[1] Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation (1999–2003) and chair of the Public Chamber of the city of Moscow.

In 1978 he graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Law Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University with honors.

From 1978 to 1983, he was a postgraduate student at the Faculty of Economics and Law of the Patrice Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University.

After renaming to IC "Basic Element", in 2002–2003, Chairman of the Supreme Scientific and Advisory Council of "Basel".

From 19 December 1999 to 2003 – Deputy of the State Duma (from SPS), Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Natural Resources and Environmental Management and Member of the State Duma Commission on Consideration of Legal Issues of Use subsoil under the terms of production sharing.

From 10 November 2001 – Head of the Public Council under the President of the Russian Federation on Russia's accession to the WTO.

Since April 2009 he has been a regular participant in the program "Special Opinion" on Mondays on the radio station "Echo of Moscow".