noted for being the CEO of Vimpelcom between October 2003 and May 2011.

20. Georgi Mosolov

1926-2018 (aged 92)

military personnel test pilot aircraft pilot

Georgy Konstantinovich Mosolov was a Soviet Russian test pilot. He attained the rank of Polkovnik (Colonel). He attained two world air speed records, in either the Mikoyan MiG-21 or the prototype Mikoyan Ye-66, as well as one altitude record. Colonel Mosolov was awarded the Hero of the Soviet Union and the Lenin Prize.

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21. Alexander Dynkin

1948-. (aged 78)

researcher economist

Alexander A. Dynkin is a Russian economist whose research interests and publications have been in growth, forecasting, international comparisons, technological innovation and energy studies. He is the President of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) (Russian Academy of Science)

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22. Lyudmila Titova

1946-. (aged 80)

speed skater

Lyudmila Yevgenyevna Titova is a retired Russian speed skater.

23. Semyon Kosberg

1903-1965 (aged 62)

engineer military flight engineer

Semyon Ariyevich Kosberg was a Soviet engineer, expert in the field of aircraft and rocket engines, Doctor of Technical Sciences (1959), Hero of Socialist Labor (1961).

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24. Yury Usachov

1957-. (aged 69)

engineer aircraft pilot astronaut

Yury Vladimirovich Usachov is a former cosmonaut who resides in Star City, Moscow. Usachov is a veteran of four spaceflights, including two long-duration missions on board the Mir Space Station and another on board the International Space Station. During his career, he also conducted seven spacewalks before his retirement on April 5, 2004.

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25. Ivan Petrovich Sklyarov

1948-2007 (aged 59)

statesperson politician

Ivan Petrovich Sklyarov was a Russian politician. He served as the Mayor of Nizhny Novgorod 1994–1997, and the Governor of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast in 1997–2001. He was also awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Nizhny Novgorod.

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26. Alexey Chepa

1955-. (aged 71)

politician

Alexey Vasilyevich Chepa is a Russian politician who has served as a deputy of the 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.

27. Oleg Savchenko

1966-. (aged 60)

businessperson politician

Oleg Vladimirovich Savchenko is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 8th State Dumas.

28. Guy Severin

1926-2008 (aged 82)

alpine skier non-fiction writer

Guy Ilyich Severin was a Soviet and Russian scientist, engineer, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, doctor of technical science, professor, full member of the International Academy of Astronautics, inventor and producer of a number of aerospace life-rescue systems and space suits.

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29. Nkeirouka Ezekh

1983-. (aged 43)

curler

Nkeirouka Khilarievna "Kira" Ezekh is a Russian curler. She currently skips her own team out of Saint Petersburg. The team won the 2022 Russian Curling Championships.

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30. Anatoly Artsebarsky

1956-. (aged 70)

test pilot aircraft pilot astronaut

Anatoly Pavlovich Artsebarsky is a former Soviet cosmonaut.

31. Aleksandr Ivanchenkov

1940-. (aged 86)

writer engineer astronaut flight engineer

Aleksandr Sergeyevich Ivanchenkov is a retired Soviet cosmonaut who flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz 29 and Soyuz T-6, he spent 147 days, 12 hours and 37 minutes in space.

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32. Aleksandr Gorbunov

1990-. (aged 36)

cosmonaut

Aleksandr Vladimirovich Gorbunov is a Russian cosmonaut and aerospace engineer. A native of Zheleznogorsk, he graduated with a degree in engineering from the Moscow Aviation Institute.

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33. Igor Vittel

1968-. (aged 58)

manufacturer television presenter writer journalist presenter

Igor Stanislavovich Vittel is a Russian journalist and TV personality most known for his continuous work at Russian "business TV" channel RBC TV. He is also known as an expert guest at numerous political talk shows on major Russian TV channels such as Channel 1. He is systematically involved in other creative and political activities.

