Notable Alumni of Moscow State Institute of International Relations [Sorted List]

1. Sükhbaataryn Batbold

1963-. (aged 63)

politician

Sükhbaataryn Batbold is a prominent Mongolian political figure and leader, who was the 26th Prime Minister of Mongolia from 2009 to 2012, as well as Chairman of the Mongolian People's Party. He was previously Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of his predecessor, Sanjaagiin Bayar.

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2. Nina Shtanski

1977-. (aged 49)

diplomat politician

Nina Viktorovna Shtanski is a Transnistrian former state politician and public figure. She has been the Deputy Prime Minister for the International Cooperation of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic from 24 January 2012 to 2 September 2015, before leaving her position to marry Yevgeny Shevchuk. She became an honoured foreign...

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3. Gennadi Gerasimov

1930-2010 (aged 80)

diplomat politician journalist

Gennadi Ivanovich Gerasimov (Russian: Геннадий Иванович Герасимов; 3 March 1930 – 14 September 2010) was the last Soviet, and then Russian ambassador to Portugal from 1990 to 1995. Previously he was foreign affairs spokesman for Mikhail Gorbachev and press secretary to Eduard Shevardnadze.

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4. Alexander Avdeev

1975-. (aged 51)

politician

Aleksandr Alekseyevich Avdeyev is a Russian and Soviet politician and diplomat. He was the Ambassador of the Soviet Union to Luxembourg from 1987 to 1990, the Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria from 1992 to 1996 and the Ambassador of Russia to France from 2002 to 2008. He later served as the Minister of Culture from 2008 to 2012.

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5. Julij Voroncov

1929-2007 (aged 78)

diplomat

Yuli Mikhailovich Vorontsov was a Soviet and Russian diplomat, President of International Centre of the Roerichs (Moscow). In the mid-1970s, he was Chargé d'Affaires at the Soviet embassy in Washington under Ambassador Dobrynin. He was then Ambassador to India (1978–1983) and France (1983–1986). He returned to Moscow to be the first deputy foreign minister (1986–1990) and participated in arms reduction...

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6. Sergey Sokol

1970-. (aged 56)

diplomat politician

Sergey Mikhailovich Sokol is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 7th and 8th State Dumas.

7. Pyotr Ilichov

1966-. (aged 60)

diplomat

Pyotr Viktorovich Ilyichev is a Russian diplomat, first deputy of Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations.

8. Andranik Migranyan

1949-. (aged 77)

political scientist

Andranik Migranyan is an Armenian-born Russian political scientist, who works as a professor at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

9. Gennadi Karponosov

1950-. (aged 76)

ice dancer figure skating coach

Gennadi Mikhailovich Karponosov is an ice dancing coach and a former competitive ice dancer for the Soviet Union. With Natalia Linichuk, he is the 1980 Olympic champion and a two-time World champion.

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10. Kostjantyn Hryščenko

1953-. (aged 73)

diplomat politician

Kostyantyn Ivanovych Gryshchenko is a Ukrainian diplomat and politician.

11. Georgy Arbatov

1923-2010 (aged 87)

politician geopolitical analyst journalist

Georgy Arkadyevich Arbatov was a Soviet–Russian political scientist. He served as an adviser to five General Secretaries of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and was best known in the West during the Cold War era as a representative for the policies of the Soviet Union in the United States, where his fluent English helped make him a frequent...

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12. Dmitry Konov

1970-. (aged 56)

entrepreneur

Dmitry Vladimirovich Konov is a Russian business executive. He was the head of Sibur, Russia's largest integrated petrochemical company, from 2006 to 2022.

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13. Iurie Leancă

1963-. (aged 63)

diplomat politician

Iurie Leancă is a Moldovan politician who was the prime minister of Moldova from 2013 until 2015. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration from 2009 to 2013 as part of the First and Second Filat Cabinet.

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14. Csaba Kőrösi

1958-. (aged 68)

diplomat

Csaba Kőrösi is a Hungarian diplomat who served as President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly. He was previously Director of Environmental Sustainability in the Office of the President of Hungary.

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15. Ján Kubiš

1952-. (aged 74)

diplomat politician

Ján Kubiš is a Slovak diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovakia from July 2006 until January 2009.

