36 Notable alumni of
Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University
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Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University is 1091st in the world, 386th in Europe, and 16th in Ukraine by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 36 notable alumni from Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National 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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Rinat Akhmetov
- Enrolled in Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University
- Studied in 2001
- Occupations
- entrepreneurbankerindustrialisteconomistphilanthropist
- Biography
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Rinat Leonidovych Akhmetov is a Ukrainian billionaire and businessman. He is the founder and president of international investment group System Capital Management (SCM), and is the wealthiest man in Ukraine. Akhmetov is the owner and president of the Ukrainian football club FC Shakhtar Donetsk. As of July 2025, he was listed as the 390th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$7.9 billion. Since 2014, the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation has provided 13 million food kits to the residents of Ukraine, and aid has reached more than 18 million people.
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Victor Yanukovych
- Occupations
- politicianracing automobile driverrally driverentrepreneureconomist
- Biography
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Viktor Viktorovych Yanukovych was a Ukrainian politician and Member of Parliament. He was the son of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
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Olena Bondarenko
- Occupations
- journalistpolitician
- Biography
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Olena Anatoliivna Bondarenko is a Ukrainian politician and journalist who served as the People's Deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine serving from 2006 to 2014.
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Vadym Boichenko
- Enrolled in Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University
- Studied in 2015
- Occupations
- statespersonpolitician
- Biography
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Vadym Serhiyovych Boychenko is a Ukrainian politician who serves as the de jure mayor of Mariupol in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine since 2015. Boychenko served as mayor during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and Siege of Mariupol though not inside the city, during which the city has been "completely destroyed", according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Ivan Dziuba
- Occupations
- literary scholarliterary criticphilologistopinion journalistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Ivan Mykhailovych Dziuba was a Ukrainian literary critic, social activist, and Soviet dissident. Honoured as a Hero of Ukraine in 2001, Dziuba was an academic of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the second Minister of Culture of Ukraine (1992—1994), and head of the committee for Shevchenko National Prize (1999–2001).
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Serhii Arbuzov
- Occupations
- bankereconomistpolitician
- Biography
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Serhiy Hennadiyovych Arbuzov is a Ukrainian former banker and politician who briefly served as acting prime minister of Ukraine from 28 January to 22 February 2014, following the resignation of Mykola Azarov amidst the escalating Euromaidan movement. He previously served as First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine from 24 December 2012 to 28 January 2014. On 27 February 2014, in the aftermath of the Revolution of Dignity, Arbuzov was dismissed, and Arseniy Yatsenyuk was elected as the new prime minister.
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Volodymyr Rybak
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Volodymyr Vasylyovych Rybak is a Ukrainian politician. He was the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada from 13 December 2012 to 22 February 2014. Volodymyr Rybak is also the original leader of the predecessor of the Party of Regions, the Party of Regional Revival of Ukraine. He is a Merited Builder of Ukraine (1995).
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Igor Guzhva
- Occupations
- opinion journalistpublisherjournalist
- Biography
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Igor Anatolyevich Guzhva is a Ukrainian journalist, commentator, television host, and editor-in-chief of the website Strana.ua. From 2013 until July 29, 2015, he was the owner and leader of the media holding Multimedia Invest Group. Since October 1, 2018, he has been a political refugee in the European Union (Austria).
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Igor Kakidzyanov
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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Igor Kakidzyanov is a former Defense Minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR). He was Commander-in-Chief of Popular Army, until captured by pro-Ukrainian paramilitaries on 7 May 2014.
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Alexey Kulemzin
- Enrolled in Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University
- Studied in 1997
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Alexey Valeryevich Kulemzin is a Russo-Ukrainian politician and collaborator who serves as Mayor of Donetsk since 2016.
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Vladyslav Helzin
- Occupations
- sports executiveassociation football player
- Biography
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Vladyslav Hryhorovych Helzin is a Ukrainian businessman, former footballer and football functionary, ex-president of FC Olimpik Donetsk. In various media his last name also spells through Russian transliteration as Gelzin. On 10 May 2016, Helzin officially retired from professional sport. Owner of the Ukrainian chain of supermarkets "Pcholka"
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Anna Zatonskih
- Occupations
- chess player
- Biography
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Anna Zatonskih is a Ukrainian American chess player who holds the titles International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a four-time U.S. women's champion, as well as a former Ukrainian women's champion.
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Ihor Kozlovskyi
- Occupations
- writerreligious studies scholarscientistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Ihor Anatoliyovych Kozlovskyi was a Ukrainian scholar, theologian, candidate of historical sciences, writer and public figure. He was a full member of the Donetsk branch of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in Ukraine from 2019. He was also a senior researcher of the Department of Religious Studies of the Hryhorii Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
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Maksym Yefimov
- Occupations
- entrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Maxim Viktorovich Efimov is a Ukrainian politician and former People's Deputy of Ukraine from Ukraine's 48th electoral district from 2014 to December 2023. Formerly an independent and member of the Petro Poroshenko Bloc, and following this co-chair of Restoration of Ukraine alongside Igor Abramovych.
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Nikolay Levchenko
- Enrolled in Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University
- Studied in 1996-2001
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mykola Olkesandrovych Levchenko is the Ukrainian politician, People's Deputy of Ukraine of the 7th convocation, Candidate of Historical Sciences. Is well known for his statements against conducting of the anti-terrorist operation and for settling the conflict in Donbas peacefully. Since 2016 is the Head of the international fund "Donbas without weapons".
