28 Notable alumni of Moscow State University of Civil Engineering
Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees
Moscow State University of Civil Engineering is ranked #7,578 in the world and #209 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 28 notable alumni from Moscow State University of Civil Engineering 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 University of Civil Engineering won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Azary Abramovich Lapidus
1958-. (aged 68)
engineer
civil engineer
Azary Abramovich Lapidus is a Russian civil engineer, scientist, and professor specializing in construction technology and systems engineering in construction. He holds a Doctor of Technical Sciences degree and is a member-correspondent of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences. He has twice received the Government of the Russian Federation Prize in Science and Technology and is an Honored...
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2. Alexander Melnikov
1930-2011 (aged 81)
politician
Alexander Grigoryevich Melnikov was a Soviet and post-Soviet Russian politician; Communist Party high-ranking official in 1986–1991; the First Secretary (mayor) of Siberian town of Seversk, the First Secretary (governor) of Tomsk (1983–1986), and Kemerovo regions. In 1990–2000's – head of CIS Ministry Managing department, advisor of the Union State Secretary. One of the leaders of the Communist Party of the...
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3. Leonid Dukhovny
1938-2022 (aged 84)
manufacturer
director
lecturer
cultural studies scholar
engineer
Leonid Dukhovny (July 18, 1938 – May 4, 2022) was a Soviet and American songwriter, poet, musician, bard, and producer.
4. Aleksandr Voloshin
1983-. (aged 43)
Aleksandr Viktorvich Voloshin, is a Belarusian-born politician who is currently the senator of the Donetsk People's Republic since 20 September 2023.
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5. Nurlan Aldabergenov
1962-. (aged 64)
economist
Nurlan Shadibekuly Aldabergenov is a Kazakh politician who was the head of the Prime Minister's Office from 2017 to 2019, member of the Board for Competition and Antitrust Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission from 2012 to 2017, and the chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Regulation of Natural Monopolies from 2007 to 2012.
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6. Vladimir Ovchinnikov
1938-. (aged 88)
ethnographer
painter
economist
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Ovchinnikov is a painter, ethnographer, social activist, and founder of the wall painting of the city of Borovsk.
7. Vladimir Fyodorovich Promyslov
1908-1993 (aged 85)
politician
Vladimir Fyodorovich Promyslov was a Soviet politician. He served as the Mayor of Moscow between 1963 and 1986 and was succeeded by Valery Saykin.
8. Vladimir Gubarev
1938-2022 (aged 84)
science fiction writer
playwright
screenwriter
writer
prose writer
Vladimir Stepanovich Gubarev was a Belarusian writer, playwright, screenwriter and journalist.
9. Viktor Zvagelskiy
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Viktor Friedrichovich Zvagelsky is a Russian politician. He received his higher education at the Civil Engineering Institute named after V. V. Kuibyshev. After graduating from the institute he made his way up from engineer to deputy head at Glavmosvodokanal.
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10. Ilya Tsipursky
1934-2022 (aged 88)
judoka
Ilya Lazarevich Tsipursky was a Soviet judoka and sambist. He competed at the 1964 European Judo Championships, winning the silver medal in the amateurs's 80 kg event. He was in the middleweight class.
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11. Asar Eppel
1935-2012 (aged 77)
translator
novelist
linguist
writer
Asar Isayevich Eppel was a Russian writer and translator.
12. Leonid Vladimirski
1920-2015 (aged 95)
illustrator
visual artist
Leonid Vladimirsky was a Russian illustrator who worked on fairy tales, including books by Alexander Pushkin (Ruslan and Ludmila), Aleksey Tolstoy (Golden Key, 1953), and Alexander Volkov, as well as some folk tales.
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13. Mikhail Balakin
1961-. (aged 65)
entrepreneur
politician
Mikhail Dmitrievich Balakin is a Russian billionaire businessman and politician. He is chairman of the SU-155 group of companies, as well as a Moscow politician, member of the Moscow City Duma from 38th constituency.
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14. Oqil Oqilov
1944-. (aged 82)
politician
Oqil Ghaybulloyevich Oqilov, alternatively transliterated as Akil Akilov, is a Tajikistani politician who served as the 7th prime minister of Tajikistan from 20 December 1999 to 23 November 2013. He is a member of the People's Democratic Party of Tajikistan.
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15. Vladimir Semago
1947-. (aged 79)
businessperson
actor
politician
KVN actor
Vladimir Vladimirovich Semago is a Russian politician and businessman. Deputy of the State Duma of the first (1993-1995), the second (1995-1999) and fourth convocations (2003-2007, was a member since 2006). In the State Duma of the first and second convocations entered into a faction of the Communist Party (in the second part of the State Duma — until September 1998),...
