Born December 15, 1957 in g. Perm.
. He graduated from the School of the young journalist (SHYUZH) at MSU.
. In 1976 began working courier in the newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda", entered the Faculty of Journalism, then serving in the army.
. In 1979 he graduated from the Faculty of Journalism.
. In 1978 - 79 was a correspondent of the newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets.
. From 1979 to 1987 - an intern, then a correspondent of the newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda"
. Was the last editor ( "Captain"), the youth section "KP" "Scarlet sails". A columnist of the newspaper "Izvestia".
From 1987 to 1991 - a correspondent, a columnist for the magazine Ogonyok. He was a member of the editorial board.
. In 1991 - 95 - deputy chief editor, editor of morality and letters magazine Ogonyok.
. From August 1995 to August 1996 - General Director of JSC Ogonyok.
. During the presidential campaign of 1996 was a campaign headquarters B
. N. Yeltsin. At his suggestion, there also was invited to the president's daughter Tatyana Dyachenko.
. August 13, 1996 he was appointed advisor to the President of Russia in dealing with the media.
. 11 March 1997 was appointed head of the Presidential Administration.
. On April 16, 1997 - Chairman of the Commission under the President of Russia on the interaction of federal executive bodies and bodies of state power of subjects of Russia during the constitutional and legal reform in the regions of Russia.
. May 14, 1997 was appointed Chairman of the Council for Cooperation with Religious Associations under the President of Russia.
. December 7, 1998 was dismissed as head of the Presidential Administration.
. December 23, 1998 he was appointed advisor to the President of Russia "on a voluntary basis.
. December 31, 1999 prepared text of President Yeltsin's handling of his early resignation.
. A literary handler (actually co-authored) books B
. N. Yeltsin's "Confessions on a given topic" (1989) and "Notes of a President" (1994).
Passion - tennis.
Contains the second marriage. Daughter Pauline attended a private school in Millfilde (UK), along with a grandson of President Boris Yeltsin and his son, Anatoly Chubais, now studying at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow.
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