Born August 10, 1954 in Moscow.
In 1976 he graduated from the historical and diplomatic department of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). Candidate of historical sciences.
. From 1979 to 1983 - lecturer in the history of international relations and foreign policy MGIMO, . from 1983 to 1988 - senior lecturer, . Editor, . consultant in the journal Problems of Peace and Socialism "(Prague, . Czechoslovakia), . then the consultant of the International Department of the CPSU Central Committee.,
. C 1992 to 1995 - deputy chief editor, chief-editor of international editions of the weekly Moscow News
. Since 1995 - the political columnist for Moscow News. "
From 1995 to 1996 - Deputy Director - Head of the Department of Public Relations and Media JSC "Russia's Public Television (ORT). Since 1996 - Director of Sales and Marketing and Public Relations JSC "ORT".
. A political observer of the international department of the newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta, led the heading of "personal opinion".
. Since April 1998 - author, presenter and director of information-analytical program "Postscript" on the TV channel "TV Center" (from 1999 - TVC).
. Since 1994 - permanent judge of the World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland).
. Member of "Club-93".
. Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal "Foreign Policy".
. Author of more than 300 papers in national and foreign press.
. Fluent in English, French and German.
. Married
. Has one daughter.
