Born November 29, 1920 in the village Dubinkin Chulym district of Novosibirsk region, Russian.
In 1943 he graduated from the Moscow Aviation Institute. S. Ordzhonikidze, then - Higher Party School of the Central Committee.
. From 1943 to 1944 worked as an engineer at an aviation plant in Novosibirsk.
. From 1944 to 1949 served as First Secretary of the DPC, . Secretary, . first secretary of the Novosibirsk regional committee of Komsomol, . from 1949 to 1961 - Lecturer of the Novosibirsk City Committee, . head of department of the city committee, . then the Party Committee, . chief of regional management of culture, . Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee, . First Secretary of the District Committee, . Secretary of the Novosibirsk Regional Committee of the CPSU.,
. Member of the Politburo from 1985 to 1990.
. In 1989 was elected deputy of the USSR.
. 19 December 1999 was elected to the State Duma of the third convocation.
. January 18, 2000 as the oldest member of the State Duma of the third convocation opened the first meeting of the Duma.
. Member of the Communist Party, one of the co-chairs of the Union of Communist Parties of the former USSR.
. Married
. Has a son.