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34. Yevgeny Adamov

1939-. (aged 87)

nuclear engineer Chernobyl liquidator

Yevgeny Olegovich Adamov is a Soviet and Russian nuclear engineer and politician. He was the director of the N. A. Dollezhal Research and Development Institute of Power Engineering (NIKIET) from 1986 to 1998. He served as the Minister for Atomic Energy of Russia from 1998 to 2001, member of the Security Council of Russia from 1998 to 2000, and adviser...

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35. Dmitry Ananyev

1969-. (aged 57)

statesperson entrepreneur politician

Dmitry Nikolaevich Ananyev is a Russian politician who served as a senator from the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug from 2006 to 2013.

36. Aleksandr Shmurnov

1966-. (aged 60)

journalist sports journalist

Alexander Ivanovich Shmurnov is a Russian sports journalist, radio host, television commentator, who worked for the Russian Match TV channel until 2022. Former chief editor of a sports Internet portal Championat.com. Creator and author of the YouTube channel “Shmurnov Time”

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37. Sergei Kramarenko

1923-2020 (aged 97)

fighter pilot airman

Sergei Makarovich Kramarenko was a Soviet Air Force officer who fought in World War II and the Korean War. For his service in Korea he became a holder of the Title of Hero of the Soviet Union. He achieved several high command positions in the USSR and was also Air Force advisor in Iraq and Algeria in the 1970s. Retired...

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38. Nikolai Budarin

1953-. (aged 73)

astronaut politician

Nikolai Mikhailovich Budarin is a retired Russian cosmonaut, a veteran of three extended space missions aboard the Mir Space Station and the International Space Station. He has also performed eight career spacewalks with a total time of 44 hours.

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39. Valentin Lebedev

1942-. (aged 84)

writer engineer astronaut aircraft pilot

Valentin Vitalyevich Lebedev is a former Soviet cosmonaut who made two flights into space. His stay aboard the Space Station Salyut 7 with Anatoly Berezovoy in 1982, which lasted 211 days, was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records.

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40. Viktor Afanasyev

1948-. (aged 78)

military personnel aircraft pilot astronaut

Viktor Mikhailovich Afanasyev is a colonel in the Russian Air Force and a test cosmonaut of the Yu. A. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center. He was born 31 December 1948, in Bryansk, Russian SFSR, and is married to Yelena Ya. Afanasyeva, born in 1952. They have two children. His father, Mikhail Z. Afanasyev, is deceased. His mother, Marya S. Afanasyeva, resides...

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41. Aleksandr Lazutkin

1957-. (aged 69)

flight engineer engineer astronaut

Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin is a former Russian cosmonaut.

42. Mikhail Tyurin

1960-. (aged 66)

astronaut engineer

Mikhail Vladislavovich Tyurin is a former Russian cosmonaut who flew three missions to the International Space Station and completed five spacewalks during his career. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian Federation for his work as a cosmonaut.

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43. Anastasia Brukhanova

1993-. (aged 33)

politician

Anastasia Andreyevna Bryukhanova is a Russian opposition politician and public figure.

44. Pavel Vinogradov

1953-. (aged 73)

test cosmonaut engineer astronaut

Pavel Vladimirovich Vinogradov is a former cosmonaut and commander of the International Space Station. He has flown into space three times, aboard Mir and the International Space Station, and was one of the top 10 astronauts in terms of total time in space after his third spaceflight. Vinogradov has also conducted seven spacewalks in his cosmonaut career, and holds the...

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45. Viktor Avdyushko

1925-1975 (aged 50)

stage actor film actor

Viktor Antonovich Avdyushko was a Soviet actor and a People's Artist of the Russian SFSR.

46. Valeri Kubasov

1935-2014 (aged 79)

engineer writer astronaut

Valery Nikolaevich Kubasov was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut who flew on two missions in the Soyuz programme as a flight engineer: Soyuz 6 and Soyuz 19 (the Apollo–Soyuz mission), and commanded Soyuz 36 in the Intercosmos programme. On 21 July 1975, the Soyuz 7K-TM module used for ASTP landed in Kazakhstan at 5:51 p.m. and Kubasov was the first...