16. Vadim Vasilyev

1965-. (aged 61)

businessperson

Vadim Vasilyev is the former Vice President of the Monégasque football club AS Monaco FC. He was appointed to that position on 8 August 2013 and has since played a key role in developing AS Monaco's team and securing its position, including negotiating key agreements with Ligue 1 and with UEFA around its Financial Fair Play Regulations. He has also...

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17. Alexander Bessmertnykh

1933-. (aged 93)

diplomat politician

Alexander Alexandrovich Bessmertnykh is a Soviet diplomat who briefly served as foreign minister of the Soviet Union.

18. Alexander Grushko

1955-. (aged 71)

diplomat

Alexander Viktorovich Grushko is a Russian diplomat, and is currently Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, since 22 January 2018. Previously, he was the Permanent Representative of Russia to NATO, serving from 2012 to 2018.

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19. Sergei Ordzhonikidze

1946-. (aged 80)

diplomat

Sergei Alexandrovich Ordzhonikidze is a Russian diplomat. He was the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva from 2002 to 2011.

20. Zamir Kabulov

1954-. (aged 72)

diplomat

Zamir Kabulov is a high rank career diplomat and Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan. He is the Special Representative for Afghanistan since 2022.

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21. Mikhail Bogdanov

1952-. (aged 74)

diplomat

Mikhail Leonidovich Bogdanov is a Russian diplomat. He was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia and Special Representative of the President of Russia for the Middle East. He is also Deputy Chairman of the Imperial Orthodox Palestine Society.

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22. Sergey Gaplikov

1970-. (aged 56)

statesperson politician

Sergey Anatolyevich Gaplikov, born in 1970, is a Russian politician who served as Head of the Komi Republic from September 2015 to April 2020 when he resigned during the 2018–2020 Shies protests.

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23. Grigol Vashadze

1958-. (aged 68)

diplomat official politician

Grigol Vashadze is a Georgian politician, diplomat and a former member of the Cabinet of Georgia in the capacity of the Minister for Culture, Heritage Preservation and Sport (2008) and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Georgia (2008–2012).

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24. Lilia Shevtsova

1951-. (aged 75)

university teacher writer historian journalist political scientist

Lilia Fyodorovna Shevtsova is a Kremlinology expert.

25. Viacheslav Trubnikov

1944-2022 (aged 78)

spy journalist diplomat politician

Vyacheslav Ivanovich Trubnikov was a Russian journalist, political scientist, intelligence officer, and diplomat. He worked as the Director of Foreign Intelligence Service and was a First Deputy of Foreign Minister of Russia.

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26. Sergo Mikoyan

1929-2010 (aged 81)

medieval historian

Sergo Anastasi Mikoyan was a Russian and Soviet historian of Armenian descent. He was a leading specialist in the foreign policies of the Soviet Union and the United States in Latin America. He was the son of Anastas Mikoyan, an Old Bolshevik and high level Soviet statesman who served as a close advisor to Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev.

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27. Aleksey Orlov

1961-. (aged 65)

statesperson politician

Aleksey Maratovich Orlov is a Russian politician, who serves as Russian Federation Senator from Kalmykia since 2019. He previously served as Head of Kalmykia from 2010 to 2019.

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28. Eleonora Mitrofanova

1953-. (aged 73)

diplomat economist politician

Eleonora Valentinovna Mitrofanova is a Russian diplomat. She currently serves as the Ambassador of Russia to Bulgaria, having held the post since 15 January 2021. She is the first woman to hold the post of First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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29. Valentin Falin

1926-2018 (aged 92)

diplomat politician historian

Valentin Mikhailovich Falin was a Soviet diplomat and politician.

30. Alexei Ostrovsky

1976-. (aged 50)

politician

Alexey Vladimirovich Ostrovsky is a Russian politician who served as the governor of Smolensk Oblast from 2012 to 2023. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia. He previously served as a deputy of the State Duma where he headed the State Duma's Committee on International Affairs, and on State Duma's Commission on Credentials and Deputies' Ethics....

