Born December 25, 1931 in the village Volovchik Volovskц? district of Lipetsk Region, Russian.
In 1966 he graduated from the All-Union Correspondence Institute of Agriculture. Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, corresponding member of Academy of Agricultural Sciences.
Since 1947 - farmer, trailer, farm foreman in the Lipetsk region. From 1949 - loader, hozdesyatnik, merchandise building assembly management б? 22 "Osobstroy" in g. Zhukovsky, Moscow Region.
In 1951 - 55 served in the army.
From 1955 - navalokrepilschik, mechanic-driver shaft 36 б? Trust "Stalinogorskugol" in g. Novomoskovsk Tula region.
Since 1964 - chairman of collective farm. Lenin in the Tula region (in 1977 was transformed into Plemzavod-farm them. Lenin, in 1984 - in the agro-industrial association "Novomoskovsk).
Since 1986 - Chairman of the All-Russia council farms. In April 1990, was elected chairman of the Union of Agricultural RSFSR (1992 - Agrarian Union of Russia). In June 1990, was elected chairman of the Peasant Union of the USSR.
. In 1989 was elected deputy of the USSR.
. During the presidential election campaign in 1991 was a confidant of Nikolai Ryzhkov.
. In August 1991, joined the Emergency Committee of the USSR.
. Board member of the Agrarian Party of Russia (APR).
. In December 1993 he was elected to the Federation Council.
. In the 1996 presidential election supported the candidacy of Gennady Zyuganov.
. March 23, 1997 was elected governor of the Tula region.
. In March 1999, Federal Service of Tax Police of Russia
Starodubtseva filed charges of repeated tax evasion.
. 19 December 1999 was elected to the State Duma of the third convocation of the list of the Communist Party, but refused the deputy mandate.
. Yoga.
. Married.
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