Born April 8, 1949 in Moscow.
. He graduated from the Faculty of Journalism.
. He worked as a correspondent in the newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda", "Soviet Russia", "Air Transport".
. Since 1984 he worked in the newspaper "Izvestia", from 1986 - the editor of the newspaper
. Prior to 1996 - Member of the editorial board of the newspaper "Izvestia".
. The first led cover the disaster at Chernobyl in 1986, made a series of reports, investigations into the death of a South Korean Boeing in 1984.
. Was a member of the Board of Directors of OAO "Revision of the newspaper" Izvestia ".
. Since January 1997 he conducted a television channel REN TV nightly current affairs program "What happened?".
. Since July 1997 - Deputy Chief Editor of the newspaper "Izvestia" on development and new projects.
. In 1998 led the preparation of the Sunday color edition of the newspaper "Izvestia".
. From September 1998 - Executive Editor of the newspaper "Week" - deputy editor of the Joint newspaper "Izvestia", from November to December - Deputy Chief Editor, Editorial Board Member of "Izvestia".
. January 1, 1999 - editor in chief of information services company "TV" REN TV ", Deputy Director General of REN TV on social and political broadcasting.
. On August 31, 1999 - head of news service ITAR-TASS.
. On October 31, 1999 - Deputy Director General of ITAR-TASS.
. On November 26, 1999 - Member of the Board of Directors of OAO "Revision of the newspaper" Izvestia ".
. Hobbies - fishing, rafting on the rivers of the Far East.
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