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31. Konstantin Kosachev

1962-. (aged 64)

diplomat statesperson politician

Konstantin Iosifovich Kosachev is a Russian politician and former diplomat. He is a senator at the Federation Council (Russian parliament's upper house) and chairs its Foreign Affairs Committee. He has been on the US sanctions list since 2018.

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32. Ekaterina Berezovskaya

1990-. (aged 36)

presenter television journalist journalist television presenter

Ekaterina Vladimirovna Berezovskaya is a Russian journalist and TV presenter. Best known for her work at the Channel One Russia.

33. Vladimir Legoyda

1973-. (aged 53)

editing staff pedagogue public figure journalist religious studies scholar

Vladimir Romanovich Legoyda is a Russian public figure, journalist, university professor, expert in cultural studies, political science and religious studies. He is Candidate of Political Sciences and professor of the Department of World literature and culture, Moscow State Institute of International Relations; co-founder, editor-in-chief of Foma magazine, Chairman of the Department for Church's Society and Mass Mediа Relations (Russian Orthodox...

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34. Anatoly Torkunov

1950-. (aged 76)

university teacher historian diplomat koreanologist political scientist

Anatoly Vasilyevich Torkunov is a Russian diplomat and international relations scholar.

35. Mikhail Lyubimov

1934-. (aged 92)

opinion journalist writer army scout diplomat playwright

Mikhail Petrovich Lyubimov is a Russian novelist and retired colonel in the KGB. He served as spymaster and head of the KGB stations in the United Kingdom and Denmark during the Cold War.

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36. Andrej Denisov

1952-. (aged 74)

diplomat politician

Andrey Ivanovich Denisov is a Russian diplomat and politician, who served as the Russian Ambassador to China from April 22, 2013 to September 13, 2022 and Russian Ambassador to the United Nations from July 12, 2004 to April 6, 2006. He is fluent in Chinese, as well as English, apart from his native language. Since September 2022 he has been...

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37. Yuriy Pivovarov

1950-. (aged 76)

historian political scientist

Yuri Sergeyevich Pivovarov is a historian and political scientist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and since 1998, the Director of the Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

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38. Anatoly Gromyko

1932-2017 (aged 85)

Americanist historian diplomat Africanist economist

Anatoly Andreyevich Gromyko was a Soviet and Russian scientist and diplomat. He specialized in American and African studies as well as international relations, and was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the Union of Russian Artists.

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39. Arkady Shevchenko

1930-1998 (aged 68)

diplomat politician spy

Arkady Nikolayevich Shevchenko was a Soviet diplomat who was the highest-ranking Soviet official to defect to the West.

40. Nikolai Leonov

1928-2022 (aged 94)

historian spy diplomat politician

Nikolai Sergeyevich Leonov was a Russian politician, senior KGB officer, and Latin America expert in the Soviet Union.

41. Roman Dobrokhotov

1983-. (aged 43)

political scientist investigative journalist

Roman Alexandrovich Dobrokhotov is a Russian investigative journalist, political scientist and former activist. He is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Insider, a Russia-focused media outlet. He is also one of the founders and leaders of the 5th of December Party, a member of the federal political council of the Solidarnost movement and member of the political council of the...

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42. Andrey Lukanov

1938-1996 (aged 58)

diplomat politician

Andrey Karlov Lukanov was a Bulgarian politician. Between February and November 1990, Lukanov was the final Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bulgaria.

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43. Aleksandr Volkov

1985-. (aged 41)

volleyball player

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov is a former Russian volleyball player, a member of Russia men's national volleyball team. He was 2012 Olympic Champion, bronze medalist of the 2008 Olympic Games, gold medalist of the 2011 World Cup, silver medalist of the 2007 European Championship, multimedalist of the World League. Recently he is a head coach of Belogorie.

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44. Valentin Zorin

1925-2016 (aged 91)

television presenter opinion journalist historian journalist political scientist

Valentin Sergeyevich Zorin was a Soviet and Russian political commentator, journalist, author, screenwriter and television presenter.

45. Sergei Ryabkov

1960-. (aged 66)

diplomat politician

Sergei Alexeyevich Ryabkov is a Russian diplomat, currently serving as the Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation since 2008.

