[3] He was the member of the board of the non-profit partnership "National Association of Organizations of Expertise in Construction" (NOEKS).

In 2002, he graduated from the Academy of National Economy under the Government of Russia with a degree in finance and credit, and hold a PhD in Economics (dissertation topic: "Investments of Russian enterprises abroad").

As Russkih himself says in his autobiography on his website, since 2003, he "began to actively cooperate with the Moscow regional branch of the Communist Party.

Russkikh was included in the list of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, and as in the regional group Moscow Oblast at number 5, after Vladimir Kashin, Nikolay Vasilyev, Sergey Sobko, and Valentin Kulikov.

The deputy mandate to Russkikh was given to him by the head of the Moscow regional branch of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, as Vasilyev refused a seat in parliament.

Russkikh was included in the list of the Communist Party, and was in the regional group Moscow Oblast at number 2, after Vasilyev.

The elections to the State Duma of the VII convocation were scheduled for 18 September 2016 and were held according to a mixed system.

As a result of the elections, the list of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation received 42 mandates, of which one was transferred to group number 27.

[8] In the State Duma of the VII convocation, he held the post of first deputy chairman of the committee for transport and construction.