Education

Moscow Institute of Railway Transport Engineers (1982), mechanical engineer; Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Social and Political Sciences (1991), teacher of social and political disciplines.

Previous places of work

Head of the Administration of the Kanavinsky District of Nizhny Novgorod, Head of the Gorky Railway Passenger Service Directorate of the GZhD.

Area of scientific and creative interests

Environmental protection activities.

Main facts of activity

International Scientific and Industrial Forum “Great Rivers” (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004).

Membership in public, scientific, and other organizations

Member of the Interdepartmental Commission under the Chief Federal Inspector for the Nizhny Novgorod Region.

Honorary titles, state awards

The “Honorary Railway Worker” badge, the “150 Years of Railways” badge, the “Excellent Civil Defense Worker of the USSR” badge, an Honorary Diploma of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Russian Federation, the “For Valiant Labor” jubilee medal marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of V. I. Lenin.

Charity

Charitable assistance to the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God (Nizhny Novgorod).

Foreign language

German.

Hobbies

Literature, history.

See also