46. Genrikh Borovik

1929-. (aged 97)

screenwriter prose writer writer journalist playwright

Genrikh Averyanovich Borovik is a Soviet and Russian publicist, writer, playwright and filmmaker, the father of journalist Artyom Borovik.

47. Miroslava Duma

1985-. (aged 41)

model journalist businessperson fashion writer

Miroslava Vasilyevna Duma is a Russian digital entrepreneur and investor in international fashion. She is also the founder of Buro 24/7, a digital company, and the CEO and founder of Future Tech Lab, a venture capital fund.

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48. Kira Yarmysh

1989-. (aged 37)

writer spokesperson YouTuber activist

Kira Aleksandrovna Yarmysh is a Russian public figure and writer. She is the former press secretary and assistant of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and the author of the 2020 novel Incredible Incidents in Women's Cell No. 3.

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49. Petr Fradkov

1978-. (aged 48)

banker economist Russian oligarch

Petr Mikhaylovich Fradkov is a Russian economist and banker serving as the chairman and CEO of Promsvyazbank and the general director of the Russian Export Center. Chairman of the Russian Athletics Federation (since 2024).

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50. Aleksandr Dmitrievich Ogorodnik

1939-1977 (aged 38)

diplomat

Aleksandr Dmitrievich Ogorodnik was a Soviet diplomat who, while stationed in Bogotá, was contacted by the Colombian Administrative Department of Security and the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to spy on the Soviet Union, operating under the code name TRIGON.

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51. Miroslav Lajčák

1963-. (aged 63)

diplomat politician

Miroslav Lajčák is a Slovak politician and diplomat who held the office of Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic from 2009 to 2010 and again from 2012 to 2020, serving across three different governments led by Robert Fico and one government led by Peter Pellegrini. In addition, Lajčák also served as President of the United Nations General Assembly...

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52. Alexander F. Sklyar

1958-. (aged 68)

vocalist television presenter actor presenter guitarist

Alexander Felixovich Sklyar is a Russian rock musician, radio presenter, actor and author. Sklyar, who in the 1980s and early 1990s fronted the popular punk metal band Va-bank, later moved into the traditional Russian singer-songwriter territory covering the vast stylistic spectrum (Alexander Vertinsky, Vladimir Vysotsky, Leonid Utyosov, Mark Bernes).

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53. Alexei Pushkov

1954-. (aged 72)

politician

Aleksey Konstantinovich Pushkov is a Russian politician who has been Senator from Perm Krai since 29 September 2016. He is also a former Deputy of the State Duma and former head of the Committee on International Affairs of the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament. As a member of the United Russia political party in the federation...

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54. Sergey Prikhodko

1957-2021 (aged 64)

diplomat politician

Sergei Eduardovich Prikhodko was a Russian politician and diplomat. From May 2013 to May 2018, he was Deputy Prime Minister in Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet. He was engaged in international cooperation of the Cabinet. He served as the First Deputy Head of the Russian Government Office from 2018 to 2021. He had the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class...

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55. Andrey Zubov

1952-. (aged 74)

religious studies scholar opinion journalist political scientist university teacher historian

Andrey Borisovich Zubov is a Russian historian, religion scholar and political scientist, Doctor of History, prominent public person, church figure, political activist and commentator. He was also the Vice-president of the former People's Freedom Party.

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56. Marina Kim

1983-. (aged 43)

film actor television presenter journalist

Marina Yevgenevna Kim is a Russian television presenter and actress of mixed Russian-Korean origin.

57. Valer Capkała

1965-. (aged 61)

diplomat politician

Valery Vilyamovich Tsepkalo or Valery Vilyamavich Tsapkala is a Belarusian politician and entrepreneur. After graduating from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations with a doctoral degree in international law and serving in the embassy of the Soviet Union in Finland, Tsepkalo joined the staff of the Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He later became an advisor on foreign political...

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58. Ivan Tavrin

1976-. (aged 50)

businessperson media manager

Ivan Vladimirovich Tavrin is a Russian oligarch, investor, and founder of several major corporations, linked to another billionaire Alisher Usmanov. Currently he is the Chief Executive Officer of Kismet Capital Group.

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59. Patokh Chodiev

1953-. (aged 73)

entrepreneur

Patokh Chodiev is a Belgian-Uzbek oligarch and philanthropist.

