That August, he started working as a locksmith of the Chistopil branch of "Agricultural Machinery" of the Leninsky district of the Crimean region.
From October 1980 to January 1987, he was a sports instructor at the collective farm "Batkivshchyna" of the Leninsky district.
Between January 1987 and July 1995, he was the head of the executive committee of the Chistopil Village Council of People's Deputies of the Leninsky district.
From July 1995 to October 1996, he was the chairman of the Standing Committee of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea on issues of local self-government and state system.
[2] From July 2005 to September 2005, he was assistant to the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine opened a case of administrative liability against him after the speaker of the Crimean council refused to disclose where he got the funds to pay off the loan for the purchase of a car.
Hrytsenko himself called the incident a provocation by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and stated that he did not beat anyone.
Following him, the leaders of the Russian Community of Crimea (RGC) announced their withdrawal from the Party of Regions.
The criminal case against the former Crimean Speaker Hrytsenko will be conducted by the Zaporizhzhya Communarsky District Court.