Vladimir Biryukov was born on 19 October 1933 in Astrakhan to the family of workers.

He worked at the enterprises of the fishing industry in Kamchatka, was the general director of PA Kamchatrybprom.

In 1987, the case was closed, and he was then reinstated to the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

[3] In October 1998, Biryukov refused to accept the Order of Honor from Boris Yeltsin, stating that such an assessment of his merits was "untimely".

[4] In October 2000, Biryukov announced his refusal to participate in the next gubernatorial elections scheduled for December.