- Born September 28, 1962 in Moscow.
- Graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University’s Faculty of Journalism.
- 1982–1992: Worked at Student Meridian magazine.
- 1993–1994: Leading expert at the Culture Ministry of the Russian Federation.
- 1994: Appointed director general of the Leo Tolstoy Yasnaya Polyana state memorial museum and nature preserve.
- Honoured Culture Worker of the Russian Federation.
- May 2012-present: Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation.
- Married with two sons and two daughters.