ɐlˈɛksi dɹˈiːv, nˈɑːnə ˌælɪɡzˈændɹiə, vˈaɪɔːɹəl bˈɑːloʊɡən, ɜːnˈɛstoʊ ɪnˈɑːɹkiːv, ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ mˈɑːɾɪlˌɛv wɜː sˌʌm ʌv hɪz ˈʌðɚ ɡɹˈeɪt stˈuːdənts.
Aleksey Dreev, Nana Alexandria, Viorel Bologan, Ernesto Inarkiev, Alexander Motylev were some of his other great students.