"A Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician, chairman of the RODINA (Motherland) All-Ukrainian Political Party, former member of the Parliament of Ukraine, Odesa City Council of the 3rd, 4th and 5th convocations. Founder of the SLAVIANSKIY ALLIANCE company, ATV TV Company, and SOYUZ enterprise.

Started his political career as a member of TRUDOVAYA UKRAINA (Labor Ukraine) Party. He was elected to the city council of the 3rd, 4th, 5th convocations. In 2006 election, he was elected to the Odesa City Council of the 5th convocation on behalf of Nataliya Vitrenko’s Bloc. Then he created his own group RODINA in the city council."