His father Zinovy Yuryev was a science fiction writer, and his mother Yelena Korenevskaya was a journalist.
After graduating from the MSU Faculty of Biology Mikhail Yuryev worked at the Institute of Molecular Genetics.
Yuryev was one of the Deputy Chairmen of the State Duma under Gennady Seleznyov's chairmanship.
[3] In 2018 Yuryev founded the American Ethane Company together with Alexander Voloshin, former Kremlin Chief of Staff.
[4] In his late years Yuryev hosted several political talk shows on RSN and Komsomolskaya Pravda stations.