Born July 18, 1957 in the village. Pervomajskoe Smirnykhovsky Region Sakhalin Region in the family of loggers, Mordvin.
. Secondary specialized education (graduated in absentia of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk lesotehnikum in the technical-mechanic ").
. Worked suchkorubom, bulldozer on the First of lespromhoz Smirnykhovsky District of Sakhalin Region.
. Thrice elected deputy of the District Council.
. In 1989 - 91 - People's Deputies.
. He was Deputy Director General of the Innovation Fund of Sakhalin.
. March 27, 1994 was elected to the Sakhalin Oblast Duma.
. 17 December 1995 was elected to the State Duma of the second convocation.
. In his interview with the Soviet Sakhalin "in 1996, accused B
. N. Yeltsin priority financing of the Caucasus at the expense of the impoverished northern regions.
. 19 December 1999 was elected to the new State Duma.
. In May 2000, together with the deputies of the State Duma Dmitry Saveliev Hartung and Valery sent an open letter to the President in
. V. Putin's statement that the number of governors is putting pressure on the Duma to disrupt the approval of presidential initiatives to restructure the power vertical.
Married. Has one daughter.
