21 Notable alumni of National University of Science and Technology “MISIS”
Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees
National University of Science and Technology “MISIS” is ranked #1,410 in the world and #16 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 21 notable alumni from National University of Science and Technology “MISIS” sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with National University of Science and Technology “MISIS” won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Alexei Shulgin
1963-. (aged 63)
exhibition curator
new media artist
artist
photographer
musician
Alexei Shulgin is a Russian born contemporary artist, musician, and online curator. Working out of Moscow and Helsinki, Shulgin established the Immediate Photography Group in 1988 and started his career in this area of study. After 1990, he shifted his interests from photography to the Internet, and in 1994 founded Moscow-WWW-Art-Lab WWW Art Lab, collaborating with many artists from London...
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2. Mykhailo Pozhyvanov
1960-. (aged 66)
politician
economist
Mikhailo Oleksandrovych Pozhyvanov is a Ukrainian politician who served as the Deputy Minister of Economy from 2008 to 2010.
3. Rahim Huseynov
1936-2023 (aged 87)
economist
engineer
politician
Rahim Alihuseyn oghlu Huseynov was an Azerbaijani politician who was the third prime minister of Azerbaijan.
4. Yaroslav Blanter
1967-. (aged 59)
physicist
Yaroslav Mikhaylovich Blanter is a Russian physicist, an expert in the field of extractive metallurgy and condensed matter physics. As of 2011, he is a professor at the Delft University of Technology.
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5. Andrey Popov
1963-2023 (aged 60)
politician
Andrey Anatolyevich Popov was a Kazakh-born Russian politician who served as the acting Presidential Envoy to the Central Federal District in 2011. He was a member of parliament of the State Duma of the first convocation from 1993 to 1995. He had the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.
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6. Anatoly Tkachuk
1937-2017 (aged 80)
rower
Anatoly Petrovych Tkachuk was a Ukrainian rower who had his best achievements in the coxed fours, partnering with Vladimir Yevseyev, Vitaly Kurdchenko, Boris Kuzmin and Anatoly Luzgin. In this event, they won two European titles and a silver medal at the 1966 World Rowing Championships; they finished in fifth place at the 1964 Summer Olympics. At the 1972 Summer Olympics,...
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7. Arkady Volsky
1932-2006 (aged 74)
engineer
businessperson
politician
Arkady Volsky was a Soviet politician and businessman. He served as a senior aide to three Soviet General Secretaries, including Mikhail Gorbachev, and was one of three Deputy Prime Ministers in the last government of the Soviet Union between August and December 1991. He was founder and the first head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP).
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8. Stalic Khankishiev
1962-. (aged 64)
chef
television presenter
vlogger
writer
guitarist
Stanislav Huseynovich Khankishiev, better known as Stalic Khankishiev, is a celebrity chef, photographer, and cooking writer born in Uzbekistan. He has become well known in the Russian Federation as a result of television appearances and books. He is particularly associated with Central Asian cuisine, but has also popularized dishes from the Caucasus, the Balkans, and Slavic countries.
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9. Valery Komissarov
1965-. (aged 61)
television director
television presenter
politician
blogger
television producer
Valery Yakovlevich Komissarov is a host, producer, director, and screenwriter of numerous television shows. Financial Times named him “the father of Russian reality show". He is a former member of the party United Russia, former State Duma deputy (1999–2011).
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10. Dmitry Livanov
1967-. (aged 59)
jurist
physicist
university teacher
politician
Dmitry Viktorovich Livanov is a Russian Doctor of Physics, professor, current rector of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and former rector of Moscow Institute of Steel and Alloys, and the Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation from 2012 to 2016.
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11. Yuri Kara
1954-2025 (aged 71)
screenwriter
film director
film producer
actor
Yuri Viktorovich Kara was a Russian film director, screenwriter and producer.
12. Olga Uskova
1964-. (aged 62)
lecturer
scientist
entrepreneur
Olga Uskova is a Russian tech entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. She is a founder and president of Cognitive Technologies, one of the leading software development companies in Russia and Eastern Europe. Since 2012 she is head of the Department of Engineering Cybernetics at National University of Science and Technology MISiS.
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13. Alexei Kuzmichov
1962-. (aged 64)
entrepreneur
Alexey Viktorovich Kuzmichev or Kousmichoff is a Russian businessman. He is one of the founders of the LetterOne Group (LetterOne) and the Alfa Group.
14. Vladimir Matetsky
1952-. (aged 74)
pianist
manufacturer
composer
poet
guitarist
Vladimir Leonardovich Matetsky is a Russian and Soviet composer, producer, and radio presenter. Matetsky is a member of the Russian Authors' Society. He is married and has one daughter, Maria (born 1987) and son, Leonid (born 2001).
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15. Avraami Zavenyagin
1901-1956 (aged 55)
politician
metallurgist
Avraami Pavlovich Zavenyagin, was Soviet politician and a security service operative who was a senior program manager in the Soviet program of nuclear weapons in the 1950s.
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16. Vladimir Miklushevsky
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
scientist
Vladimir Vladimirovich Miklushevsky is a Russian politician who is currently rector at the Moscow Polytechnic University since 29 December 2017.
17. Vladimir Solovyov
1946-. (aged 80)
flight engineer
engineer
astronaut
Vladimir Rudolfovich Solovyov is a Russian TV presenter and propagandist. He has been an anchor on the television show Evening with Vladimir Solovyov on Russia-1 since 2012. He is one of the most famous news anchors in Russia, though he has become controversial internationally for his staunch nationalism, signature ad hominem attacks against both domestic political and international rivals, and...
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18. Mikhail Fridman
1964-. (aged 62)
Russian oligarch
engineer
banker
entrepreneur
Mikhail Maratovich Fridman is a Ukrainian-born, Russian–Israeli tycoon and oligarch. He is one of the co-founders of Alfa-Group, a multinational Russian conglomerate. According to Forbes, he was the second-richest Russian as of 2013 ($16.5 billion), moving down to ninth-richest Russian in 2023 ($12.6 billion). In May 2017, he was also ranked as Russia's most important businessman by bne IntelliNews. In...
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19. Natasha Stefanenko
1971-. (aged 55)
actor
fashion model
model
metallurgist
engineer
Natalya Dmitrievna "Natasha" Stefanenko is a Russian and Italian actress, model, and television presenter who lives and works in both Italy and Russia.
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20. German Khan
1961-. (aged 65)
entrepreneur
businessperson
German Borisovich Khan is a Ukrainian-Israeli-Russian oligarch, billionaire, and businessman. After graduating from university in 1988 he worked in a wholesale business selling consumer items, before setting up his own cooperative. He was then appointed the head of the wholesale trade business Alfa Eco as part of the Alfa Group Consortium, by his college friend Mikhail Fridman. Alfa Group, which...
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21. Ruslan Baisarov
1968-. (aged 58)
economist
engineer
entrepreneur
sociologist
Ruslan Sulimovich Baysarov is a Russian businessman who is the owner and general director of the Tuva Energy Industrial Corporation.