10 Notable alumni of Saratov State University
Updated: June 01, 2026 EliteDegrees
Saratov State University is ranked #1,915 in the world and #28 in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Saratov 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 Saratov State University won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Hajkaz Kostanian
1897-1938 (aged 41)
statesperson
party organizer
Haykaz Arshaki Kostanyan was a Soviet Armenian politician.
2. Valentin Rumyantsev
1921-2007 (aged 86)
engineer
Valentin Vitalyevich Rumyantsev was a Russian engineer who played a crucial role in Soviet space program, mainly working on robotics and controls. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (1992), Department of Engineering, Mechanics and Control.
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3. Boris M. Schein
1938-2023 (aged 85)
mathematician
university teacher
Boris Moiseyevich Schein was a Russian-American mathematician, an expert in semigroups, and a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Arkansas.
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4. Roman Mertslin
1903-1971 (aged 68)
chemist
Roman Viktorovich Mertslin was a Soviet chemist, a Doctor of Chemical Sciences, a vice-rector for scientific studies (1940–1941, 1946–1950), a rector (1941–1945) of Molotov (Perm) University, a rector (1950–1965) of Saratov Chernyshevsky State University. He founded the scientific school of physical and chemical analysis, heterogeneous equilibria and developed the method of isothermal cross sections.
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5. Elena Barulina
1895-1957 (aged 62)
researcher
botanist
geneticist
Elena Ivanovna Barulina was a Russian and Soviet botanist and geneticist who conducted pioneering research on lentils and their wild relatives. In 1930, she published the first map of their international distribution, in a 317-page monograph that became the standard reference for researchers. The standard author abbreviation Barulina is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a...
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6. Alexey Chernyshov
1963-. (aged 63)
politician
Alexey Gennadiyevich Chernyshov is a Russian politician and former member of the State Duma of Russia (2003–2007).
7. Fyodor Uglov
1904-2008 (aged 104)
surgeon
health activist
Fyodor Grigorievich Uglov was a Soviet and Russian surgeon. In 1994 he was listed by Guinness World Records as the oldest practicing surgeon in the world. He retired from practice at the age of 102.
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8. Alexander Bakulev
1890-1967 (aged 77)
surgeon
politician
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Bakulev was a Soviet surgeon, one of the founders of cardiovascular surgery in the USSR.
9. Sergei Chernikov
1912-1987 (aged 75)
mathematician
Sergei Nikolaevich Chernikov was a Russian mathematician who contributed significantly to the development of infinite group theory and linear inequalities.
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10. Vladimir Gusev
1933-2022 (aged 89)
statesperson
economist
politician
Vladimir Kuzmich Gusev was a Russian and Soviet politician.