65 Notable alumni of Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics is ranked #1,835 in the world and #26 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 65 notable alumni from Plekhanov Russian University of Economics sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Plekhanov Russian University of Economics won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Artemy Khalatov
1894-1938 (aged 44)
economist
party organizer
statesperson
politician
Artemic Bagratovich Khalatov (Russian: Артемий Багратович Халатов; 15 (27) April 1894 – 26 September 1937 or 27 October 1938)(sources differ) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and Soviet politician who was the director of the Soviet Union's State Publishing House, from 1927 to 1932. He was executed during the Great Purge.
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2. Aron Katsenelinboigen
1927-2005 (aged 78)
opinion journalist
economist
Aron Iosifovich Katsenelinboigen was a founder of predispositioning theory, a subject in decision theory and systems theory that models development in the context of uncertainty.
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3. Maksim Gulin
1997-. (aged 29)
politician
Maxim Alexeyevich Gulin is a Russian political figure and a former member of the State Duma.
4. Saparhan Omarov
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Saparhan Kesıkbaiūly Omarov is a Kazakh politician who served as the Minister of Agriculture from 2019 to 2021. Prior to that, he served as the member of the Mazhilis from 2016 to 2019 and Vice Minister of Agriculture from 2014 to 2016.
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5. Sopubek Begaliev
1931-2002 (aged 71)
politician
economist
Sopubek Begaliev was a Soviet-era economist and politician. He was the founder of the Assembly of People of the Kyrgyz Republic, an organization that promotes inter-ethnic harmony, civil peace, and unanimity. Through his efforts, Begaliev worked to lay the foundation for a strong and peaceful society in the country.
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6. Aleksandr Granberg
1936-2010 (aged 74)
university teacher
economist
Alexander Grigorievich Granberg was a Soviet and Russian economist, specialist in the field of regional economics and interregional economic relations, mathematical modeling of economic processes and methodology of intersectoral analysis.
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7. Lev Gatovsky
1903-1997 (aged 94)
economist
Lev Markovich Gatovsky was a Soviet economist, being one of the first who tried to create a theoretical framework in which to understand the nature of the socialist project taking place in the Soviet Union from a political economy perspective. He became director of the Institute of Economics of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, later renamed Russian Academy of Sciences,...
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8. Irina Panchenko
1968-. (aged 58)
accountant
entrepreneur
politician
Irina Aleksandrovna Panchenko is a Russian politician and former Member of the State Duma from Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (2003–2007). She is also regarded as one of Roman Abramovich's close associates.
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9. Vladimir Averchev
1946-2022 (aged 76)
politician
Vladimir Petrovich Averchev was a Russian politician. He served as a Deputy of the State Duma for its 1st and 2nd convocations, between 1993 and 2000.
10. Bheki Winston Joshua Langa
1952-. (aged 74)
diplomat
record producer
politician
Bheki Winston Joshua Langa is a South African diplomat and administrator. He formerly served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa to Russia from July 2005 to August 2010 and to China from September 2010 to December 2014. He also served as the head of the domestic branch of the State Security Agency (SSA) from August...
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11. Yury Sablin
1897-1937 (aged 40)
military personnel
Yuriy Vladimirovich Sablin was a Russian military leader and Socialist Revolutionary.
12. Alexander Demin
1988-. (aged 38)
politician
Alexander Vyacheslavovich Demin is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.
13. Bekhan Agaev
1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Bekhan Vakhaevich Agayev is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 6th and 8th State Dumas convocations. He is the son of the politician and entrepreneur Vakha Agaev who in 2004 founded the company Yug-nefteprodukt, that primarily focuses on the wholesale distribution of petroleum and petroleum products and previously played an important role in the export of oil from Chechnya.
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14. Anton Tkatchov
1994-. (aged 32)
politician
Anton Olegovich Tkachev is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 8th State Duma.
15. Georgy Arapov
1999-. (aged 27)
politician
Georgy Konstantinovich Arapov is a Russian politician who was elected to the State Duma on the federal list for the New People party in 2021.
16. Yakov Urinson
1944-. (aged 82)
university teacher
economist
politician
Yakov Moiseyevich Urinson is a Russian politician of Jewish descent, economist and Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Russian economy in 1997–1998, Member of the Presidium of the Russian Jewish Congress.
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17. Ilya Sherbovich
1974-. (aged 52)
businessperson
Ilya Sherbovich is a Russian investor and fly-fisherman. He is the founder, president and managing partner of UCP Investment Group and the owner of the Ponoi River Company. As a sport fisherman, Sherbovich has set 19 fly-fishing world records.
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18. Grigory Arutyunov
1900-1957 (aged 57)
statesperson
party organizer
Grigory Artemievich Arutinov or Grigor Artemi Harutyunyan was the First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Armenian SSR from 24 September 1937 to 12 March 1953. His tenure as first secretary was the longest in the history of the Armenian SSR.