60. Natalya Narochnitskaya

1948-. (aged 78)

diplomat politician historian

Nataliya Alekseevna Narotchnitskaya is a Russian politician, historian and political commentator.

61. Anatoly Antonov

1955-. (aged 71)

diplomat

Anatoly Ivanovich Antonov is a Russian military official and diplomat who served as the Ambassador of Russia to the United States from 2017 to 2024. He was appointed by presidential decree on 21 August 2017, succeeding Sergey Kislyak, and took up his post in Washington, D.C. on 1 September. He was previously a Deputy Minister of Defence and Deputy Minister...

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62. Zhanna Nemtsova

1984-. (aged 42)

television presenter human rights defender journalist

Zhanna Borisovna Nemtsova is a Russian journalist and social activist. She is the daughter of Boris Nemtsov.

63. Sergey Brilyov

1972-. (aged 54)

news presenter television presenter journalist presenter public figure

Sergey Borisovich Brilyov or Brilev is a Russian television journalist on the state-owned TV channel Rossiya.

64. Irina Bokova

1952-. (aged 74)

diplomat politician

Irina Georgieva Bokova is a Bulgarian politician and a former Director-General of UNESCO (2009–2017). During her political and diplomatic career in Bulgaria, she served, among others, two terms as a member of the National parliament, and deputy minister of foreign affairs and minister of foreign affairs ad interim under Prime Minister Zhan Videnov. She also served as Bulgaria's ambassador to...

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65. Artyom Borovik

1960-2000 (aged 40)

media proprietor investigative journalist

Artyom Genrikhovich Borovik was a Russian investigative journalist and media magnate. He was the son of a Soviet journalist, Genrikh Borovik, who worked for many years as a foreign correspondent in the U.S.

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66. Yuri Ushakov

1947-. (aged 79)

diplomat

Yuri Viktorovich Ushakov is a Russian senior diplomat who has served as the aide to the president of Russia on foreign policy issues since 2012. From 1998 to 2008, he was the Russian ambassador to the United States. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.

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67. Aleksey Mitrofanov

1962-. (aged 64)

actor screenwriter prose writer film producer radio personality

Aleksey Valentinovich Mitrofanov is a Russian politician and deputy of the State Duma of Russia from the A Just Russia party. He has been Deputy Chairman of the State Duma's Committee on Credit Organizations and Financial Markets and a member of the LDPR Supreme Council.

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68. Maroš Šefčovič

1966-. (aged 60)

diplomat politician

Maroš Šefčovič is a Slovak diplomat and politician serving as European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency (2024–2029) in the Von der Leyen Commission II. Prior to that, he was the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for the European Green Deal from 2023 to 2024, as well as Vice-President of the European Commission for Interinstitutional...

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69. Sergey Yastrzhembsky

1953-. (aged 73)

politician film director diplomat journalist photographer

Sergey Vladimirovich Yastrzhembsky is a Russian statesman and diplomat. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation. He has been called "the keeper of Vladimir Putin’s secrets".

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70. Andrei Kozyrev

1951-. (aged 75)

diplomat politician

Andrei Vladimirovich Kozyrev is a Russian politician and businessman who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Boris Yeltsin, during the Russian SFSR from 1990 and during the Russian Federation from 1992, in office until 1996. Kozyrev was seen as supporting Yeltsin's liberal democratic outlook and tried to develop Russia's foreign policy immediately after the fall of the Soviet...

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71. Anton Vaino

1972-. (aged 54)

diplomat

Anton Eduardovich Vaino is a Russian diplomat and politician of Estonian descent. Currently he is the Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office. Vaino is the grandson of Karl Vaino, the former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Estonia.

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72. Umar Dzhabrailov

1958-. (aged 68)

statesperson politician

Umar Aliyevich Dzhabrailov is a Russian politician and advisor to Sergei Prikhodko, the Assistant to the President of Russia, He also is the vice president of the Artists Union of Russia, a member of the Russian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and was the representative to the Federation Council of Russia from the executive body...

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73. Vasily Nebenzya

1962-. (aged 64)

diplomat politician

Vasily Alekseyevich Nebenzya is a Russian diplomat and the current Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations. His official title is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary.

