10 Notable alumni of
Samara State Technical University
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Samara State Technical University is 2184th in the world, 716th in Europe, and 77th in Russia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Samara State Technical University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Victor Chernomyrdin
- Enrolled in Samara State Technical University
- Studied in 1966
- Occupations
- businesspersonmember of the State Dumaeconomistpoliticiandiplomat
- Biography
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Viktor Stepanovich Chernomyrdin was a Soviet and Russian politician and businessman. He was the Minister of Gas Industry of the Soviet Union (13 February 1985 – 17 July 1989), after which he became first chairman of Gazprom energy company and the second-longest-serving Prime Minister of Russia (1992–1998) based on consecutive years. He was a key figure in Russian politics in the 1990s and a participant in the transition from a planned to a market economy. From 2001 to 2009, he was Russia's ambassador to Ukraine. After that, he was designated as a presidential adviser.
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Aleksey Potehin
- Occupations
- radio personalitycomposerrecord producerdisc jockeymanufacturer
- Biography
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Aleksey Yevgenevich Potekhin is a Russian pop musician. Alongside Sergey Zhukov, Potekhin was a member of the successful pop/techno band Hands Up! until it dissolved in 2006.
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Kurmanbek Bakiyev
- Enrolled in Samara State Technical University
- Studied in 1978
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Kurmanbek Sali uulu Bakiyev is a Kyrgyz politician who served as the second president of Kyrgyzstan from 2005 until his removal from office as a result of the Kyrgyz Revolution of 2010, forcing Bakiyev to flee the country.
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Dmitry Azarov
- Occupations
- politicianstatespersoneconomist
- Biography
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Dmitry Igorevich Azarov, is a Russian politician and systems engineer. He served as the 4th Governor of Samara Oblast from 2018 to 2024. Azarov is a member of the bureau of the supreme council of the United Russia party. In July 2022, Azarov fell under international sanctions related to his party's support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Rem Viakhirev
- Occupations
- businesspersonpoliticianengineer
- Biography
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Rem Ivanovich Viakhirev was a Russian businessman. From 1992 to 2001, he was chairman of Gazprom. In May 2001, Viakhirev had to resign as chairman during Putin's consolidation of economic power. His successor is Alexey Miller.
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Yelena Lapushkina
- Occupations
- mayor
- Biography
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Yelena Vladimirovna Lapushkina is a Russian politician serving as the head of Samara since 26 December 2017. From 2013 to 2017, she was the head of the administration of the Zheleznodorozhny district of the city of Samara.
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Mikhail Yefremov
- Years
- 1911-2000 (aged 89)
- Occupations
- diplomatpolitician
- Biography
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Mikhail Timofeyevich Yefremov, was a Soviet politician and diplomat.
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Viktor Dorkin
- Occupations
- engineerpoliticianchemist
- Biography
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Viktor Ivanovich Dorkin was a Russian politician. He served as Mayor of Dzerzhinsky, Moscow Oblast from 1991 until his death.
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Boris Sokolovsky
- Occupations
- basketball coachbasketball player
- Biography
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Boris Ilyich Sokolovsky is a Russian professional basketball coach and former basketball player. Since 1986, he has worked as an assistant coach, first with the Soviet, and then with the Russian men's and women's national basketball teams. In 2009, he was named the best women's basketball coach in Russia.
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Viktor Kazakov
- Occupations
- member of the State Dumapolitician
- Biography
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Viktor Alexeyevich Kazakov is a Russian political figure and deputy of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th State Dumas.
