Born December 4, 1940, Russian.
Graduated Usmanskij farm-College (r. Usman Lipetsk region), Michurinskij State Pedagogical Institute (z. Michurinsk Tambov region) and the Academy of Social Sciences under the CPSU Central Committee.
Worked as a staff member hvorostyanskoy newspaper "Red Flag" (with. Khvorostyanka Dobrinsky district of Lipetsk region), . Executive Secretary of the Leninets Oktyabrsky district of Lipetsk region, . first secretary of the Komsomol district committee of the October, . Lipetsk regional committee of Komsomol Komsomol organizer of Griazinsky territorial collective and state farms Management, . deputy editor of the regional newspaper "Don Truth, . Stanovlyanskij editor of the newspaper "The Star" (r,
. Stanovoe Lipetsk region).
. Since 1972 - at the party and administrative work.
. Since 1989 - Chairman of the executive committee of the Lipetsk Oblast Council of People's Deputies.
. In August 1991 - first secretary of the Lipetsk Regional Party Committee.
. March 4, 1990 was elected deputy of the RSFSR.
. Is own correspondent "Soviet Russia" in the Lipetsk region.
. 17 December 1995 was elected to the RF State Duma of the second convocation.
. In January 1998 announced its intention to participate in the election of head of administration of the Lipetsk region, but later withdrew his candidacy in favor of Oleg Korolev.
. 19 December 1999 was elected to the State Duma of the third convocation.
. Chairman of the Lipetsk regional branch of the Communist Party.
. Member of the Writers' Union of Russia.
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