Born November 3, 1949 to a peasant family in the village Berezovka Mozhginskogo District of the Udmurt Republic. Udmurt.
. He graduated from the Izhevsk Agricultural Institute, specializing in mechanical engineer in 1971.
. From 1971 - Engineer of the collective farm "Russia" Mozhginskogo area.
. He served in the Army.
. 1972 - 80 he worked in various positions in the collective farm "Russia" Mozhginskogo area.
. In 1980 elected Chairman of farm "Leninsky way."
. In 1990, elected Vice-Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Udmurt Republic, the Minister of Agriculture and Food.
. Later - and
. about. First Deputy Chairman of the CM of the Udmurt Republic.
. Elected Deputy Mozhginskogo District Council of People's Deputies.
. March 26, 1995 was elected to the State Council of the Udmurt Republic.
. On April 26, 1995 without alternative elected chairman of the Government of the Udmurt Republic.
. Since January 1996 - Member of the Federation Council of Russia.
. 4 April 1999 was elected to the State Council of the Udmurt Republic of the second convocation.
. On April 23, 1999 - Deputy Prime Minister of the Udmurt Republic.
. May 17, 1999 membership in SF were terminated.
. Awarded the Order of Honor, the Order of Friendship.
. Leisure prefers to spend in the woods
. Likes hunting.
Likes songs M. Bernes, B. Okudzhava, M. Bichevskaya. Loves poetry 40-ies, as well as a book of Chekhov, Paustovsky Bunin.
Married. He has three children.