Born June 11, 1957 in Moscow.
While studying in school, was expelled from the pioneers for smoking. According to him, to the ninth grade had a fifty drives to the police.
. In 1974 he entered the Faculty of Mathematics MGPI.
. In 1977 he was arrested on charges of selling and using drugs, robbery, currency manipulation and printing illegal literature
. Six months spent in prison. Six months later, his case was closed.
. Worked in Goskomisdat USSR, then - the correspondent of the newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets.
. In 1987, several months worked as a correspondent in the magazine "Change".
. In 1989 while working in the newspaper "Top Secret" and the television program "The View" where does telematerialy of Nina Andreeva, Alexander Nevzorov.
. Since 1991 - chief of the newspaper "Sight", based broadcaster "View."
. In 1991 leaves from the newspaper "Top Secret"
. In the same year for political reasons, leaving the "View" and register on the basis of the newspaper "Sight" legally independent newspaper "New Vision".
Married. Has a son.