6 Notable alumni of Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography
Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees
Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography is ranked #7,823 in the world and #213 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 6 notable alumni from Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography 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 Geodesy and Cartography won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Alexey Postnikov
1939-. (aged 87)
historian
geographer
cartographer
Alexey V. Postnikov is an internationally known specialist on the History of Science, with particular emphasis on the geography and cartography of Russia and these countries that have been under Russian influence from the 17th through the 20th centuries.
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2. Yakov Rozval
1932-2015 (aged 83)
inventor
Rozval Yakov Borisovich – Soviet, and subsequently, Russian engineer, chief designer of the Soviet-wide Scientific Research Institute of TV and radio broadcasting, Honored Inventor of the RSFSR, Honorary radioman.
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3. Viktor Savinykh
1940-. (aged 86)
writer
military flight engineer
aerospace engineer
astronaut
politician
Viktor Petrovich Savinykh is a Soviet cosmonaut, scientist, and organizer of personnel training in the higher education system. Selected as a cosmonaut on 1 December 1978, he flew as Flight Engineer on Soyuz T-4, Soyuz T-13 and Soyuz TM-5, and has spent 252 days 17 hours 38 minutes in space. Savinykh retired on 9 February 1989.
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4. Alexey Gorinov
1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Alexei Aleksandrovich Gorinov is a Russian lawyer and deputy of Moscow's Krasnoselsky District Council.
5. Yuri Guidzenko
1962-. (aged 64)
test cosmonaut
astronaut
military personnel
aircraft pilot
Yuri Pavlovich Gidzenko is a Russian cosmonaut. He was a test cosmonaut of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (TsPK). Gidzenko has flown into space three times and has lived on board the Mir and the International Space Station. He has also conducted two career spacewalks. Although he retired on July 15, 2001, he continued his employment by a special...
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6. Vasily Tsibliyev
1954-. (aged 72)
astronaut
aircraft pilot
Vasily Vasiliyevich Tsibliyev; born on February 20, 1954) is a retired Russian cosmonaut and former head of the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
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