Who Russians Consider the Elite
| Position in the rating in 2003 (in 2002) |
Name |
Activity |
Percentage of respondents ranking the person among the Russian elite in 2003 (in 2002) |
| 1 (1) |
Vladimir Putin |
President of the RF |
74.9 (68.9) |
| 2 (2) |
Sergei Shoigu |
RF Minister for Emergency Situations |
25.5 (20.1) |
| 3 (6) |
Vladimir Zhirinovsky |
Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) |
23.4 (14.2) |
| 4 (4) |
Gennady Zyuganov |
Leader of the Communist Party of the RF (KPRF) |
23.2 (17.1) |
| 5 (8) |
Grigory Yavlinsky |
Politician |
19.1 (14.0) |
| 6 (7) |
Boris Nemtsov |
Politician |
18.6 (14.1) |
| 7 (3) |
Alla Pugacheva |
Singer |
14.8 (19.6) |
| 8 (15-16) |
Valentina Matvienko |
Governor of St. Petersburg |
13.9 (9.2) |
| 9 (21) |
Anatoly Chubais |
Chairman of the Board of RAO UES of Russia |
13.7 (6.8) |
| 10 (9) |
Irina Khakamada |
Politician |
13.5 (12.9) |
| 11 (10) |
Yury Luzhkov |
Mayor of Moscow |
12.2 (12.8) |
| 12 (5) |
Mikhail Kasyanov |
Prime Minister of the RF |
11.9 (16.5) |
| 13 (25) |
Maksim Galkin |
Comedian |
11.7 (6.0) |
| 14 (124-136) |
Boris Gryzlov |
RF Minister of the Interior |
10.1 (0.7) |
| 15 (151-168) |
Mikhail Khodorkovsky |
Businessman |
10.1 (0.5) |
| 16 (17) |
Filipp Kirkorov |
Singer |
10.0 (8.6) |
| 17 (11) |
Aman Tuleev |
Governor of Kemerovo Region |
9.1 (12.4) |
| 18 (29) |
Boris Yeltsin |
Former President of the RF |
9.0 (4.7) |
| 19 (23-24) |
Zhores Alferov |
Vice-President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Nobel
Prize winner |
8.1 (6.5) |
| 20 (26) |
Vladimir Pozner |
President of the Russian TV Fund, TV host |
7.2 (5.8) |
| 21 (105-111) |
Dmitry Rogozin |
Co-leader of the Rodina coalition |
6.6 (0.9) |
| 22 (137-150) |
Anastasia Volochkova |
Ballerina |
6.5 (0.6) |
| 23 (32) |
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn |
Writer, Nobel Prize winner |
6.5 (3.6) |
| 24-25 (30) |
Boris Berezovsky |
Businessman |
6.0 (4.3) |
| 24-25 (61-64) |
Leonid Parfenov |
TV host |
6.0 (1.7) |
| 26 (43-44) |
Alina Kabaeva |
Athlete |
5.8 (2.4) |
| 27 (45-46) |
Viktor Chernomyrdin |
Russian Ambassador to Ukraine, special presidential
representative for trade and economic relations with Ukraine |
5.3 (2.3) |
| 28 (13) |
Iosif Kobzon |
Businessman, singer, State Duma deputy |
4.8 (11.4) |
| 29 (54-57) |
Lyudmila Zykina |
Singer |
4.7 (1.9) |
| 30 (99-104) |
Boris Grebenshchikov |
Musician |
4.3 (1.0) |
| 31 (36) |
Lev Leshchenko |
Singer |
4.0 (3.0) |
| 32 (85-93) |
Sergei Glazev |
Co-leader of the Rodina coalition |
3.6 (1.2) |
| 33-34 (85-93) |
Dmitry Nagiev |
TV host |
3.3 (1.2) |
| 33-34 (70-74) |
Svetlana Sorokina |
TV host |
3.3 (1.9) |
| 35-36 (85-93) |
Mintimer Shaimiev |
President of Tatarstan |
3.2 (1.2) |
| 35-36 (112-123) |
Savik Shuster |
TV host |
3.2 (0.8) |
| 37 (124-136) |
Tatyana Mitkova |
Editor-in-Chief of NTV, TV host |
3.0 (0.7) |
| 38 (18-19) |
Aleksii II |
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia |
2.9 (8.0) |
| 39-40 (54-57) |
Pavel Bure |
Athlete |
2.8 (1.9) |
| 39-40 (65-69) |
Lyudmila Gurchenko |
Actress |
2.8 (1.6) |
| 41-43 (15-16) |
Sergei Ivanov |
RF Minister of Defense |
2.7 (9.2) |
| 41-43 (23-24) |
Evgeny Primakov |
President of the RF Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
