[1] Yury Skokov was born in Vladivostok, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on June 20, 1938.

He then worked at the All-Union Research Institute of Current Sources of the Ministry of Electrotechnical Industry of the Soviet Union from 1969 to 1977.

[5] He actively participated in settling the Abkhaz-Georgian conflict and his efforts helped Russia take a balanced take at the issue.

The decree included the dissolution of the Supreme Soviet of Russia, which was contrary to the 1978 Constitution of the RSFSR which was still in power.

From August to September 1993, he participated in the creation of the "Consent for the Fatherland" committee, a centrist organization which wanted to peacefully resolve the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis.

In October 2006, Skokov was elected to the Presidium of the Central Council of A Just Russia during the constituent congress.