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47. Mikhail Pogosyan

1956-. (aged 70)

inventor scientist non-fiction writer aerospace engineer

Mikhail Aslanovich Pogosyan is a Russian aerospace engineer. He is the former general director of Sukhoi and the United Aircraft Corporation and the current rector of the Moscow Aviation Institute. He is of Armenian descent.

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48. Vitaly Sevastyanov

1935-2010 (aged 75)

inventor astronaut politician

Vitaly Ivanovich Sevastyanov was a Soviet cosmonaut and an engineer who flew on the Soyuz 9 and Soyuz 18 missions.

49. Yevgeniya Chirikova

1976-. (aged 50)

politician entrepreneur environmentalist human rights defender engineer

Yevgeniya Sergeyevna Chirikova is a Russian environmental activist, primarily known for opposing the building of a motorway through Khimki Forest near Moscow. She has also played a prominent role in the 2011–2013 Russian protests following disputed parliamentary elections in Russia. Chirikova has also been credited with "stimulating nationwide interest in political reform". She is currently based in Estonia.

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50. Viktor Pugachev

1948-. (aged 78)

military personnel test pilot aircraft pilot

Viktor Georgiyevich Pugachev is a retired Russian Air Force officer and a former Soviet test pilot who was the first to demonstrate the so-called Pugachev's Cobra manoeuvre to the general public in 1989, flying an Su-27. The Gold medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union was awarded to him in the late 1980s. He graduated from the Yeysk Higher...

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51. Genrikh Novozhilov

1925-2019 (aged 94)

university teacher military flight engineer politician

Genrikh Vasilyevich Novozhilov was a Soviet and Russian aircraft designer. He was a key designer of multiple Ilyushin passenger aircraft including the Il-18, Il-62, Il-76, and Il-96.

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52. Fyodor Yurchikhin

1959-. (aged 67)

economist engineer astronaut aircraft pilot

Fyodor Nikolayevich Yurchikhin is a Russian cosmonaut of Pontic Greek descent, engineer and RSC Energia test-pilot who has flown on five spaceflights. His first spaceflight was a 10-day Space Shuttle mission STS-112. His second was a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as a flight engineer for Expedition 15; for this mission he was launched in the Soyuz...

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53. Vadim Panov

1972-. (aged 54)

writer science fiction writer

Vadim Panov is a Russian fantasy and science-fiction writer. He is the author of the series Tainy gorod, which has been translated into English, as well as the series Anklavy (Enclaves), and Club Moscow.

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54. Igor Volk

1937-2017 (aged 80)

military officer test pilot aircraft pilot inventor astronaut

Igor Petrovich Volk was a Russian test pilot and former Soviet cosmonaut in the Buran programme.

55. Anatoly Kvochur

1952-2024 (aged 72)

test pilot inventor military officer military aviator

Anatoly Nikolayevich Kvochur was a Soviet and Russian test pilot. He was awarded the awards Honoured Test Pilot of the USSR (1990) and Hero of the Russian Federation (1992).

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56. Musa Manarov

1951-. (aged 75)

flight engineer engineer astronaut politician

Musa Khiramanovich Manarov is a former Soviet cosmonaut who spent 541 days in space.

57. Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor

1953-. (aged 73)

entrepreneur philanthropist

Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor is a Russian, British and Israeli businessman described as an oligarch, who serves as President of the European Jewish Congress (EJC), President of the World Holocaust Forum Foundation (WHF) and Chairman of the European Jewish Fund (EJF).

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58. Magomed Tolboyev

1951-. (aged 75)

test pilot astronaut politician

Magomed Omarovich Tolboyev is a former high-profile Soviet-era test pilot who initially came to public attention as a test pilot for the Buran space shuttle. He is from Dagestan. He continued his career after the collapse of the Soviet Union, working on both civilian and military aircraft in Russia, and held several governmental appointments including in the Aviation Ministry. He...

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59. Nikolay Firyubin

1908-1983 (aged 75)

diplomat politician

Nikolay Pavlovich Firyubin was a Soviet diplomat.

