Born February 12, 1940.
Studied at the Faculty of Journalism. Graduated from the Moscow Higher Party School.
Since 1980 he worked in the newspaper "Izvestia". Head of the Far East representative office of the newspaper Izvestia, the correspondent for the Far East.
. In 1991, published in "Izvestia" secret order of Mikhail Moiseyev support Emergency Committee, for which he was removed from his post as Minister of Defense of the USSR.
. A longtime opponent of a politician and businessman Valentina Tsoi and author of accusatory articles about his activities.
. In 1997 was nominated for the post of chief editor of Izvestia, but he took himself.
. 19 December 1999 was elected to the State Duma of the third convocation.
. In the State Duma in January 2000 became a deputy group "People's Deputy".
. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Information Policy.
. Chapter Board of Trustees of Correctional Services of the Primorsky Territory.
. The head of the international charitable fund to assist seriously ill children "Hope".
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