72 Notable alumni of Moscow State Pedagogical University
Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees
Moscow State Pedagogical University is ranked #2,312 in the world and #34 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 72 notable alumni from Moscow State Pedagogical 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 Moscow State Pedagogical University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Michael Lev
1917-2013 (aged 96)
actor
writer
journalist
Michael Lev (3 July 1917 - 23 May 2013) was a Yiddish language writer from Podolia.
2. Olimpiada Kozlova
1906-1986 (aged 80)
university teacher
economist
Olimpiada Vasilyevna Kozlova was a Soviet economist, professor, and founder of management education in the Soviet Union.
3. Anatoly Pavlovich Shikman
1948-. (aged 78)
writer
Anatoly Pavlovich Shikman; born March 12, 1948) is a Russian historian and writer, and a former teacher of Moscow School No. 45. One of the authors of "Book: Encyclopedia", "Moscow Encyclopedia"
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4. Georgy Kiesewalter
1955-. (aged 71)
painter
Georgy Kiesewalter is a Russian conceptual artist, photographer and essayist, working in different artistic areas from painting to graphic art, from installations to conceptual photography and digital art.
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5. Albert Muchnik
1934-2019 (aged 85)
mathematician
Albert Abramovich Muchnik was a Russian mathematician who worked in the field of foundations and mathematical logic.
6. Olya Kroytor
1986-. (aged 40)
painter
Olya Kroytor, full name Olga Igorevna Kroytor, is a Russian contemporary artist, based in Moscow. She works in the mediums of painting, collage, installation, sculpture, image manipulation and performance. She is particularly renowned for her performance pieces, receiving the Kandinsky Prize in 2015 in the category of 'Young artist: Project of the Year'.
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7. Helena Knyazeva
1959-. (aged 67)
teacher
philosopher
Helena Nikolaevna Knyazeva is a Russian philosopher of science, complex systems scientist, scholar of synergetics, and translator into Russian of the works of Ilya Prigogine, Edgar Morin, and others. She is a professor at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow.
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8. Vadim Gratshev
1963-2006 (aged 43)
paleoentomologist
paleontologist
entomologist
Vadim Gratshev was a Russian entomologist, and expert in paleoentomology.
9. Denis Semionov
1985-. (aged 41)
painter
Denis Semionov - is a Russian and French new media artist.
10. Yevgeny Seryayev
1988-. (aged 38)
speed skater
Yevgeny Seryayev is a Russian speed-skater.
11. Yuri Gastev
1928-1993 (aged 65)
mathematician
philosopher
translator
Yuri Gastev was a Soviet mathematician and cybernetician who became an active dissident, finally emigrating to the USA.
12. Lara Vapnyar
1971-. (aged 55)
writer
Lara Vapnyar is a Russian-American writer currently living in the United States. She studied comparative literature at CUNY and worked with André Aciman and Louis Menand.
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13. Iosif Rangheț
1904-1952 (aged 48)
politician
Iosif Rangheț was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian communist activist and politician.
14. Alexander Soifer
1948-. (aged 78)
mathematician
Alexander Soifer is a Russian-born American mathematician and mathematics author.
15. Serge Tabachnikov
1956-. (aged 70)
mathematician
university teacher
Sergei Tabachnikov, also spelled Serge, is an American mathematician who works in geometry and dynamical systems. He is currently a Professor of Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University.
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16. Marina Kuptsova
1981-. (aged 45)
high jumper
athletics competitor
Marina Kuptsova is a Russian high jumper who won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships. She is also a former European indoor high jump champion. Her personal best jump of 2.02 metres was achieved in Hengelo in June 2003, a year when she also won the national championship.
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17. Pyotr Vtorov
1938-1979 (aged 41)
biogeographer
acarologist
zoologist
ecologist
entomologist
Pyotr Petrovich Vtorov was a Soviet scientist biogeographer, ecologist, zoologist and nature conservation activist. He founded a new direction of scientific research called Synthetic Biogeography, and developed a scientific concept for the creation of reference areas of the biosphere. He was an author of textbooks, a guide to birds, scientific and popular books.