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16. Yury Sevenard
1935-2021 (aged 86)
politician
Yuri Konstantinovich Sevenard was a Russian politician. A member of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, he served in the State Duma from 1993 to 1999.
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17. Nasirdin Isanov
1943-1991 (aged 48)
politician
Nasirdin Isan uulu Isanov was a Kyrgyz politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 30 August 1991 to 29 November 1991.
18. Igor Kostolevsky
1948-. (aged 78)
actor
Igor Matveyevich Kostolevsky is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. He has received the People's Artist of Russia title in 1995. Kostolevsky is best known for starring in the films Teheran 43 and The Captivating Star of Happiness.
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19. Alexander Mitta
1933-2025 (aged 92)
actor
caricaturist
screenwriter
film screenwriter
film director
Alexander Naumovich Mitta was a Soviet and Russian film director, screenwriter and actor.
20. Aleksandr Gurevich
1964-. (aged 62)
director
television director
KVN actor
television producer
journalist
Alexander Vitalievich Gurevich is a Russian TV presenter, showman, producer and director. The host and creative director of the game show Hundred to One (1995–2022), a TEFI Award Laureate (1997, 2002).
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21. Talgat Bigeldinov
1922-2014 (aged 92)
airman
Talgat Jakypbekuly Bigeldinov was a ground-attack pilot during the Second World War and the only Kazakh who was twice awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union. He remained in the military after the war and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel before he transferred to the reserve. After Kazakhstan became independent from the Soviet Union he was promoted to...
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22. Mikhail Lesin
1958-2015 (aged 57)
businessperson
politician
Mikhail Yuryevich Lesin was a Russian political figure, media executive and advisor to president Vladimir Putin. In 2006, he was awarded the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", one of Russia's highest state decorations for civilians. Lesin was nicknamed the Bulldozer (Russian: Бульдозер) because of his ability to get virtually all Russian media outlets under the Kremlin's control, and for...
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23. Nikolai Ogarkov
1917-1994 (aged 77)
military personnel
military commander
politician
Nikolai Vasilyevich Ogarkov was a prominent Soviet military personality. He was promoted to Marshal of the Soviet Union in 1977. Between 1977 and 1984, he was Chief of the General Staff of the USSR. He became widely known in the West when he became the Soviet military's spokesman following the shootdown of Korean Air Lines Flight 007 near Moneron Island...
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24. Igor Kokhanovsky
1937-. (aged 89)
composer
lyricist
engineer
journalist
poet
Igor Vasilyevich Kokhanovsky is a Soviet, Russian bard, poet and lyricist whose songs recorded, among others, Anna German, Sofia Rotaru, Klavdiya Shulzhenko, Lyudmila Zykina and Vladimir Vysotsky, his classmate and friend.
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25. Aleksandr Kurlyandskiy
1938-2020 (aged 82)
film screenwriter
playwright
screenwriter
writer
satirist
Aleksandr Yefimovich Kurlyandsky was a Soviet and Russian writer, satirist, playwright, screenwriter, and author of books for children.
26. Yevgeny Solntsev
1980-. (aged 46)
politician
railway worker
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Solntsev is a Russian politician who serves as governor of Orenburg Oblast since September 2025. He previously served as Prime Minister of the Donetsk People's Republic from 2023 to 2025 and First Deputy Prime Minister from 2022 to 2023. Prior to entering politics, he was a railways manager.
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27. Leonid Yakubovich
1945-. (aged 81)
presenter
film producer
actor
screenwriter
manufacturer
Leonid Arkadyevich Yakubovich PAR is a Russian actor and television host, best known for hosting the game show Pole Chudes (the Russian version of the Wheel of Fortune – literally, The Field of Wonders – and the celebrity episode of Slaboye Zveno). Yakubovich is one of the best-known television and internet personalities in Russia. In January 2023, Ukraine imposed economic...
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28. Vladimir Vysotsky
1938-1980 (aged 42)
songwriter
prose writer
singer-songwriter
film actor
guitarist
Vladimir Semyonovich Vysotsky was a Soviet singer-songwriter, poet, and actor who had an immense and enduring effect on Soviet culture. He became widely known for his unique singing style and for his lyrics, which featured social and political commentary in often-humorous street jargon. He was also a prominent stage- and screen-actor. Though the official Soviet cultural establishment largely ignored his...
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