[7] He served in the Armed Forces from 1965 to 1994, holding various political positions in units and formations in the Leningrad, Far Eastern, and Odesa Military Districts.

From June 1998 to May 2004, he was the Deputy General Director of Tavrichesky Economic and Legal Center LLC in Simferopol.

He was a member of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and led the Solidarity faction.

He served in the Presidium and chaired the Standing Commission on Rulemaking, Organization of the Verkhovna Rada, and Public Relations.

[6] His son Ilya (born 1973) heads the Department for Public Projects of the Office of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea.