Born February 17, 1937 in the village of Peter the Stavropol Territory in a peasant family.
. He graduated from Rostov State Automobile and Road Technical School, Pyatigorsk State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages, Higher Party School of the Central Committee.
. Since 1957 he worked as a mechanic control Far roads in Ussuriysk, a teacher Petrovsky automotor DOSAAF, translator from German specialists in the Caspian Mining and Metallurgical Combine in g
. Shevchenko Guriev district.
. For 18 years, was elected deputy of urban and regional Councils of People's Deputies.
. From 1967 to 1994 he held various positions in Novoaleksandrovskom the District Committee and the Regional Committee of the CPSU.
. September 22, 1993 speech on the boundary radio condemned the action of the President of Russia, and urged people "to defend the rule of law and Soviet democracy, against the tyranny of the authorities."
. Until December 1995 he served as assistant deputy of the State Duma.
. 17 December 1995 was elected to the State Duma of the second convocation.
. In the 1996 presidential election was a confidant of the candidate Gennady Zyuganov in the Stavropol region.
. 14 December 1997 was elected to the State Duma of the Stavropol Territory, but soon gave up the mandate.
. 19 December 1999 was elected to the State Duma of the third convocation on the list of the CPRF.
. Member of the Communist Party faction.
. Married
. Wife - a teacher of foreign languages, a member of the Communist Party.
Two daughters, three granddaughters.