31 Notable alumni of Russian State University for the Humanities

Updated: June 06, 2026 EliteDegrees

Russian State University for the Humanities is 2752st in the world, 1st in North America, and 41st in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 31 notable alumni from Russian State University for the Humanities sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Russian State University for the Humanities won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Nestor

1. Nestor

1974-. (aged 52)
Eastern Orthodox monk prelate
Archbishop Nestor is a bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church, Ex-Archbishop of Madrid and Lisbon and Patriarchal Exarch of Western Europe.
Daria Khaltourina

2. Daria Khaltourina

1979-. (aged 47)
demographer historian anthropologist sociologist economist
Daria Andreyevna Khaltourina is a Russian sociologist, anthropologist, demographer, and a public figure. She is the head of the Group of the Monitoring of Global and Regional Risks of the Russian Academy of Sciences, co-chairperson of the Russian Coalition for Alcohol Control, as well as the Russian Coalition for Tobacco Control. She is a laureate of the Russian Science Support...
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Nikita Ivanov

3. Nikita Ivanov

1974-. (aged 52)
historian statesperson politician
Nikita Borisovich Ivanov, is a Russian politician, who was a member of the Federation Council from 2011 to 2013.
Damir Khayretdinov

4. Damir Khayretdinov

1972-. (aged 54)
ethnologist historian
Damir Zinyurovich Khayretdinov is a Russian historian, ethnographer and social activist. He is known for his work documenting and studying the indigenous cultures and languages of Russian Tatars. He serves as a rector of Moscow Islamic University and is the consultant of mufti on the Clerical Muslim Board of the Russian Federation.
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Stanislav Buyanskiy

5. Stanislav Buyanskiy

1980-. (aged 46)
jurist scientist
Stanislav Buyanskiy is a Russian and Kazakh scholar, lawyer and educator. Has served as the Dean of the School of Law and Social Sciences at Narxoz University, in 2020 has been appointed as the Acting Rector of Narxoz University. Previously, he was Deputy Prosecutor of the Moscow Region. Dr. Buyanskiy is also a Chairman of the “Legal Regulation of the...
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Alexander Khaminsky

6. Alexander Khaminsky

1966-. (aged 60)
publisher psychiatrist legal scholar jurist public figure
Alexander Mikhailovich Khaminsky is a Russian social activist, lawyer, human rights activist, and health professional.
Anastasia Udaltsova

7. Anastasia Udaltsova

1978-. (aged 48)
politician opinion journalist
Anastasia Olegovna Udaltsova is a Russian politician, who serves as member of the State Duma since 29 June 2022.
Georgiy Starostin

8. Georgiy Starostin

1976-. (aged 50)
university teacher linguist music critic
Georgiy Sergeevich "George" Starostin is a Russian linguist and the son of the late historical linguist Sergei Starostin (1953–2005).
Sergey Vakhrukov

9. Sergey Vakhrukov

1958-. (aged 68)
statesperson politician
Sergey Alexeyevich Vakhrukov is a Russian politician, and is a former governor of Yaroslavl Oblast (2007-2012).
Anna Sidorova

10. Anna Sidorova

1991-. (aged 35)
curler
Anna Vladimirovna Sidorova is a Russian curler. She currently skips her own team. Sidorova was the skip of the Russian team that won bronze medals at the World Women's Curling Championships from 2014 to 2016 and the silver medal at the 2017 World Women's Curling Championship.
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Röstäm Ädhämef

11. Röstäm Ädhämef

1961-. (aged 65)
blogger photographer journalist
Rustem Rinatovich Adagamov is a Russian blogger who goes by the pseudonym of "Drugoi" ("Другой"), meaning "Another". The Daily Telegraph has described Adagamov as "Russia's number one blogger".
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Yana Vagner

12. Yana Vagner

1973-. (aged 53)
translator journalist radio personality writer
Yana Mikhailovna Vagner is a Russian writer and journalist, best known for her novel Vongozero (2011), which was adapted into the Russian series To the Lake on Netflix.
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Yulia Galyamina

13. Yulia Galyamina

1973-. (aged 53)
public figure journalist linguist politician
Yulia Yevgenyevna Galyamina is a Russian linguist and political activist.
Asja Lācis

14. Asja Lācis

1891-1979 (aged 88)
actor director theatre manager theatre critic theatrical director
Anna "Asja" Lācis was a Latvian actress and theatre director.
Mariya Makeyeva

15. Mariya Makeyeva

1974-. (aged 52)
radio personality news presenter writer announcer journalist
Maria Igorevna Makeeva is a Russian and German journalist, radio and television presenter.
Manizha

16. Manizha

1991-. (aged 35)
singer-songwriter human rights defender
Manizha Dalerovna Sangin, known mononymously as Manizha, is a Russian-Tajik singer and songwriter, as well as a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Beginning her career in 2003 as a child singer, Manizha went on to perform with the music groups Ru.Kola, Assai, and Krip De Shin, before later pursuing a solo career. She represented Russia...
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Dmitry Borisov