60. Mikhail Korniyenko

1960-. (aged 66)

astronaut engineer

Mikhail Borisovich Kornienko is a Russian cosmonaut who has undertaken multiple missions to the International Space Station (ISS).

61. Anatoly Dobrynin

1919-2010 (aged 91)

diplomat politician

Anatoly Fyodorovich Dobrynin was a Soviet statesman, diplomat, and politician. He was the Soviet ambassador to the United States for more than two decades, from 1962 to 1986.

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62. Yegor Ligachev

1920-2021 (aged 101)

statesperson politician

Yegor Kuzmich Ligachev was a Soviet and Russian politician who was a high-ranking official in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), and who continued an active political career in post-Soviet Russia. Originally an ally of Mikhail Gorbachev, Ligachev became a challenger to his leadership.

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63. Sergey Kapitsa

1928-2012 (aged 84)

mathematician physicist television presenter university teacher

Sergey Petrovich Kapitsa was a Russian physicist and demographer. He was best known as host of the popular and long-running Russian scientific TV show, Evident, but Incredible. His father was the Nobel laureate Soviet-era physicist Pyotr Kapitsa, and his brother was the geographer and Antarctic explorer Andrey Kapitsa.

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64. Tatyana Lioznova

1924-2011 (aged 87)

screenwriter film director theatrical director lecturer drama teacher

Tatyana Mikhailovna Lioznova was a Soviet film director and screenwriter best known for her TV series Seventeen Moments of Spring (1973).

65. Dmitry Zimin

1933-2021 (aged 88)

writer businessperson entrepreneur scientist philanthropist

Dmitry Borisovich Zimin was a Russian radio scientist and businessman, who was the founder and honorary president of VimpelCom. From his retirement in the early 2000s, he became known as a philanthropist. He founded the Dynasty Foundation and the Zimin Foundation.

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66. Yelena Serova

1976-. (aged 50)

explorer astronaut politician

Yelena Olegovna Serova is a Russian politician and former cosmonaut. She served as a Deputy in the State Duma of Russian Federation between 2016 and 2021.

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67. Vladislav Volkov

1935-1971 (aged 36)

engineer writer astronaut

Vladislav Nikolayevich Volkov was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on the Soyuz 7 and Soyuz 11 missions. The second mission terminated fatally. Volkov and the two other crew members were asphyxiated on reentry, the only three people to have died in outer space.

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68. Mikhail Yangel

1911-1971 (aged 60)

engineer military flight engineer

Mikhail Kuzmich Yangel, was a Soviet engineer born in Irkutsk who was the leading designer in the missile program of the former Soviet Union.

69. Lion Izmaylov

1940-. (aged 86)

engineer stand-up comedian songwriter screenwriter television presenter

Lion Izmailov, real name Lion Moiseevich Polyak (Russian: Лио́н Моисе́евич По́ляк; born 5 May 1940 in Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian satirist writer, screenwriter and entertainer.

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70. Armen Grigoryan

1983-. (aged 43)

statesperson political scientist

Armen Grigoryan is a singer/songwriter, artist, and the front man (and main songwriter) of "Krematorij" (Crematorium) Russian rock-band.

71. Toktar Aubakirov

1946-. (aged 80)

politician test pilot Research Cosmonaut aircraft pilot astronaut

Toktar Ongarbayuly Aubakirov is a retired Kazakh Air Force officer and a former cosmonaut. He is the first person from Kazakhstan to go to space.

72. Svetlana Savitskaya

1948-. (aged 78)

explorer military personnel university teacher writer astronaut

Svetlana Yevgenyevna Savitskaya is a Russian former aviator and Soviet cosmonaut who flew aboard Soyuz T-7 in 1982, becoming the second woman in space. On her 1984 Soyuz T-12 mission she became the first woman to fly to space twice, and the first woman to perform a spacewalk.

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73. Maksim Shevchenko

1966-. (aged 60)

politician presenter public figure radio personality television presenter

Maxim Shevchenko is an editor, journalist and presenter on television and radio in Russia, one of the leading Russian journalists and experts on ethno-cultural and religious policies. He is the leader of the opposition Russian Party of Freedom and Justice.

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74. Leonid Kadeniuk

1951-2018 (aged 67)

adviser engineer test pilot politician biologist

Leonid Kostyantynovych Kadenyuk was the first astronaut of independent Ukraine to fly into outer space.

75. Maya Kristalinskaya

1932-1985 (aged 53)

translator singer

Maya Vladimirovna Kristalinskaya was a Soviet-Russian singer.

76. Maksim Pokrovsky

1968-. (aged 58)

manufacturer actor composer singer poet

Maksim Sergeyevich Pokrovsky is a Russian musician, best known as the frontman of the Moscow-based rock band Nogu Svelo!. He has also released some solo songs in Russia and the UK. He is currently working in the United States.

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77. Alexander Dugin

1962-. (aged 64)

professor sociologist propagandist songwriter geopolitical analyst

Aleksandr Gelyevich Dugin is a Russian political philosopher who is the leading theorist of Russian neo-Eurasianism.

78. Alexey Pajitnov

1955-. (aged 71)

game designer computer scientist mathematician businessperson programmer

Alexey Leonidovich Pajitnov is a Russian-American computer engineer and video game designer. He is best known for creating, designing, and developing Tetris in 1985 while working at the Dorodnitsyn Computing Centre under the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (now the Russian Academy of Sciences).

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79. Eduard Uspensky

1937-2018 (aged 81)

children's writer engineer writer film producer playwright

Eduard Nikolayevich Uspensky was a Soviet and Russian children's writer and poet, author of over 70 books, as well as a playwright, screenwriter and TV presenter. His works have been translated into 25 languages and spawned around 60 cartoon adaptations. Among the characters he created are Cheburashka and Gena the Crocodile, Uncle Fyodor and Kolobki brothers. He was awarded Order...

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80. Markus Wolf

1923-2006 (aged 83)

writer journalist intelligence officer

Markus Johannes Wolf, also known as Mischa, was a German spymaster who served as the head of the Main Directorate for Reconnaissance (Hauptverwaltung Aufklärung), the foreign intelligence division of East Germany's Ministry for State Security (Ministerium für Staatssicherheit, abbr. MfS, commonly known as the Stasi). He was the Stasi's number two for 34 years, which spanned most of the Cold...

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81. Mikhail Zadornov

1948-2017 (aged 69)

mechanic writer satirist screenwriter presenter

Mikhail Mikhailovich Zadornov is a Russian economist, chairman of the management board of Otkritie FC Bank, President and chairman of the management board of VTB 24 in the years 2005–2017, government official, Russian Minister of Finance from 1997 to 1999, Russian State Duma Deputy, 1st – 4th Convocations. Recipient of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV class and...

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82. Viktor Makeyev

1924-1985 (aged 61)

inventor scientist university teacher politician

Viktor Petrovich Makeyev was a Soviet engineer in the Soviet space program who was also a central and founding figure in development of Submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) for the Soviet Navy.

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83. Andrei Babkin

1969-. (aged 57)

astronaut engineer

Andrei Nikolaevich Babkin is a Russian engineer and cosmonaut who was selected in April 2010. He was scheduled to make his first flight into space in April 2020 onboard Soyuz MS-16, although in February 2020 he and Nikolai Tikhonov were removed from the flight for medical reasons. Russian media reported that based on future crew assignments, he was unlikely to...

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84. Olga Timofeeva

1977-. (aged 49)

journalist politician

Olga Victorovna Timofeeva is a deputy for the United Russia party in the 7th State Duma of the Russian Federation and a former journalist. She is Deputy chairman of the State Duma since 9 October 2017, and represents the Stavropol territory. Previously, she was head of the Ecology and Environmental Protection Committee.

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85. Andrej Kabjakow

1960-. (aged 66)

economist engineer diplomat politician

Andrei Vladimirovich Kobyakov is a Belarusian politician. He served as the Prime Minister of Belarus between 2014 and 2018, appointed by president Alexander Lukashenko on 27 December 2014. Before this appointment, Kobyakov served as Lukashenko's Chief of Staff from 2012 to 2014.

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