Born May 7, 1930 in Smolensk, Russian.
Since 1945 - working at the Smolensk plant "Arsenal".
In 1953 graduated from the Moscow State University (MSU). In 1953 - 56 he attended graduate school at the Faculty of Moscow State University. Defended his doctoral dissertation in 1979 on "State Law".
From 1956 to 1961 - Senior Consultant, the legal committee under the Council of Ministers of the USSR. In 1957 was sent to counsel in Hungary, then Poland. From 1961 to 1976 - senior lecturer, deputy director of the Division for the work of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. In 1968 was sent to work in Czechoslovakia.
. In 1976 - 77 - Consultant of party organizational work of the CPSU Central Committee.
. In 1977 - 83 - Head of the Secretariat of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
. In 1983 - 85 - first deputy head in 1985 - 87 - Head of the General Department of the CPSU Central Committee.
. In 1987 - 88 - Head of the Division of Administrative bodies of the Central Committee of the CPSU.
. In 1987 - 89 - Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR
. From October 1988 to May 1989 - First Deputy Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
In spring 1989 he was elected deputy of the USSR.
Evening, August 18, 1991 declined the offer to lead the State Emergency Committee. August 29
Lukyanov, was arrested on charges of involvement in coup attempt. In September 1991, was relieved of his duties as President of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.
In November 1991,
Lukyanov was charged with conspiracy to seize power and abuse of power. Giving testimony in the case GKChP he refused.
. In December 1992,
Lukyanov preventive measure was changed to house arrest, and he was released from custody.
. 12 December 1993 was elected to the State Duma.
. 17 December 1995 was elected to the new State Duma.
. 19 December 1999 was elected to the State Duma of the third convocation
. Headed the State Duma Committee on State Building.
He is the author of poetry collections "Consonance" (1990) and "Poems from Prison". Poetic aliases - Autumn, Dneprov. In August 1992, released a new collection of poems Luk'yanova "protest songs".
He is fond of reading historical literature, poetry, engaged in mountaineering, collects music library with recordings of voices of Russian and Soviet writers. Has a large collection of stamps and two libraries - the history of Russia and the poetic.
He has state awards.
Married. His wife, Lyudmila, - professor, member of the Academy of Medical Sciences. For ideological reasons, refused to surrender her husband's membership card to the investigator. Daughter Elena. There is a grandson.