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74. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov

1962-. (aged 64)

alien abduction claimant chess player journalist statesperson politician

Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov is a Russian oligarch, administrator and politician. He was President of the Republic of Kalmykia in the Russian Federation from 1993 to 2010, and was president of FIDE, the chess international governing body, from 1995 to 2018. He has also been at the forefront of promoting chess in schools in Russia and overseas. He is the founder...

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75. Mikhail Zygar

1981-. (aged 45)

editor-in-chief writer director prose writer media executive

Mikhail Viktorovich Zygar is a Russian-born journalist, writer and filmmaker, and the founding editor-in-chief of Russian news channel TV Rain (2010–2015). Under Zygar's leadership, TV Rain provided an alternative to Kremlin-controlled federal TV channels by focusing on news content and giving a platform to opposition voices. The channel's coverage of politically sensitive issues, like the Moscow street protests in 2011...

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76. Boris Titov

1960-. (aged 66)

public figure businessperson politician

Boris Yuryevich Titov is a Russian politician and businessman serving as the Special Presidential Envoy for Relations with International Organizations to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals since 2024. He was known as the presidential commissioner for entrepreneurs' rights from 2012 to 2022. Titov has led the Party of Growth, previously known as Right Cause, since February 2016.

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77. Aleksandr Lyubimov

1962-. (aged 64)

television journalist guitarist television producer film producer radio personality

Alexander Mikhailovich Lyubimov is a Soviet and Russian television journalist, producer and presenter. He was one of the founders an independent television company VID (17.14%). Director General of the TV company VID (1995-1997), General Director of RBC TV (2011-2014), vice-president of the Russian Television Academy.

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78. Andrei Karlov

1954-2016 (aged 62)

diplomat politician

Andrei Gennadyevich Karlov was a Russian diplomat who served as the Russian ambassador to Turkey and earlier as the Russian ambassador to North Korea.

79. Nikolai Platoshkin

1965-. (aged 61)

translator diplomat writer historian

Nikolay Nikolayevich Platoshkin is a Russian and former Soviet diplomat, political scientist, and historian.

80. Maria Zakharova

1975-. (aged 51)

composer functionary diplomat press agent lyricist

Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova is a Russian diplomat who serves as the director of the information and press department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. She has been the spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation since 2015.

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81. Sinan Oğan

1969-. (aged 57)

politician

Sinan Oğan is a Turkish politician who won a seat in the Turkish parliament in 2011 with the far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP). He was the presidential candidate of ATA Alliance for the 2023 Turkish presidential election, which resulted in a second round. He finished in third place, therefore he was described as a potential kingmaker. He proceeded to support...

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82. Vladimir Potanin

1961-. (aged 65)

Russian oligarch banker businessperson politician

Vladimir Olegovich Potanin is a Russian businessman, billionaire and statesman. He is the founder and president of Interros, which holds stakes in MMC Norilsk Nickel, Rosa Khutor, Rosbank, Yandex and TCS Group Holding. President of Norilsk Nickel, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the State Hermitage Museum, founder of the Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation.

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83. Vladimir Medinsky

1970-. (aged 56)

writer university teacher blogger politician journalist

Vladimir Rostislavovich Medinsky is a Russian politician, diplomat and historian who currently serves as an Aide to President Vladimir Putin. Previously, he has served as the Minister of Culture from May 2012 to January 2020. He was a member of the 4th and 5 State Duma from 2004 to 2011. He has been a member of the General Council of...

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84. Oleg Gordievsky

1938-2025 (aged 87)

writer intelligence officer spy double agent journalist

Oleg Antonovich Gordievsky CMG was a colonel of the KGB who became KGB resident-designate (rezident) and bureau chief in London and a British spy.

85. Vitaly Churkin

1952-2017 (aged 65)

politician diplomat child actor interpreter film actor

Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin was a Russian diplomat. He served as Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations from 2006 until his death in 2017. Previously he was Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (2003–2006), Ambassador to Canada (1998–2003), Ambassador to Belgium and Liaison Ambassador to NATO and WEU (1994–1998), Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Representative...

