29 Notable alumni of Saint-Petersburg Mining University
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
Saint-Petersburg Mining University is ranked #3,074 in the world and #50 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 29 notable alumni from Saint-Petersburg Mining University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Saint-Petersburg Mining University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Ivan Pokrovsky
1845-. (aged 181)
politician
Ivan Kornil'yevich Pokrovsky was a podporuchik of Imperial Russian Army, provincial secretary, entrepreneur, a deputy of Chelyabinsk City Duma, a party "agent" of the Constitutional Democratic Party in Chelyabinsk and a deputy of the Third Imperial Duma from 1907 to 1912. He also lived and worked in Belgium; soon after, he owned gold mines in the Urals and was a...
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2. Vladimir Shevyakov
1859-1930 (aged 71)
botanist
academic
zoologist
Vladimir Timofeyevich Shevyakov publishing under the German spelling of his name as W. Shewiakoff, was a Russian biologist who worked on Protozoa, and a professor.
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3. Władimir Ptucha
1894-1938 (aged 44)
politician
Vladimir Vasilyevich Ptukha was a Soviet politician who served in various positions within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union including First Secretary of the Lower Volga Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, First Secretary of the Stalingrad Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Second Secretary of the Far Eastern Regional Committee...
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4. Dmitri Ivanovich Sokolov
1788-1852 (aged 64)
geologist
mineralogist
Dmitri Ivanovich Sokolov was a Russian geologist and specialist on mining who was a teacher at the St. Petersburg mining institute and a professor at St Petersburg University. He wrote some of the first Russian textbooks on mineralogy and geology, founded the first geology periodical in Russian and organized the geological museum of the university.
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5. Grigori Levitski
1852-1917 (aged 65)
seismologist
astronomer
physicist
university teacher
Grigori Levitski was a Russian astronomer.
6. Nikolay Pogrebov
1860-1942 (aged 82)
hydrogeologist
geologist
Nikolay Pogrebov, was a Russian and Soviet hydrogeologist and an engineering geologist. In 1884–1887, he studied in and was graduated from the Saint Petersburg Mining Institute. In 1897–1919 he worked as the librarian and archivist of the Saint Petersburg Geology Committee. He was a professor at Leningrad Mining Institute from 1931 to 1936.
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7. Karol Bohdanowicz
1864-1947 (aged 83)
geographer
university teacher
geologist
mining engineer
Karol Bohdanowicz was a Polish geologist, an expert in mining geology and physical geography. Bohdanowicz' research contributed to the construction of the Caspian railway line and enabled the estimation of oil deposits in the desert areas of the Caspian Depression. He also discovered substantial gold deposits in Siberia. He was the author of about 200 scientific papers, including a number...
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8. Arkady Harting
1861-. (aged 165)
spy
politician
Arкadiy Mikhailovich Harting was a secret agent and officer of the Okhrana, the secret police of the Russian Empire. During his career spanning from 1879 to 1909, he served as a police informer, agent provocateur, officer and the Head of the Okhrana foreign service based in Paris. Born to a Jewish family, he was later baptised and at the end...
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9. Gregor von Helmersen
1803-1885 (aged 82)
geologist
explorer
professor
geographer
paleontologist
Gregor von Helmersen or Grigory Petrovich Helmersen was a Baltic German geologist.
10. Dmitry Mushketov
1882-1938 (aged 56)
geologist
paleontologist
explorer
Dmitry Ivanovich Mushketov was a Russian and Soviet geologist and paleontologist. He was one of the victims of the Great Terror.
11. Aleksandr Skochinsky
1874-1960 (aged 86)
mining engineer
scientist
Alexander Alexandrovich Skochinsky was a Russian and Soviet mining scientist, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (1935), the chairman of the West Siberian Branch of the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (1944–1951).
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12. Konstantin Ilkovsky
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
economist
Konstantin Konstantinovich Ilkovsky is a Russian politician and Governor of Zabaykalsky Krai between 2013 and 17 February 2016.
13. Yuri Bilibin
1901-1952 (aged 51)
geologist
Yuri Alexandrovich Bilibin was a Soviet geologist.
