9 Notable alumni of Samara State University
Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees
Samara State University is ranked #6,377 in the world and #175 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 9 notable alumni from Samara State 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 Samara State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Vladimir Osechkin
1981-. (aged 45)
businessperson
human rights defender
Vladimir Valeryevich Osechkin is a Russian-born human rights activist who operates the anti-corruption website Gulagu.net from Paris, the city to which he fled in 2015.
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2. Mahmud-Ali Kalimatov
1959-. (aged 67)
jurist
Mahmud-Ali Maksharipovich Kalimatov is a Russian politician. He was appointed as the acting head of Ingushetia by Vladimir Putin on 26 June 2019, and was elected as the head of the republic on 8 September 2019.
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3. Emilia Slabunova
1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Emilia Edgardovna Slabunova is a Russian politician. She was leader of Yabloko party from 2015 to 2019 and a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Republic of Karelia since 2011.
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4. Mikhail Matveyev
1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Mikhail Nikolaevich Matveyev is a Russian politician and historian. A member of the Communist Party, Matveyev represents the Promyshlenny constituency in the State Duma.
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5. Pavel Romanov
1964-2014 (aged 50)
sociologist
Pavel Romanov (22 May 1964 – 9 June 2014) was a Russian sociologist, Doctor of Social Sciences, the professor of the HSE (National Research University - Higher School of Economics) department of socio-economic systems and social politics; the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Social Policy Studies; the director of the Center for Social Policy and Gender Studies. He was one...
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6. Bolot Ayushiyev
1949-. (aged 77)
statesperson
economist
politician
Bolot Vandanovich Ayushiyev, is a Russian politician who had served as the second Governor (Head) of Agin-Buryat Autonomous Okrug.
7. Dmitri Muratov
1961-. (aged 65)
journalist
television presenter
Dmitry Andreyevich Muratov is a Russian journalist, television presenter and the former editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta. He was awarded the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with Maria Ressa for "their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace."
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8. Mark Feygin
1971-. (aged 55)
jurist
radio personality
lawyer
editing staff
editor-in-chief
Mark Zakharovich Feygin is a Russian human rights activist and former lawyer who represented Pussy Riot, Nadiya Savchenko and Leonid Razvozzhayev in Russian courts. He also served from January 1994 to December 1995 as a deputy of the State Duma and was the vice mayor of Samara. In 2011 and 2012, Feygin was active in opposition to President Vladimir Putin,...
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9. Emilia Fridman
1959-. (aged 67)
university teacher
electrical engineer
Emilia Fridman is an Israeli professor of Electrical Engineering in the Engineering Faculty at Tel Aviv University, specializing in control theory, time-delay and distributed parameter systems. She is an IEEE fellow for “contributions to time-delay systems and sampled-data control”.
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