Biography
Born in Moscow in 1956. Graduated from the Moscow State Institute of History and Archives in 1980 with a degree in History and Archival Studies. In the 1980s, he worked as a senior referent and as the full-time chair of the trade union committee of the Moscow branch of BMMT Sputnik. From 1990 to 2013, he headed a number of commercial companies. He took part in protest rallies at Bolotnaya Square and on Sakharov Avenue. Since 2013, he has been a permanent resident of Latvia. He is engaged in the study and promotion of the history of the Latvian Riflemen. Since 2022, he has been a regular participant in the Free Russia Forum. Since 2026, he has been a member of the Council of Representations of the Free Russia Forum (Latvia).