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18. Victor Kanke
1944-. (aged 82)
university teacher
philosopher
Victor Andreyevich Kanke is a Russian philosopher born in the village of Nekrasovo, Slavgorod District, Altai Territory to a German family. He taught physics at school (1966-1974) and philosophy at the Biysk State Teacher Training Institute (1976-1987) and the Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering (since 1987).
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19. Simon Gindikin
1937-. (aged 89)
mathematician
pedagogue
Simon Grigorevich Gindikin is a mathematician at Rutgers University who introduced the Gindikin–Karpelevich formula for the Harish-Chandra c-function.
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20. Oleg A. Lekmanov
1967-. (aged 59)
literary historian
literary scholar
Oleg Andershanovich Lekmanov is a Russian literary scholar, biographer, and professor specializing in Russian poetry and 20th-century literature. His work includes critical studies of Acmeist poetry, Russian avant-garde literature, and biographies of notable Russian authors.
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21. Alexander F. Gavrilov
1970-. (aged 56)
literary critic
restaurateur
editing staff
presenter
journalist
Alexander Feliksovich Gavrilov is a Russian literary critic and editor. He was editor-in-chief of the Книжное обозрение Book Review from 2000 to 2010.
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22. Raisa Musina
1998-. (aged 28)
basketball player
Raisa Aleksandrovna Musina is a Russian basketball player for UMMC Ekaterinburg and the Russian national team. She participated at the EuroBasket Women 2017.
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23. Aleksey Kuznetsov
1941-. (aged 85)
classical guitarist
composer
jazz guitarist
Aleksey Kuznetsov is a Russian guitarist, composer, and guitar pedagogue. Mainly known as a jazz guitarist on the international stage, he has also worked as a classical musician. He is the author of Iz praktiki dzhazovogo gitarista (From the practice of a jazz guitarist; 1993), an instructional book for aspiring jazz guitarists.
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24. Gennady Kostyrchenko
1954-. (aged 72)
historian
political scientist
Gennady Vasilyevich Kostyrchenko is a Soviet and Russian historian, specializing in Soviet politics and national relations.
25. Vahan Hovhannisyan
1956-2014 (aged 58)
politician
Vahan Hovhannisyan was an Armenian politician of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF). He was Vice-President of the National Assembly of Armenia from 2007 to 2008 and was a candidate in the February 2008 presidential election.
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26. Aleksandr Chudinov
1961-. (aged 65)
scientist
Alexandr Viktorovich Chudinov is a Russian historian and researcher at the Institute of World History, Russian Academy of Sciences. Chudinov is a specialist in the history of the French Revolution, Napoleonic Wars, social thinking of France, as well as the international relations of Britain and Russia. He has been a member of the International Commission on the History of the...
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27. Alexander Panzhinskiy
1989-. (aged 37)
cross-country skier
Alexander Eduardovich Panzhinskiy is a Russian cross-country skier who has competed since 2007. His best World Cup finish was fifth in a sprint event in Estonia in January 2010.
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28. Natalia Shvedova
1916-2009 (aged 93)
university teacher
linguist
lexicographer
Natalia Yulievna Shvedova was a Soviet lexicographer who authored several standard outlines of Russian grammar, for which she was awarded the USSR State Prize in 1982.
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29. Anton Antonov-Ovseyenko
1920-2013 (aged 93)
historian
writer
journalist
Anton Vladimirovich Antonov-Ovseenko was a Russian historian and writer.
30. Andrei Isayev
1964-. (aged 62)
trade unionist
politician
Andrey Konstantinovich Isayev is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.
31. Artsvik
1984-. (aged 42)
composer
singer
Artsvik Boriki Harutyunyan, better known as simply Artsvik, is a Russian-Armenian singer and songwriter. She represented Armenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Fly with Me" finishing in 18th place.