2.7 (6.5) |
| 41-43 (99-104) |
Nikolai Svanidze |
TV host |
2.7 (1.0) |
| 44 (105-111) |
Sergei Yastrzhembsky |
Assistant to the President of the RF |
2.5 (0.9) |
| 45-46 (70-74) |
Nadezhda Babkina |
Singer |
2.4 (1.5) |
| 45-46 (112-123) |
Svetlana Khorkina |
Athlete |
2.4 (0.8) |
| 47-48 (–) |
Darya Dontsova (Darya Vasileva) |
Writer |
2.3 (–) |
| 47-48 (151-168) |
Irina Rodnina |
Coach, State Duma deputy |
2.3 (0.5) |
| 49-51 (–) |
Dmitry Ayatskov |
Governor of Saratov Region |
2.2 (–) |
| 49-51 (–) |
Nikolai Rastorguev |
Singer |
2.2 (–) |
| 49-51 (169-192) |
Oleg Yankovsky |
Performing artist |
2.2 (0.4) |
| 52-53 (70-74) |
Nadezhda Kadysheva |
Singer |
2.1 (1.5) |
| 52-53 (60-69) |
Vladimir Rushailo |
Secretary of the RF Security Council |
2.1 (1.6) |
| 54-55 (79-84) |
Aleksandr Pochinok |
RF Minister of Labor and Social Development |
2.0 (1.3) |
| 54-55 (85-93) |
Aleksandr Rozenbaum |
Singer |
2.0 (1.2) |
| 56-59 (99-104) |
Egor Gaidar |
Director of the Institute for the Economy in Transition |
1.9 (1.0) |
| 56-59 (18-19) |
Ivanov* |
N/A |
1.9 (8.0) |
| 56-59 (94-98) |
Evgeny Kafelnikov |
Athlete |
1.9 (1.1) |
| 56-59 (79-84) |
Gennady Khazanov |
Comedian |
1.9 (1.3) |
| 60-62 (99-104) |
Sergei Kapitsa |
Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, member
of the Club of Rome |
1.8 (1.0) |
| 60-62 (124-136) |
Anna Kurnikova |
Athlete, TV host |
1.8 (0.7) |
| 60-62 (79-84) |
Andrei Makarevich |
Musician, TV host |
1.8 (1.3) |
| 63-66 (112-123) |
Vagit Alekperov |
Businessman |
1.7 (0.8) |
| 63-66 (151-168) |
Dmitry Dibrov |
TV host |
1.7 (0.5) |
| 63-66 (112-123) |
Viktor Ishaev |
Governor of Khabarovsk Territory |
1.7 (0.8) |
| 63-66 (54-57) |
Aleksandra Pakhmutova |
Composer |
1.7 (1.9) |
| 67-71 (151-168) |
Svetlana Goryacheva |
State Duma deputy |
1.6 (0.5) |
| 67-71 (169-192) |
Mikhail Evdokimov |
Comedian |
1.6 (0.4) |
| 67-71 (169-192) |
Mikhail Zhvanetsky |
Satirist |
1.6 (0.4) |
| 67-71 (–) |
Zemfira (Ramazanova) |
Singer |
1.6 (–) |
| 67-71 (169-192) |
Maya Plisetskaya |
Ballerina |
1.6 (0.4) |
| 72-76 (151-168) |
Aleksandr Buinov |
Singer |
1.5 (0.5) |
| 72-76 (–) |
Georgy Yartsev |
Coach |
1.5 (–) |
| 72-76 (137-150) |
Eduard Rossel |
Governor of Sverdlov Region |
1.5 (0.6) |
| 72-76 (12) |
Gennady Seleznev |
State Duma deputy |
1.5 (11.6) |
| 72-76 (137-150) |
Vladimir Shamanov |
Governor of Ulyanovsk Region |
1.5 (0.6) |
| 77-80 (39-41) |
Aleksandr Abdulov |
Performing artist |
1.4 (2.7) |
| 77-80 (–) |
Aleksandr Voloshin |
Former head of the presidential administration of the
RF |
1.4 (–) |
| 77-80 (33-34) |
German Gref |
RF Minister of Economic Development and Trade |
1.4 (3.3) |
| 77-80 (39-41) |
Valery Leontev |
Singer |
1.4 (2.7) |
| 81-86 (50-51) |
Alsu (Safina) |
Singer |
1.3 (2.1) |
| 81-86 (47-49) |
Mikhail Gorbachev |
President of the International Nongovernmental Foundation
for Socioeconomic and Political Studies, former President of the USSR |
1.3 (2.2) |
| 81-86 (45-46) |
Larisa Dolina |
Singer |
1.3 (2.3) |
| 81-86 (47-49) |
Mikhail Zadornov |
Comedian** |
1.3 (2.2) |
| 81-86 (112-123) |
Viktor Kazantsev |
Authorized presidential representative in the Southern
Federal District |
1.3 (0.8) |
| 81-86 (14) |