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19. Vladimir Kvint
1949-. (aged 77)
economist
Vladimir L'vovich Kvint is a Soviet-born Russian-American economist, and the Chair of the Department of Economic and Financial Strategy at the Moscow School of Economics in the Lomonosov Moscow State University. He is the President of the International Academy of Emerging Markets and a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
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20. Marat Ospanov
1949-2000 (aged 51)
economist
Marat Tūrdybekūly Ospanov was a Kazakh politician. He was the 1st Chairman of the Mäjilis from 1996 to 1999, a member of the Supreme Council from 1990 to 1993, the Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council from 1994 to 1995, and a Deputy Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1994.
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21. Stanislav Voskresensky
1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Stanislav Sergeyevich Voskresensky is a Russian politician who is currently the 6th Governor of Ivanovo Oblast from 10 October 2018.
22. Aleksandr Livshits
1946-2013 (aged 67)
writer
economist
Aleksandr Yakovlevich Livshits, was a Russian politician and economist who served as the minister of finance and deputy prime minister of Russia from 1996 to 1997.
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23. Konstantin Rykov
1979-. (aged 47)
politician
Konstantin Igorevich Rykov is a Russian politician, head of Newmedia Stars Corporation, owner of the Goodoo production company.
24. Sergei Gorkov
1968-. (aged 58)
lawyer
banker
Sergei Nikolayevich Gorkov is a Russian banker and attorney. He is chairman of Vnesheconombank (VEB), a major Russian state-owned bank. Between 2010 and 2016, he was the deputy chairman of Sberbank, Russia's largest bank.
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25. Mirza Davud Huseynov
1894-1938 (aged 44)
diplomat
politician
Mirza Davud Baghir oghlu Huseynov, also spelled Husseynov or Huseinov (March 1894 – March 21, 1938), was an Azerbaijani revolutionary and statesman.
26. Valery Zubov
1953-2016 (aged 63)
statesperson
economist
politician
Valery Mikhailovich Zubov, was a Russian politician and economist who had served as a member of the State Duma from 2000 to 2016.
27. Olga Dergunova
1965-. (aged 61)
director
programmer
entrepreneur
politician
Olga Dergunova is the Deputy President of VTB Bank, a bank headquartered in Russia. She was hired to head the IT systems merger for the different subsidiaries of VTB Bank. She started her career in the IT industry before working as President of Microsoft Russia. She transitioned to VTB Bank in 2007, working as a member of the Management Board,...
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28. Ksenia Alexandrova
1994-2025 (aged 31)
beauty pageant contestant
psychologist
model
Kseniya Sergeyevna Alexandrova was a Russian model, television host, psychologist and beauty pageant titleholder. She was first runner-up at the Miss Russia 2017 pageant and later represented Russia at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant.
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29. Edmon Marukyan
1981-. (aged 45)
human rights defender
lawyer
politician
Edmon Hrachiki Marukyan is an Armenian lawyer and politician, chairman of Bright Armenia party and Member of the Council of Reforms of the Constitution of Armenia since 2022. He was a member of the National Assembly of Armenia from 2012 to 2021. He was elected to parliament for the first time as an independent in May 2012. He founded the...
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30. Sergey Chizhov
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Sergey Viktorovich Chizhov is a Russian political figure and a deputy of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.
31. Semyon Aralov
1880-1969 (aged 89)
diplomat
military personnel
Semyon Ivanovich Aralov was a Russian revolutionary, military commander and Soviet diplomat who served as the first head of the Soviet Red Army Intelligence Directorate and subsequently had a career in the Soviet diplomatic service.
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32. Pavel Fuks
1971-. (aged 55)
business magnate
business oligarch
investor
entrepreneur
Pavel Yakovlevich Fuks is a Russian-Ukrainian oligarch based in the United Kingdom. He began his career in Russia, where he acquired Russian citizenship and accumulated most of his wealth. He is known for founding Mos City Group, a now-defunct construction company that operated in Russia.
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33. Maxim Topilin
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
economist
Maxim Anatolievich Topilin is a Russian economist. He has the federal state civilian service rank of 1st class Active State Councillor of the Russian Federation.
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34. Igor Artamonov
1967-. (aged 59)
politician
economist
Igor Georgievich Artamonov is a Russian politician serving as Governor of Lipetsk Oblast since 2 October 2018.
35. Arsen Kanokov
1957-. (aged 69)
statesperson
economist
politician
Arsen Bashirovich Kanokov is a Russian politician, who served as head of the Kabardino-Balkaria republic from 2005 to 2013.
36. Alyona Arshinova
1985-. (aged 41)
politician
sociologist
Alena Igorevna Arshinova, is a Russian politician, model, and academic. She is a deputy of the State Duma and a member of the Presidium of the General Council of the United Russia political party. She was Secretary of the Chuvash regional branch of United Russia from 24 June 2020 to 21 February 2022.