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32. Georgy Satarov
1947-. (aged 79)
mathematician
politician
Georgy Aleksandrovich Satarov, is a Russian mathematician, politician, political scientist and a former aide to Russian president Boris Yeltsin (1994–1997). He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation. Since October 1997, he has headed the InDem Foundation and specializes in researching Russia's political corruption.
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33. Alexander Shubin
1965-. (aged 61)
opinion journalist
university teacher
politician
historian
public figure
Alexander Vladlenovich Shubin is a Russian historian and politician. Doctor of Sciences in Historical Sciences (2000), Professor at the State Academic University for the Humanities (since 2003) and the Russian State University for the Humanities (since 2007). He's also Principal Researcher at the Federal State Institution of Science Institute of World History of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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34. Dmitry Shparo
1941-. (aged 85)
mathematician
explorer
amateur radio operator
university teacher
Dmitry Shparo is a Russian Arctic explorer and endurance skier. He is internationally known for twice reaching the North Pole on snow skis.
35. Dmitry Vodennikov
1968-. (aged 58)
essayist
television presenter
prose writer
writer
poet
Dmitry Vodennikov is a Russian poet and essayist.
36. Nigar Rafibeyli
1913-1981 (aged 68)
translator
playwright
poet
writer
Nigar Khudadat qizi Rafibeyli was an Azerbaijani writer and the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan. She was the mother of Anar Rzayev, novel and short-story writer, and the wife of the famous writer and poet Rasul Rza.
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37. Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro
1929-2009 (aged 80)
mathematician
Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro was a Soviet-born Israeli mathematician. During a career that spanned 60 years he made major contributions to applied science as well as pure mathematics. In his last forty years his research focused on pure mathematics; in particular, analytic number theory, group representations and algebraic geometry. His main contribution and impact was in the area of automorphic forms and...
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38. Sergei Mitrokhin
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Sergey Sergeyevich Mitrokhin is a Russian politician.
39. Dmitry Kuzmin
1968-. (aged 58)
literary historian
LGBTQ rights activist
publisher
man of letters
literary critic
Dmitry Vladimirovich Kuzmin, is a Russian poet, critic, and publisher.
40. Nora Gal
1912-1991 (aged 79)
linguist
poet
translator
editing staff
prose writer
Nora Gal, full name Eleonora Yakovlevna Galperina (Russian: Элеонора Яковлевна Гальперина, April 27, 1912, in Odessa – July 23, 1991) was a Soviet translator, literary critic, and translation theorist.
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41. Turdakun Usubalijew
1919-2015 (aged 96)
school teacher
politician
Turdakun Usubaly uulu Usubaliev was a Soviet and Kyrgyz politician who served as First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kirghizia between 1961 and 1985.
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42. Sergei Loiko
1953-. (aged 73)
writer
journalist
war correspondent
photographer
Sergey Leonidovich Loiko (Russian: Сергей Леонидович Лойко, born 26 February 1953 in Moscow USSR, is a writer, war photographer, and journalist. As a journalist and photographer he has covered armed conflicts in Russia and the former USSR since 1991 (Romania, Tajikistan, Chechnya, Georgia) working primarily for the Los Angeles Times. In 2001, Loiko covered the war in Afghanistan and in...
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43. Dmitri Vrubel
1960-2022 (aged 62)
graffiti artist
painter
Dmitri Vladimirovich Vrubel was a Russian painter. He was best known for his satirical East Side Gallery-painting My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love, depicting the kissing communist leaders Leonid Brezhnev and Erich Honecker.
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44. Alexander Dvorkin
1955-. (aged 71)
church historian
Orthodox theologian
medievalist
religious studies scholar
radiographer
Alexander Leonidovich Dvorkin is a Russian anti-cult activist. From 1999 to 2012 he was professor and head of the department of the study of new religious movements (cults) at Saint Tikhon's Orthodox University. He is currently professor of department of missiology at that university.