17. Dmitry Borisov

1985-. (aged 41)
manufacturer television presenter journalist presenter radio personality
Dmitry Dmitriyevich Borisov is a Russian journalist, TV host on Channel One Russia, a Runet activist, producer of documentary projects and (since 2015) chief executive producer of Channel One Russia Worldwide. He has won a TEFI award as the best TV news presenter (2016, 2017).
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Mikhail Svetov

18. Mikhail Svetov

1985-. (aged 41)
screenwriter politician blogger political scientist television producer
Mikhail Vladimirovich Svetov is a Russian politician, public figure, political scientist, and blogger. He serves as the chairman of the civil society movement "Civil Society". Svetov is one of the main ideologists and popularizers of libertarianism in Russia. He has organized major rallies on various political and public topics. Svetov runs a YouTube channel and an online newspaper, both entitled...
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Yuliya Mikhalchik

19. Yuliya Mikhalchik

1985-. (aged 41)
singer songwriter writer composer poet
Yulia Sergeyevna Mikhalchik is a Russian pop and folk singer, composer and songwriter.
Tikhon Dzyadko

20. Tikhon Dzyadko

1987-. (aged 39)
radio personality editing staff media manager correspondent journalist
Tikhon Viktorovich Dzyadko is a Russian journalist, television presenter and media manager. He is the editor-in-chief of the TV Rain channel, former deputy editor-in-chief and host of the RTVI TV network. He previously worked at the radio station Echo of Moscow and the Ukrainian channel Inter.
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Yevgeny Primakov Jr

21. Yevgeny Primakov Jr

1976-. (aged 50)
presenter journalist television presenter politician
Yevgeny Alexandrovich Primakov, known as Yevgeny Primakov Jr. (Russian: Евгений Примаков-младший, born 29 April 1976) is a Russian journalist, TV host, politician and diplomat serving as Head of the Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad and International Humanitarian Cooperation since 25 June 2020. He previously was the Member of the State Duma from 2018 to...
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Refat Chubarov

22. Refat Chubarov

1957-. (aged 69)
archivist politician
Refat Abdurahman oglu Chubarov is a Crimean politician and public figure, leader of the Crimean Tatar national movement in Ukraine and worldwide.
Galina Yuzefovich

23. Galina Yuzefovich

1975-. (aged 51)
literary critic lecturer
Galina Leonidovna Yuzefovich is a Russian literary critic, teacher, and columnist. She is the daughter of two prominent Russian writers Anna Berdichevskaya and Leonid Yuzefovich.
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Alexander Potkin

24. Alexander Potkin

1976-. (aged 50)
politician
Alexander Anatolyevich Potkin, also known as Alexander Belov, is a Russian nationalist politician.
Sergey Sergeyevich Minaev

25. Sergey Sergeyevich Minaev

1975-. (aged 51)
writer entrepreneur publisher presenter editor-in-chief
Sergey Sergeevich Minaev is a Russian writer, TV and radio host, screenwriter, blogger, and entrepreneur.
Maxim Galkin

26. Maxim Galkin

1976-. (aged 50)
television presenter singer stand-up comedian actor comedian
Maxim Alexandrovich Galkin is a Russian and Israeli comedian, television presenter and singer. Galkin left Russia in March 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and was subsequently listed as a foreign agent by the Russian government.
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Jeanna Friske

27. Jeanna Friske

1974-2015 (aged 41)
television presenter actor presenter model fashion model
Zhanna Vladimirovna Friske, was a Russian actress, singer and model. She was a member of the girl group Blestyashchiye.
Andrey Malakhov

28. Andrey Malakhov

1972-. (aged 54)
lecturer manufacturer editor-in-chief television producer television journalist
Andrey Nikolayevich Malakhov is a Russian television personality and presenter on the main Russian television channel, Russia-1.
Tina Kandelaki

29. Tina Kandelaki

1975-. (aged 51)
presenter film producer actor public figure radio personality
Tinatin Givievna Kandelaki, known professionally as Tina Kandelaki, is a Russian journalist, television presenter, producer, and a co-owner of the Apostol company.
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Noize MC

30. Noize MC

1985-. (aged 41)
singer guitarist songwriter rapper actor
Ivan Aleksandrovich Alekseyev, known professionally as Noize MC, is a Russian rapper, singer, and actor.
Vlad Topalov

31. Vlad Topalov

1985-. (aged 41)
model dancer actor singer
Vladislav Mikhailovich Topalov better known as just Vlad Topalov (Влад Топалов) is a singer born in Moscow, Russia. He is most famous for his singing career, when he rose to fame as the blond-haired member of the group Smash!!. The group broke up in 2006. Since then Topalov has pursued a solo career. He appeared in the seventh season of...
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