Was born on April, 17th, 1954 in the city of Vyazma of Smolensk Region. In 1975 has graduated from the Ryazan higher air-landing command school.rnOrdered reconnaissance, then paraborne platoons, paraborne company (from 1978) of 350-th Guards paraborne regiment of 103-rd Guards air-landing division.rnPer 1979-1981 in the post of the chief of staff - deputy commander of a battalion of 350-th Guards paraborne regiment served in composition of the Limited contingent of the Soviet troops in Democratic Republic Afghanistan.
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