Education
Mordovian State University (1970), Gorky Higher Party School (1979), State Agricultural Academy (1984).
Previous places of work
1991-1993 – chairman of the district soviet of people's deputies; 1993-1996 – deputy head of the district administration; from 1996 to the present – head of the district administration.
Main facts of activity
Laureate of the Pushkin Prize of the Nizhny Novgorod Region.
Academic degrees, honorary titles, state awards
“Honoured Worker of Culture of the Russian Federation”.
Hobby
Volleyball.