Born July 20, 1957 in Moscow.
. 13 years he studied at the Moscow State Institute of Chemical Engineering, who did not graduate.
. Military service was held at the Taman Division.
. He worked as a senior technician in the Central Research Institute "Electronics"
. As a reporter and columnist has worked in the newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets, "interlocutor", "vocational training", "Moscow News.
. From 1989 to 1992 he worked in co-op "Fact", and then converted to Kommersant, the last post - deputy chief editor of the newspaper "Kommersant".
. From April 1992 to 1996 was co-owner of an advertising agency YURIYGAGARIN.
. In 1996 - Deputy General Director of JSC "Russia's Public Television" (ORTV).
. From August 1996 to June 1997 - Editor in Chief, "Kommersant-Vlast Kommersant.
. On June 18, 1997 - director of information programs ZAO Russia's Public Television (ORT).
. Since October 1997 - Deputy Director General of JSC "Russia's Public Television (ORT).
. The summer of 1998 was one of the initiators of the transition of the Belarusian-Lithuanian border ORT crew headed by Pavel Sheremet.
. August 23, 1999 - Chief editor of the newspaper "Kommersant" and chief editor of the Joint Editorial ZAO Kommersant
. Publishing House ".
In 1978, played a major role in the feature film "When I become a giant". In 1997, played a role in the play "the villain, or a dolphin Creek" director Michael Ephraim.
Married. Has two children.