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86. Alexander Lebedev

1959-. (aged 67)

economist banker entrepreneur politician

Alexander Yevgenievich Lebedev is a Russian businessman, and has been referred to as one of the Russian oligarchs. Until 1992, he was an officer in the First Chief Directorate (Foreign Intelligence) of the Soviet Union′s KGB and later one of the KGB's successor-agencies, Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).

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87. Leyla Alieva

1985-. (aged 41)

editing staff politician writer journalist public figure

Leyla Ilham qizi Aliyeva is an Azerbaijani politician who is a member of Azerbaijan's ruling Aliyev family, as the daughter of the current president, Ilham Aliyev, and granddaughter of the former president, Heydar Aliyev.

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88. Nadezhda Mikhalkova

1986-. (aged 40)

actor presenter voice actor film director film producer

Nadezhda Nikitichna Mikhalkova is a Russian actress.

89. Dmitry Mazepin

1968-. (aged 58)

businessperson

Dmitry Arkadievich Mazepin is a Belarusian-Russian oligarch businessman. He is the former owner and former CEO of Uralchem. As of March 2022, following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Dmitry Mazepin has been sanctioned by the European Union and the United Kingdom.

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90. Sergey Lavrov

1950-. (aged 76)

diplomat minister politician

Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov is a Russian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2004. He is the country's longest-serving foreign minister since the Soviet era.

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91. Ilham Aliyev

1961-. (aged 65)

politician

Ilham Heydar oghlu Aliyev is an Azerbaijani politician who has been the fourth president of Azerbaijan since 2003. He has been the leader of the New Azerbaijan Party since 2005.

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92. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev

1953-. (aged 73)

diplomat politician

Kassym-Jomart Kemeluly Tokayev is a Kazakh politician and diplomat who has served as the second president of Kazakhstan since 2019. He previously served as Prime Minister from 1999 to 2002 and as Chairman of the Senate from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2013 to 2019. Tokayev also held the position of Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva...

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93. Alisher Usmanov

1953-. (aged 73)

functionary entrepreneur patron of the arts investor businessperson

Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov is a Russian-Uzbek businessman widely considered to be a Russian oligarch. Usmanov is the 149th richest person in the world according to Forbes, with a net worth of $16.8 billion, largely due to his 49% ownership stake in Metalloinvest.

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94. Nurlan Nogaev

1967-. (aged 59)

statesperson

Nūrlan Asqarūly Noğaev is a Kazakh politician who has served as the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Turkmenistan since 2024.

95. Igor Ivanov

1945-. (aged 81)

diplomat politician

Igor Sergeyevich Ivanov is a Russian politician and diplomat who was Foreign Minister of Russia from 1998 to 2004 under both the Yeltsin and the Putin administrations.

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96. Sergei Kravtsov

1974-. (aged 52)

civil servant politician

Sergey Sergeyevich Kravtsov is a Russian politician and Minister of Education of the Russian Federation since 21 January 2020.

97. Kseniya Sobchak

1981-. (aged 45)

socialite model actor writer public figure

Ksenia Anatolyevna Sobchak is a Russian journalist, media manager, television personality, and former politician. She is the younger daughter of Anatoly Sobchak, the first democratically elected mayor of Saint Petersburg and one of Vladimir Putin's mentors, and Senator Lyudmila Narusova. Sobchak became known to the wider public as the host of the TNT reality show Dom-2. She later became an...

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98. Mátyás Szűrös

1933-. (aged 93)

diplomat politician

Mátyás Szűrös is a Hungarian politician. He served as provisional president of the Republic from 23 October 1989 to 2 May 1990. His presidency occurred during Hungary's transition from Communism to democratic government.

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99. Petar Mladenov

1936-2000 (aged 64)

diplomat politician

Petar Toshev Mladenov was a Bulgarian communist diplomat and politician. He was the last leader of the Bulgarian People's Republic from 1989 to 1990, and briefly the first President of the Bulgarian Republic in 1990.

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100. Raman Hałowčanka

1973-. (aged 53)

diplomat politician

Roman Alexandrovich Golovchenko is a Belarusian politician who is currently the chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus since 10 March 2025. He previously served as Prime Minister of Belarus from June 2020 to March 2025.

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