Igor Krutoi |
Composer, businessman |
1.3 (9.5) |
| 87-94 (124-136) |
Roman Abramovich |
Governor of Chukotka Autonomous Area, businessman |
1.2 (0.7) |
| 87-94 (50-51) |
Oleg Gazmanov |
Singer |
1.2 (2.1) |
| 87-94 (54-57) |
Boris Gromov |
Governor of Moscow Region |
1.2 (1.9) |
| 87-94 (35) |
Igor Ivanov |
RF Minister of the Interior |
1.2 (3.2) |
| 87-94 (27) |
Eldar Ryazanov |
President of the Nika Academy, film producer |
1.2 (5.3) |
| 87-94 (61-64) |
Oleg Tabakov |
Artistic director of the Moscow (Chekhov) Art Theater |
1.2 (1.7) |
| 87-94 (52-53) |
Vyacheslav Fetisov |
Chairman of the State Committee for Physical Training,
Sports, and Tourism, deputy chairman of the RF President’s Council for
Physical Training and Sports |
1.2 (2.0) |
| 87-94 (37) |
Leonid Yakubovich |
TV host |
1.2 (2.9) |
| 95-98 (65-69) |
Vladimir Vinokur |
Comedian |
1.1 (1.6) |
| 95-98 (31) |
Sergei Kirienko |
Authorized presidential representative in the Volga
Federal Region, chairman of the Federation of Akido-Aikikai of Russia |
1.1 (4.0) |
| 95-98 (75-78) |
Nonna Mordyukova |
Actress |
1.1 (1.4) |
| 95-98 (61-64) |
Lyubov Sliska |
Member of the General Council of the United Russia (Edinaya
Rossiya) Party |
1.1 (1.7) |
| 99-103 (–) |
Nikolai Dobronravov |
Poet |
1.1 (–) |
| 99-103 (151-168) |
Valdis Pelsh |
TV host |
1.0 (0.5) |
| 99-103 (137-150) |
Evgeny Revenko |
TV host |
1.0 (0.6) |
| 99-103 (169-192) |
Marat Safin |
Athlete*** |
1.0 (0.4) |
| 99-103 (124-136) |
Sergei Sobyanin |
Governor of Tyumen Region |
1.0 (0.7) |
| 104-110 (79-84) |
Andrei Konchalovsky |
Film producer |
0.9 (1.3) |
| 104-110 (–) |
Anatoly Lukyanov |
Former Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR |
0.9 (–) |
| 104-110 (–) |
Irina Miroshnichenko |
Actress |
0.9 (–) |
| 104-110 (–) |
Vladimir Spivakov |
President of the Moscow International Music House, director
of the Russian National Philharmonic Orchestra, musician |
0.9 (–) |
| 104-110 (151-168) |
Elena Stepanenko |
Comedian, TV host |
0.9 (0.5) |
| 104-110 (–) |
Alisa Freindlikh |
Actress |
0.9 (–) |
| 104-110 (169-192) |
Lidiya Fedoseeva-Shukshina |
Actress |
0.9 (0.4) |
| 111-121 (112-123) |
Vladmir Gusinsky |
Businessman |
0.8 (0.8) |
| 111-121 (137-150) |
Gary Kasparov |
Chess grand master |
0.8 (0.6) |
| 111-121 (58-60) |
Aleksei Kudrin |
Deputy Premier of the RF Government |
0.8 (1.8) |
| 111-121 (85-93) |
Mikhail Lapshin |
Head of the Altai Republic |
0.8 (1.2) |
| 111-121 (112-123) |
Sergei Mironov |
Speaker of the Federation Council of the RF Federal
Assembly |
0.8 (0.8) |
| 111-121 (–) |
Igor Nikolaev |
TV host |
0.8 (–) |
| 111-121 (105-111) |
Dmitry Sychev |
Athlete |
0.8 (0.9) |
| 111-121 (85-92) |
Titov* |
N/A |
0.8 (1.2) |
| 111-121 (22) |
Mikhail Ulyanov |
Artistic director of the Vakhtangov Theater, actor |
0.8 (6.6) |
| 111-121 (75-78) |
Aleksandr Khloponin |
Governor of Krasnoyarsk Territory |
0.8 (1.4) |
| 111-121 (85-93) |
Yury Shevchuk |
Musician |
0.8 (1.2) |
| 122-135 (169-192) |
Boris Akunin (Grigory Chkhartishvili) |
Writer |
0.7 (0.4) |
| 122-135 (–) |
Aleksei Batalov |
Performing artist |
0.7 (–) |
| 122-135 (–) |
Efremov* |
N/A |
0.7 (–) |
| 122-135 (169-192) |
Larisa Lazutina |
Athlete |
0.7 (0.4) |
| 122-135 (169-192) |