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45. Mikhail Roshchin
1933-2010 (aged 77)
playwright
screenwriter
writer
Mikhail Mikhailovich Roshchin was a Russian playwright, screenwriter and short story writer.
46. Vladimir Lukin
1937-. (aged 89)
diplomat
statesperson
politician
Vladimir Petrovich Lukin, sometimes Lokin, (Russian: Влади́мир Петро́вич Луки́н, romanized: Vladímir Petróvich Lukín; born 13 July 1937) is a Russian politician who served as Human Rights Commissioner of Russia from February 2004 to March 2014. He was the President of the Russian Paralympic Committee from 1997 to 2021. He was the Russian Ambassador to the United States from 1992 to...
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47. Yevgeny Zharinov
1954-. (aged 72)
scientist
Yevgeny Viktorovich Zharinov is a Russian writer, literary critic, publicist, translator. Professor of the Department of World Literature, Faculty of Philology, Moscow State Pedagogical University.
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48. Radik Yuliakshin
1989-. (aged 37)
singer
musician
Elvin Grey is the stage name of Radik Yulyakshin (Bashkir: Радик Юлъяҡшин, Russian: Радик Юльякшин), a Russian pop singer and producer of Bashkir descent.
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49. Maxim Trankov
1983-. (aged 43)
figure skater
figure skating coach
Maxim Leonidovich Trankov is a Russian pair skater. With Tatiana Volosozhar, he is a two-time 2014 Olympic champion in the pairs and in team events, the 2013 World champion, a four-time (2012, 2013, 2014, 2016) European champion, the 2012 Grand Prix Final champion, and a three-time (2011, 2013, 2016) Russian national champion. They have also won six events on the...
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50. Tatiana Felgenhauer
1985-. (aged 41)
radio personality
editing staff
journalist
Tatyana Vladimirovna Felgenhauer is a Russian journalist, correspondent and presenter of Echo of Moscow radio station, and its deputy editor-in-chief.
51. Veronika Dolina
1956-. (aged 70)
writer
composer
translator
singer-songwriter
poet
Veronika Arkadyevna Dolina is a Soviet and Russian poet, bard, and songwriter. She is the mother of Russian film critic Anton Dolin.
52. Yuliy Kim
1936-. (aged 90)
poet
guitarist
composer
singer-songwriter
lyricist
Yuliy Chersanovich Kim is a Russian bard, composer, poet, and songwriter. His songs, encompassing everything from mild humor to biting political satire, appear in dozens of Soviet movies, including Bumbarash, The Twelve Chairs, and An Ordinary Miracle, as well as the songs "The Brave Captain," "The Black Sea," "The Whale-Fish," "Cursed Lips," "Captain Bering," and "Baron Germont Went to War."...
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53. Timofey Bazhenov
1976-. (aged 50)
radio personality
writer
presenter
politician
journalist
Timofey Timofeyevich Bazhenov is a Russian political figure, former TV host, and deputy in the 8th convocation of the State Duma.
54. Yevgeny Dodolev
1957-. (aged 69)
director
editing staff
television producer
editor-in-chief
reporter
Yevgeny Yuriyevich Dodolev is a Russian journalist, publisher, and a host of the state-owned Russian television channel Russia-1.
55. Vasily Vlasov
1995-. (aged 31)
politician
Vasily Maksimovich Vlasov is a Russian politician. Head of management of sports and youth policy Russian University of Sports.
56. Pyotr Fomenko
1932-2012 (aged 80)
screenwriter
film director
theatrical director
pedagogue
actor
Pyotr Naumovich Fomenko was a Soviet and Russian film and theatre director, teacher, artistic director of the Moscow theater Pyotr Fomenko Workshop. Created 60 productions in theatres in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Tbilisi, Wrocław, Salzburg and Paris.
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57. Mikhail Pavlovich Shishkin
1961-. (aged 65)
prose writer
short story writer
writer
Mikhail Pavlovich Shishkin is a Russian-Swiss writer and the only author to have won the Russian Booker Prize (2000), the Russian National Bestseller (2005), and the Big Book Prize (2010). His books have been translated into 30 languages. He also writes in German.
