a of Borsky District, Nizhny Novgorod Region.
Education
State Agricultural Academy, specialisation – “agronomy”; Volga-Vyatka Academy of Public Administration, faculty of state and municipal administration, 1998.
Previous places of work
1983 - 1990 – agronomist at the “Kalikinsky” sovkhoz (state farm) in Borsky District. From 1990 - chairman of the village soviet.
Hobbies
Hunting, fishing, mushroom picking. A particular love is the garmon (Russian button accordion); author of tunes, songs and poetic sketches; prizewinner of the competition held for the anniversary of Boris Mokrousov.