Date of Birth 6 December 1948, Mr.. In 1974 he graduated from Voronezh State University, Department of History. In 1983 he completed his postgraduate studies at Moscow State University. Fluent in English and Ukrainian.
Member of the Presidential Council of Russia; Adviser to the President of Russia
1987 - 1991 he. - Head of Sociology, Central Research Institute of Urban Design;
1991 - 1994 he. - Director of the Center for Ethnopolitical and Regional Studies, Foreign Policy Association;
Since 1993, Mr.. - Present - General Director of the independent Center for Ethnopolitical and Regional Studies;
Since 1993, Mr.. - Member of the Presidential Council of Russia;
1994 - 1996 he. - Head of one of the research directions of the Analytical Center (later the Office of) President of Russia;
1996. - Head of the Working Group on the end of hostilities and resolve the situation in the Chechen Republic;
Since 1996. - Present - Advisor to the President of Russia.
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