Since 1988 - Chairman of the cooperative "Leader" (production of sports equipment and spare parts for cars), since 1992 was a General Director of the insurance company "AMESK".

On 14 December 1997, at the by-election in the 186 single-mandate constituency of the Chelyabinsk Oblast, he was elected to the State Duma.

In January 2002 he was elected Chairman of the Chelyabinsk regional branch of the Russian Party of Pensioners (RPP), as well as a member of its Central Council.

At the extraordinary Congress of RPP on 31 January 2004 was appointed as Acting Chairman of the party (instead of Sergey Atroshenko).

At the V Congress of RPP on 27 March 2004 almost unanimously (86 voted for his candidacy and only 1 — against) was elected Chairman of the Russian Party of Pensioners.

[6] Sanctioned by Canada under the Special Economic Measures Act (S.C. 1992, c. 17) in relation to the Russian invasion of Ukraine for Grave Breach of International Peace and Security.