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37. Olga Smorodskaya
1956-. (aged 70)
banker
Olga Yuryevna Smorodskaya is a Russian sports executive. Since 4 August 2010, she worked as the president of FC Lokomotiv Moscow. She resigned as Lokomotiv president on 10 August 2016.
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38. Mikhail Pervukhin
1904-1978 (aged 74)
civil servant
diplomat
electrical engineer
politician
Mikhail Georgiyevich Pervukhin was a Soviet politician and an engineer who served as people's commissar for various commissions under Stalin and Khrushchev presidiums.
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39. Abel Aganbegyan
1932-. (aged 94)
university teacher
economist
Abel Gezevich Aganbegyan is a leading Soviet and Russian economist of Armenian descent, a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and an honorary doctor of business administration of Kingston University, the founder and first editor of the journal EKO.
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40. Mark Kondratiuk
2003-. (aged 23)
figure skater
Mark Valeryevich Kondratiuk is a Russian figure skater. He is a 2022 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event, 2022 European champion, a two-time Challenger Series medalist and the 2022 Russian national champion.
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41. Mikhail Zadornov
1948-2017 (aged 69)
mechanic
writer
satirist
screenwriter
presenter
Mikhail Mikhailovich Zadornov is a Russian economist, chairman of the management board of Otkritie FC Bank, President and chairman of the management board of VTB 24 in the years 2005–2017, government official, Russian Minister of Finance from 1997 to 1999, Russian State Duma Deputy, 1st – 4th Convocations. Recipient of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV class and...
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42. Mikhail Leontyev
1958-. (aged 68)
television presenter
propagandist
journalist
editor-in-chief
opinion journalist
Mikhail Vladimirovich Leontyev is a Russian political commentator currently working on national TV Channel One. He is known for his program "Odnako" (Russian: "Однако") (Translated "However" or "Still"), irregularly appearing on air with commentaries on certain political occasions since March 1999. He is also a laureate of the "Golden pen of Russia" award and the TEFI award.
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43. Andrei Bogdanov
1970-. (aged 56)
campaign manager
politician
Andrey Vladimirovich Bogdanov is a Russian politician. He is the chairman of the Russian Party of Freedom and Justice and a prominent Freemason, serving as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Russia since 2007. As a candidate for the 2008 presidential election, he received 968,344 votes or 1.30% of the Russian electorate.
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44. Vladimir Mau
1959-. (aged 67)
civil servant
economist
university teacher
writer
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Mau is a Russian economist, scientist, and teacher. Since 2010 to 2023 he has served as the rector of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA). During his career, he was a member of many advisory and scientific councils and commissions. He was a member of the Presidium of the Economic Council (was abolished...
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45. Aleksandr Ptushko
1900-1973 (aged 73)
screenwriter
director
camera operator
designer
animator
Aleksandr Lukich Ptushko was a Soviet animation and fantasy film director, and a People's Artist of the USSR (1969). Ptushko is frequently (and somewhat misleadingly) referred to as "the Soviet Walt Disney," because of his prominent early role in animation in the Soviet Union, though a more accurate comparison would be to Willis H. O'Brien or Ray Harryhausen. Some critics,...
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46. Andrey Belyaninov
1957-. (aged 69)
banker
economist
politician
Andrey Yuryevich Belyaninov is a Russian businessman and government official. He is a Chairman of the Eurasian Development Bank since 2017. Belyaninov graduated from Moscow Plekhanov Academy of National Economy and holds a Doctorate in Economics.
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47. Hamo Beknazarian
1892-1965 (aged 73)
film actor
filmmaker
film director
athlete
actor
Hamo Beknazarian, also known as Hamo Bek-Nazarov or Amo Bek-Nazarian, was an Armenian film director, actor, and screenwriter.
48. Asqar Mamin
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
economist
Asqar Ūzaqbaiūly Mamin is a Kazakh politician and economist who served as the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2019 to 2022, resigning due to pressure from the 2022 Kazakh unrest. He served as First Deputy Prime Minister from 9 September 2016 to 21 February 2019. Previously, he was the president of the Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, the national railway company of...
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49. Tatiana Golikova
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
economist
Tatiana Alexeyevna Golikova is a Russian politician and economist who serves as the Deputy Prime Minister of Russia for Social Policy, Labour, Health Care, and Pension Provision since 2018.
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50. Andrey Melnichenko
1972-. (aged 54)
patron of the arts
businessperson
entrepreneur
Andrey Igorevich Melnichenko is a Russian-Emirati billionaire entrepreneur. He is the founder and ex-beneficiary of fertilizer producer EuroChem Group and coal producer SUEK, and was a non-executive director in both companies until 9 March 2022.
