In 1984, Makarov was granted a Candidate of Sciences in History degree.

[1] In September 2003, Makarov was elected deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg.

In 2005, he was elected deputy secretary of the political council of the regional branch of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg.

In 2007 and 2016, Makarov was re-elected for the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg of the 4th and 6th convocations.

[1][2][3] On 24 March 2022, the United States Treasury sanctioned him in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.