10 Notable alumni of Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics
Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees
Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics is ranked #7,966 in the world and #220 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Moscow Technical University of Communications and Informatics 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 Technical University of Communications and Informatics won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Vladimir Bulgak
1941-. (aged 85)
engineer
economist
Vladimir Bulgak is a Russian engineer, bureaucrat and politician. He served in different capacities in various cabinets of Russia, including deputy prime minister.
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2. Sergey Popov
1949-. (aged 77)
statesperson
politician
Sergey Sergeevich Popov is a Russian musician, guitarist and songwriter of Russian heavy metal band Aria. Before joining the Aria, he was the guitarist of the heavy metal band Master.
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3. Oleg Shishkin
1934-. (aged 92)
mechanical engineer
Oleg Shishkin was a politician who served as Minister of General Mechanical Engineering of the USSR.
4. Igor Markin
1967-. (aged 59)
art collector
businessperson
entrepreneur
Igor Nikolaevich Markin is a Russian entrepreneur and art collector. In 2007, he founded a private art museum in Moscow.
5. Oleg Mitvol
1966-. (aged 60)
engineer
businessperson
politician
Oleg Lvovich Mitvol is a Russian environmentalist, businessman and government official, known for his activity in the chair of environmental protection department.
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6. Marat Gelman
1960-. (aged 66)
manager
gallerist
politician
curator
Marat Aleksandrovich Gelman is a Russian collector, gallerist, and op-ed columnist. The former director of PERMM contemporary art museum in Perm. The deputy director of Channel One from June 2002 to February 2004. A political consultant, a co-founder of the Foundation for Effective Politics, and a member of Russia's Public Chamber (2010–2012 convocation). Gelman has lived in Montenegro since 2014.
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7. Svetlana Bessarab
1970-. (aged 56)
politician
Svetlana Viktorovna Bessarab is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 7th and 8th State Duma convocations.
8. Mark Krivosheyev
1922-2018 (aged 96)
scientist
Mark Iosifovich Krivosheev was a Soviet and Russian engineer and academic who made pioneering contributions to the development of television technology as a head of television study groups at CCIR and ITU-R. He was a key figure in establishing Rec. 601 and Rec. 709 technical standards for digital television broadcasting.
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9. Aleksandr Mints
1894-1974 (aged 80)
physicist
engineer
Alexander Lvovich Mints was a Soviet radiophysicist, engineer and organizer of science who was known for being a developer of communication and radar systems. He was one of the creators of the long-range detection radar and the Soviet synchrophasotron in Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in Dubna. He held the rank of Engineer-Colonel (from October 17, 1944).
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10. Dmitry Kiselyov
1978-. (aged 48)
film director
Dmitry Konstantinovich Kiselyov is a Russian TV presenter and propagandist. In 2013, Kiselyov was appointed by Russian president Vladimir Putin to head Rossiya Segodnya, a Russian state-controlled media group. He also serves as deputy director of the All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.
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