Born February 17, 1951 in the village Sudosevo Bolshebereznikovskogo area Mordovskoi ASSR, Russian.
. In 1973 he graduated from the Tomsk Institute of Automated Control Systems and Radioelectronics, specializing in electronic engineering technology. "
. In 1972 - 73 - Laboratory Institute of electronic imaging (r
. Tomsk).
. In 1973 - 74 - Engineer Dzerzhinsk branch Experimental Design Bureau of Automation.
. In 1974 - 75 - Senior Engineer, Institute of Plant Elektrovypryamitel in Saransk.
. In 1977 - 85 - chief engineer of the IT department, head of the Operations Department of the Institute "Mordovgrazhdanproekt (r
. Saransk).
. In 1985 - 88 - deputy chairman of Gosplan Mordovia Soviet Socialist Republic.
. In 1989 - 92 - Deputy Chairman of State Committee Mordovia Soviet Socialist Republic on the economy.
. In 1992 - 96 - Deputy Minister, then Minister of Economy Mordovia Soviet Socialist Republic.
. From May 1996 - Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy of the Republic of Mordovia.
. 19 December 1999 was elected to the State Duma of the third convocation.
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