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58. Anita Tsoy
1971-. (aged 55)
composer
actor
writer
presenter
entrepreneur
Anna Sergeyevna "Anita" Tsoy is a Russian singer-songwriter of Korean descent. She is a People's Artist of Russia (2021).
59. Yuliya Snigir
1983-. (aged 43)
model
television actor
television presenter
film actor
Yuliya Viktorovna Snigir is a Russian actress and model.
60. Ravshana Kurkova
1980-. (aged 46)
actor
fashion model
model
film actor
stage actor
Ravshana Bahramovna Kurkova is an Uzbek-Russian actress of theater, film and dubbing, and producer. She has appeared in more than thirty films since 2003.
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61. Raisa Gorbacheva
1932-1999 (aged 67)
university teacher
politician
philosopher
public figure
sociologist
Raisa Maximovna Gorbacheva was a Soviet and Russian activist and philanthropist who was the wife of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
62. Ekaterina Gordon
1980-. (aged 46)
presenter
film director
poet
jurist
Ekaterina Viktorovna Gordon is a Russian TV and radio presenter, musician, actress and public figure.
63. Alexei Venediktov
1955-. (aged 71)
pedagogue
radio personality
editing staff
media manager
teacher
Alexei Alexeyevich Venediktov is a Russian journalist, former editor-in-chief, host and co-owner of the Echo of Moscow radio station, as well as publisher of Diletant history magazine.
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64. Alla Pokrovskaya
1937-2019 (aged 82)
drama teacher
actor
theatrical director
Alla Borisovna Pokrovskaya was a Soviet-Russian actress and educator.
65. Batu Khasikov
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
karateka
kickboxer
statesperson
boxer
Batu Sergeyevich Khasikov is a Russian politician, activist and former kickboxer who has served as Head of the Republic of Kalmykia since 2019. He previously served as a Russian Federation Senator from 2012 to 2014 and Member of the People's Khural from 2008 to 2012.
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66. Elena Dementieva
1981-. (aged 45)
television presenter
tennis player
Elena Viacheslavovna Dementieva is a Russian former professional tennis player. She was ranked world No. 3 in women's singles and world No. 5 in women's doubles by the WTA. Dementieva won 16 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including an Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, adding to a silver medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics. She was also the...
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67. Irina Belykh
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
pedagogue
Irina Viktorovna Belykh is a Russian politician from United Russia. She has been the member of the State Duma for the Khovrino constituency since 2016.
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68. Artem Metelev
1993-. (aged 33)
public figure
politician
Artem Pavlovich Metelev is a Russian political figure and a chairman of the State Duma Of Russia committee on youth policy from 12 October 2021 year.
69. Maria Paseka
1995-. (aged 31)
artistic gymnast
Maria Valeryevna Paseka is a Russian artistic gymnast and member of the Russia women's national gymnastics team. During her decade-long career, she has primarily been successful as a vault specialist. On this apparatus, she is a two-time Olympic medalist (silver in 2016, bronze in 2012), a two-time world champion (2015, 2017), a two-time European champion (2015, 2019), the 2015 Universiade...
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70. 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.
71. Vadim Zakharov
1959-. (aged 67)
conceptual artist
performance artist
artist
photographer
Vadim Petrovich Zakharov is a Russian scientist-chemist, high school teacher, Doctor of Chemical Sciences (2004), professor (2009) and acting rector at Bashkir State University (since 8 April 2022). Professor of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Bashkortostan (2016). Interim Chairman (2020—2021) and then Chairman (since 2021) of the Ufa Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences....
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72. Pinchas Polonsky
1958-. (aged 68)
Judaic scholar
university teacher
theologian
philosopher
sociologist
Pinchas Polonsky is a Russian-Israeli Jewish-religious philosopher, researcher, and educator active among the Russian-speaking Jewish community. He has written original books and a number of translations of works on Judaism.
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