Leonard Rastrigin (1929–1998) – a specialict in the field of cybernethics, habilitated doctor of computer science (Dr. habil. sc. соmр.). >>

Boris Ravdin (1942) – a historian of culture. >>

Vitold Rayevsky (1929-2001) – Professor, Habilitated Doctor of History (Dr. habil. hist.). >>

Nina Razdorova-Gusarova (1927-2015) – Candidate of Philology. From 1969 to 1974 – a Deputy Dean  of the faculty of Philology of the University of Latvia. >>

Iraida Romadan (1909-2001) – Doctor of Chemistry, Professor of the Riga Polytechnic  Institute. >>

Galina Rumyantseva (1922– ?) – a Сandidate of Pedagogical Sciences, docent of the Chair of Russian literature of the University of Latvia. >>