Born May 15, 1948 in Leningrad. Russian.
. From 1966 to 1971 he studied at the Leningrad State University, specializing in mathematics ", in 1990 - 93 he studied in the same specialty" lawyer ".
. In 1974 - 90 - an assistant, then senior lecturer in Higher Mathematics, Leningrad Polytechnical Institute (now - St. Petersburg Polytechnical University).
. From March 1990 to 1993 was a deputy of the Leningrad City Council - St. Petersburg City Council.
. Since 1994 - the lawyer of the International Bar Association "St. Petersburg".
. In 1994, won two sensational trials - at the suit of the vice-mayor of St. Petersburg Vyacheslav Shcherbakov to Mayor Anatoly Sobchak's wrongful termination suit and a number of NGOs to the mayor about the lifting of the illegal decision by the city election commission on elections to the Legislative Assembly of the city in spring 1994.,
. In 1993 - 95 - the assistant deputy of the Federation Council of the first convocation of Yuri Boldyrev.
. 17 December 1995 was elected to the State Duma of the second convocation.
. 19 December 1999 was elected to the State Duma of the third convocation
. Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Constitutional Legislation and State Construction.
Military rank - a senior lieutenant in the reserve.
Speaks English.
Married. His wife, Lyudmila, - Designer. Son Ivan (1978) - for military service. Daughter Anastasia (1979) - a student of the St. Petersburg Technical University.