Born June 9, 1950 in g. Kirovabad Azerbaijan SSR, Russian.
In 1975 he graduated from the journalism faculty of Moscow State University (MSU) of. M. V. University.
From 1967 to 1971 he worked as an intern, then - the correspondent of the newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets. From 1971 to 1980 - a special correspondent of the newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda". Was the editor ( "Captain") applications "Scarlet sails".
. From 1980 he worked in the weekly Literary Gazette "(" LH "), a special correspondent, then - editor of investigations.
. From July 1988 to 1989 - Member of the executive committee of the organizing committee of historical and educational society "Memorial"
. Also, since 1988 - Member of the socio-political association "Moscow Tribune".
. In 1989 was elected deputy of the USSR.
. Since 1993 - President of the International Fund in support of the young intellectuals.
. Since 1995 - writer and presenter of the journalistic investigation "special team" (ATV - ORTV).
. In March 1995, after the murder of Vladislav Listyev, is headed by an independent journalistic investigation team to investigate this crime.
. 17 December 1995 was elected to the State Duma on the list of Yabloko.
. From July 1996 - Deputy chief editor, investigations editor of the weekly Novaya Gazeta
. Monday ". From January to March 1997 - Deputy Chief Editor - Senior Editor, March 1997 - Deputy Chief Editor - Executive Editor, and then - deputy editor of Novaya Gazeta.
. In March - April 1997 participated in the liberation of Russia Army soldiers forcibly detained in Chechnya in the period of hostilities.
. 19 December 1999 was elected to the State Duma of the third convocation.
. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security.
. UN expert on organized crime.
. Author of four books.
. Gathered more than 20 works "naive art" (Vasily Grigoriev, Alexander Suvorov,
Yuri Horovsky), "catalog" which cost about 20 thousand
. dollars.
Speaks English.
Has two sons.