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51. Yulia Navalnaya
1976-. (aged 50)
economist
activist
politician
Yulia Borisovna Navalnaya is a Russian political activist and economist. The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, she has been described in media as the "first lady" of the Russian opposition. After her husband's death, Navalnaya announced that she would continue his work, while naming herself as another leader of the Russian opposition in exile. As of 1 July...
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52. Sergei Magnitsky
1972-2009 (aged 37)
jurist
lawyer
auditor
Sergei Leonidovich Magnitsky was a Russian tax advisor responsible for exposing corruption and misconduct by Russian government officials while representing client Hermitage Capital Management. His arrest in 2008 and subsequent death after eleven months in police custody generated international attention and triggered both official and unofficial inquiries into allegations of fraud, theft and human rights violations in Russia. His posthumous...
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53. Mikhail Suslov
1902-1982 (aged 80)
politician
economist
Mikhail Andreyevich Suslov was a Soviet politician during the Cold War. In addition to serving as the Central Committee's longtime Secretary of Ideology, he held office as Second Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1965 until his death in 1982.
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54. Grigory Yavlinsky
1952-. (aged 74)
university teacher
economist
politician
Grigory Alekseyevich Yavlinsky is a Russian economist and politician. He has held numerous positions in the Soviet and Russian governments across different levels, including in the State Duma.
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55. Mia Boyka
1997-. (aged 29)
singer
Maria Nikolaevna Boyko is a Russian singer who became famous on YouTube and TikTok.
56. Polina Zhemchuzhina
1897-1970 (aged 73)
cashier
politician
Polina Semyonovna Zhemchuzhina was a Soviet politician and the wife of the Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov. Zhemchuzhina was the director of the Soviet national cosmetics trust from 1932 to 1936, Minister of Fisheries in 1939, and head of textiles production in the Ministry of Light Industry from 1939 to 1948. In 1948, Zhemchuzhina was arrested by the Soviet secret...
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57. Ali Asadov
1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Ali Hidayat oghlu Asadov is an Azerbaijani politician serving as the Prime Minister of Azerbaijan following his appointment to the post on 8 October 2019 by president Ilham Aliyev.
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58. Oleg Deripaska
1968-. (aged 58)
physicist
entrepreneur
patron of the arts
investor
businessperson
Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska is a Russian oligarch and billionaire. Deripaska began his career as a metals trader after the breakup of the Soviet Union. He used accumulated funds from trading to acquire stakes in the Sayanogorsk aluminium smelter from a consortium of businessmen who privatized it in the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union. The Sayanogorsk aluminium smelter...
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59. Leonid Nevzlin
1959-. (aged 67)
engineer
statesperson
entrepreneur
politician
Leonid Borisovich Nevzlin is an Israeli businessman, investor, philanthropist, and former Russian oligarch.
60. Mikhail Khodorkovsky
1963-. (aged 63)
entrepreneur
philanthropist
Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky, sometimes known by his initials MBK, is an exiled Russian businessman, oligarch, and opposition activist, now residing in London. In 2003, Khodorkovsky was believed to be the wealthiest man in Russia, with a fortune estimated to be worth $15 billion, and was ranked 16th on Forbes list of billionaires. He had worked his way up the Komsomol...
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61. Natalya Pochinok
1976-. (aged 50)
university teacher
economist
sociologist
Natalya Borisovna Pochinok born Gribkova is a D.Sc. in Economic Sciences, professor, rector of Russian State Social University (on June 2, 2014 performed the duties in January 2015, elected to the post).
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62. Natalia Zvereva
1970-. (aged 56)
expert
entrepreneur
manager
social activist
economist
Natalia Ivanovna Zvereva is a Russian economist, manager and public figure. She is an expert in the field of social entrepreneurship, director of the Our Future Foundation. Candidate of Sciences in Economics (2021).
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63. Rustam Minnikhanov
1957-. (aged 69)
economist
helicopter pilot
racing automobile driver
politician
Rustam Nurgaliyevich Minnikhanov is a Russian politician who has served as the head of Tatarstan, a federal subject of Russia, since 2010.
64. Magomedsalam Magomedov
1964-. (aged 62)
economist
association football player
politician
Magomedsalam Magomedaliyevich Magomedov is a Russian politician who served as the 3rd Head of the Republic of Dagestan, a federal subject of the Russian Federation found in the North Caucasus region, from 2010 to 2013. His appointment by the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev was approved by the parliament of Dagestan on 10 February 2010. Magomedov is an ethnic Dargin....
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65. Marian Lupu
1966-. (aged 60)
politician
economist
Marian Lupu is a Moldovan economist and politician who was the President of the Parliament of Moldova between 2010 and 2013. From this position he served as Acting President of Moldova from 2010 until 2012. He is currently the president of the party Respect Moldova Movement (MRM).
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