Born June 26, 1944 in the village Mymrin Orel region in a family of rural teachers, Russian. From 1961 to 1962 he worked in his former school mathematics teacher and teacher of basic military training and physical training.
In 1962 he entered the Physics and Mathematics Orel Pedagogical Institute. From 1963 to 1966 passed compulsory military service in the chemical troops on the territory of Belarus, Germany and the Chelyabinsk region. After the army recovered at the Institute and graduated with honors in 1969.
In 1969 - 70 he taught in the Orel Pedagogical Institute in the Department of Physics and Mathematics. From 1978 to 1981 he studied at the main branch of the Academy of Social Sciences (AON) of the Central Committee, he graduated with her postgraduate externally. Doctor of Philosophy.
Since 1967 - the Komsomol, and from 1974 - at the party work.
In 1970 - 78 was a people's deputy of the Orel oblast and city councils.
In 1983 - 89 he worked in the Department of Propaganda of the Central Committee of the CPSU instructor. In 1989 - 90 was the deputy head of the ideological department of the CPSU Central Committee.
. In June 1990, was elected secretary of the Central Committee and Politburo member, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the CC CP RSFSR on humanitarian and ideological issues.
. In February 1991, organized a conference "For a great, united Russia!", Which was established Coordinating Council (CC) patriotic movements, converted in August 1992 in the COP of people's patriotic forces of Russia
. Since January 1992 - Chairman of the COP of people's patriotic forces of Russia.
. Autumn of 1991 took part in the creation Rossiyskogo People's Union (ROS).
. In June 1992 he was elected one of four co-chairmen of the Duma Russian National Cathedral (PNT).
. In October 1992, entered the organizing committee of the National Redemption Front (NRF).
. 12 December 1993 was elected to the State Duma of the first convocation.
. In January 1995 he was elected a member of the Central Committee (former CEC) of the Communist Party, and at the plenary session on the last day of the Congress - Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party.
. In spring 1995, together with the president "RAU-Corporation Alexei Poberezkin headed the organizing committee" Spiritual Heritage ".
. 17 December 1995 was elected to the State Duma of the second convocation.
. In the second round of presidential elections in Russia, July 3, 1996 won second place.
. 19 December 1999 was elected to the State Duma of the third convocation.
. In the State Duma again headed the Communist faction.
. 26 March 2000 Presidential elections took second place.
. Author of books "Russia - the birthplace of my
. The ideology of the state of patriotism "(Moscow, 1996)," Geography of victory. Basics of geopolitics, Russia (Moscow, 1998), numerous newspaper and magazine articles on the history and politics.
He is fond of tennis and volleyball. It is the first racing level in athletics, the military triathlon, volleyball.
His wife, Nadezhda V., works as an engineer at the second time factory. Familiar with her husband from his school years, when I was in one class below him at school, and then in 10-m class was his pupil. Son Andrew (1968) graduated from Moscow State Technical University. N. E. Bauman, engineer of "C. D. Broker "(1997). Daughter Tatiana (1974) works referent. Three grandchildren - Leonid (1990), Michael (1994) and Eugene (born to his daughter Tatyana in early summer 1997).
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