14. Rakhim Azimov
1964-. (aged 62)
statesperson
politician
Rakhim Azizboyevich Azimov is a Russian political figure, deputy of the 7th and 8th State Duma convocations.
15. Dmitri Konovalov
1856-1929 (aged 73)
chemist
Dmitri Petrovich Konovalov was a Russian-Soviet physical chemist who worked on gas-liquid phases of solutions in equilibrium and came up with several rules that were also independently worked on by J. Willard Gibbs and the rules are often called Gibbs-Konovalov rules. They provide the basis for distillation and separation of components that form azeotropes.
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16. Nikolai Kudryavtsev
1893-1971 (aged 78)
geologist
petroleum geologist
Nikolai Alexandrovich Kudryavtsev was a Soviet Russian petroleum geologist. He is the founding father of modern abiogenic theory for the origin of petroleum, which states that some petroleum is formed from non-biological sources of hydrocarbons located deep in the Earth's crust and mantle.
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17. Alexander Gorodnitsky
1933-. (aged 93)
geophysicist
singer-songwriter
poet
television presenter
Alexander Moiseevich Gorodnitsky is a Soviet and Russian bard and poet.
18. Andrei Bitov
1937-2018 (aged 81)
prose writer
essayist
writer
Andrei Georgiyevich Bitov was a prominent Russian writer of Circassian ancestry.
19. Vladimir Litvinenko
1955-. (aged 71)
mining engineer
academic
businessperson
Vladimir Stefanovich Litvinenko is a Russian academic, businessman and Vladimir Putin's campaign manager. He is also rector of Saint Petersburg Mining University in St. Petersburg.
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20. Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat
1942-2025 (aged 83)
politician
Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat was a Mongolian politician who served as the first president of Mongolia from 1990 to 1997. He was the first president to be elected by direct popular vote.
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21. Ivan Gubkin
1871-1939 (aged 68)
university teacher
geologist
politician
Ivan Mikhailovich Gubkin was a Russian and Soviet geologist and president of the 1937 International Geological Congress in Moscow. He was a petroleum geologist particularly interested the region between the Volga and the Urals.
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22. Hazret Sovmen
1937-. (aged 89)
businessperson
politician
Hazret Medzhidovich Sovmen was the second president of the Republic of Adygea, Russia, having succeeded Aslan Dzharimov at the post. Sovmen is a university professor from Maykop. Before becoming President, Hazret Sovmen had been a successful businessman (with links to Russian entrepreneurs in Siberia), having started off as a bulldozer driver in a gold mine in Chukotka. He is the...
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23. Pavel Annenkov
1813-1887 (aged 74)
historian
literary critic
journalist
Pavel Vasilyevich Annenkov was a Russian literary critic and memoirist.
24. Valery Serdyukov
1945-. (aged 81)
statesperson
politician
Valery Pavlovich Serdyukov is a Russian politician who served as governor of Leningrad Oblast in Russia (1998–2012).
25. Sergei Mironov
1953-. (aged 73)
statesperson
politician
Sergey Mikhailovich Mironov is a Russian politician. He served as Chairman of the Federation Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament, from 2001 to 2011. He leads the faction A Just Russia in the State Duma.
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26. Ivan Yefremov
1908-1972 (aged 64)
science fiction writer
philosopher
geologist
paleontologist
short story writer
Ivan Antonovich Yefremov, sometimes Efremov (Russian: Ива́н Анто́нович (Анти́пович) Ефре́мов; 23 April 1908 – 5 October 1972) was a Soviet paleontologist, science-fiction author and social thinker. He founded taphonomy, the study of fossilization patterns.
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27. Vsevolod Garshin
1855-1888 (aged 33)
writer
poet
literary critic
art critic
Vsevolod Mikhailovich Garshin was a Russian author of short stories.
28. Vladimir Putin
1952-. (aged 74)
politician
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. He has been described as the de facto leader of Russia since 2000.
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29. Klaudzi Duzh-Dusheuski
1891-1959 (aged 68)
journalist
diplomat
politician
architect
Klawdziy Stsyapanavich Duzh-Dushewski was a Belarusian civil engineer, architect, diplomat and journalist. He is believed to be the creator of the national flag of Belarus in 1917.
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