Vasily Lanovoi |
Chairman of the Army and Culture Foundation for the
preservation and development of patriotic and cultural traditions, performing
artist |
0.7 (0.4) |
| 122-135 (61-64) |
Anatoly Lisitsyn |
Governor of Yaroslavl Region |
0.7 (1.7) |
| 122-135 (151-168) |
Lolita (Milyavskaya) |
Actress, singer |
0.7 (0.5) |
| 122-135 (151-168) |
Klara Novikova |
Comedian |
0.7 (0.5) |
| 122-135 (94-98) |
Kristina Orbakaite |
Singer |
0.7 (1.1) |
| 122-135 (–) |
Murtaza Rakhimov |
President of the Republic of Bashkortostan |
0.7 (–) |
| 122-135 (105-111) |
Mstislav Rostropovich |
Musician |
0.7 (0.9) |
| 122-135 (169-192) |
Nikolai Travkin |
Politician |
0.7 (0.4) |
| 122-135 (94-98) |
Vladislav Tretyak |
Businessman, former hockey player, State Duma deputy |
0.7 (1.1) |
| 122-135 (169-192) |
Mikhail Svydkoi |
RF Minister of Culture, TV host |
0.7 (0.4) |
| 136-151 (28) |
Nikolai Baskov |
Singer |
0.6 (4.8) |
| 136-151 (105-111) |
Mikhail Boyarsky |
Performing artist |
0.6 (0.9) |
| 136-151 (169-192) |
Tatyana Bulanova |
Singer |
0.6 (0.4) |
| 136-151 (–) |
Viktor Gerashchenko |
Chief researcher of the Bank of Russia Research Institute,
politician |
0.6 (–) |
| 136-151 (–) |
Sergei Darkin |
Governor of Primorye Territory |
0.6 (–) |
| 136-151 (–) |
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan |
Actor, director |
0.6 (–) |
| 136-151 (151-168) |
Andrei Karaulov |
TV host |
0.6 (0.5) |
| 136-151 (79-84) |
Evgeny Kiselev |
Editor-in-Chief of the newspaper Moskovskie novosti |
0.6 (1.3) |
| 136-151 (–) |
Valery Komissarov |
TV host, State Duma deputy |
0.6 (–) |
| 136-151 (124-136) |
Oleg Menshikov |
Performing artist |
0.6 (0.7) |
| 136-151 (–) |
Evgeny Nazdratenko |
Deputy Secretary of the RF Security Council |
0.6 (–) |
| 136-151 (99-104) |
Vladimir Potanin |
Businessman |
0.6 (1.0) |
| 136-151 (124-136) |
Mikhail Prusak |
Governor of Novgorod Region |
0.6 (0.7) |
| 136-151 (–) |
Egor Stroev |
Governor of Orel Region |
0.6 (–) |
| 136-151 (43-44) |
Tikhonov* |
N/A |
0.6 (2.4) |
| 136-151 (–) |
Nikolai Fomenko |
Actor, TV host |
0.6 (–) |
| 152-169 (169-192) |
Irina Allegrova |
Singer |
0.5 (0.4) |
| 152-169 (–) |
Irina Alferova |
Actress |
0.5 (–) |
| 152-169 (–) |
Yuliya Bordovskikh |
TV host |
0.5 (–) |
| 152-169 (–) |
Galina Vishnevskaya |
Singer |
0.5 (–) |
| 152-169 (–) |
Aleksandr Gordon |
TV host |
0.5 (–) |
| 152-169 (–) |
Nikolai Karachentsov |
Performing artist |
0.5 (–) |
| 152-169 (–) |
Malakhov* |
N/A |
0.5 (–) |
| 152-169 (58-60) |
Aleksandra Marinina (Marina Alekseeva) |
Writer |
0.5 (1.8) |
| 152-169 (70-74) |
Aleksandr Maslyakov**** |
TV host, president of the Joviality and Wit Club |
0.5 (1.5) |
| 152-169 (151-168) |
Sergei Mikhalkov |
Writer, poet |
0.5 (0.5) |
| 152-169 (39-41) |
Evgeny Petrosyan |
Comedian, TV host |
0.5 (2.7) |
| 152-169 (–) |
Anatoly Popov |
Prime Minister of Chechnya |
0.5 (–) |
| 152-169 (–) |
Gennady Raikov |
State Duma deputy |
0.5 (–) |
| 152-169 (–) |
Solovev* |
N/A |
0.5 (1.1) |
| 152-169 (33-34) |
Sergei Stepashin |
Chairman of the RF Audit Chamber |
0.5 (3.3) |
| 152-169 (–) |
Margarita Terekhova |
Actress |
0.5 (–) |
| 152-169 (–) |
Valery Shantsev |
Vice-Mayor of Moscow |
0.5 (–) |
| 152-169 (94-98) |
Yakovlev* |
N/A |
0.5 (1.1) |