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Hryhoriy Nemyria
- Occupations
- historianpolitician
- Biography
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Hryhoriy Mykhailovych Nemyria is a Ukrainian politician, historian, and sociologist, who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for European Integration from 2007 to 2010.
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Oleksandr Honcharenko
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Oleksandr Vaslyovych Honcharenko, is a Ukrainian politician, who is the mayor of Kramatorsk since 18 November 2020.
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Artem Pshonka
- Occupations
- deputylegal scholarjuristpolitician
- Biography
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Artem Viktorovych Pshonka is a Ukrainian politician who served as a People's Deputy of Ukraine from 2006 to 2014. He is a member of the Party of Regions. He is a son of former Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Pshonka, and has been wanted by the Security Service of Ukraine since 15 February 2015.
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Iakiv Khammo
- Occupations
- judoka
- Biography
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Iakiv Mykhailovych Khammo (Ukrainian: Я́ків Миха́йлович Хаммо; born 11 June 1994) is an Assyrian-Ukrainian judoka.
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Dmytro Vorona
- Enrolled in Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University
- Studied in 2001
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Dmytro Mykolaiovych Vorona is a Russian and former Ukrainian lawyer, civil servant, activist and politician, who serves as a Russian Federation Senator from Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Oblast since 2022, on legislative authority as of 2023.
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Maria do Carmo Silveira
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Maria do Carmo Trovoada Pires de Carvalho Silveira served as the 13th prime minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 8 June 2005 to 21 April 2006.
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Viktor Smyrnov
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
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Viktor Serhiiovych Smyrnov is a paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S11 events.
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Pavlo Klymets
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Pavlo Anatoliyovych Klymets is a Ukrainian politician and entrepreneur.
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Eduard Prutnik
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Eduard Anatoliyovych Prutnik is a Ukrainian businessman and philanthropist. Chairman of the board of directors of the United World International Foundation.
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Anatolii Shevchenko
- Occupations
- scientist
- Biography
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Anatolii Ivanovych Shevchenko is the Hetman of the All-Ukrainian Public Organization The Ukrainian Registered Cossacks, member of the Ukrainian Cossacks Council under the President of Ukraine, Honored Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Doctor of Divinity, Professor, Rector of the State University of Informatics and Artificial Intelligence, Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Scientific Research Center of the Cossacks named after Hetman Mazepa, head of the editorial board of the all-Ukrainian newspaper "Cossack Ukraine."
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Volodymyr Rafeienko
- Occupations
- poetwriterediting staff
- Biography
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Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Rafeyenko is a Ukrainian prose writer, poet, translator, literary and film critic, a member of PEN Ukraine. From 1992 to 2018, was writing in Russian, published his works mostly in Russia and was regarded as a representative of Russian literature. In 2014, having moved to the Kyiv region, learned Ukrainian, started writing his new novel in Ukrainian, and become a full-fledged representative of Ukrainian literature as well. In 2022, he moved to Ternopil escaping active fighting in Kyiv region. Rafeyenko is a representative of magic realism.
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Oleksiy Ryabchyn
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Oleksii Mykhailovych Riabchyn is a Ukrainian energy and climate professional with a successful career in green business, policy and politics.
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Denis Ivanov
- Occupations
- television presenterpresentermanagerfilm produceractor
- Biography
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Denis Ivanov is a Ukrainian producer, film distributor, cultural manager, TV presenter, head of the Arthouse Traffic film company, member of the European Film Academy and National Union of Cinematographers of Ukraine, founder of the Odesa International Film Festival and «Children Kinofest» – International Film Festival for children and teenagers (Ukraine).
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Nurulislam Arkallayev
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Nurulislam Hadzhyyevych Arkallayev is the People's Deputy of Ukraine, a member of the Party of Regions.
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Yuliia Didenko
- Occupations
- entrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Yuliya Oleksandrivna Didenko is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, politician and People's Deputy, having been elected to the Verkhovna Rada in 2019.
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Serhiy Kozyr
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Serhiy Vyacheslavovych Kozyr, is a Ukrainian politician who is currently a member of the Verkhovna Rada since 16 November 2021.
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Mark Brovun
- Occupations
- journalistart director
- Biography
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Mark Brovun was a Ukrainian cultural employee, awardee of Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine, Art Director of Donetsk National Musical and Drama Theatre.
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Yurii Chertkov
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Yuri Dmytrovych Chertkov is a Ukrainian politician and businessman. He was the people's deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine V (2006-2007), VI (2007-2012), and VII (2012-2014) convocations. Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (since 12.2007).
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Vladimir Miklyukov
- Years
- 1944-2013 (aged 69)
- Occupations
- mathematician
- Biography
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Vladimir Michaelovich Miklyukov was a Russian educator in mathematics, and head of the Superslow Process workgroup based at Volgograd State University.
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Dmitrii F Perepichka
- Occupations
- researcherchemist
- Biography
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Dmitrii "Dima" F. Perepichka is the Chair of Chemistry Department and Sir William C. MacDonald Chair Professor in Chemistry at McGill University. His research interest are primarily in the area of organic electronics. He has contributed in the understanding of structural electronics effects of organic conjugated materials at molecular, supramolecular, and macromolecular levels via the study of small molecules, supramolecular (co-)assemblies, polymers, covalent organic frameworks, and on-surface assemblies/polymers.
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Dmytro Cherniavskyi
- Occupations
- civil servantentrepreneurpolitician
- Biography
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Dmytro Leonidovych Cherniavskyi is the advisor to the Ukrainian Minister of Family, Youth, and Sport.
