"Born on July 14, 1969, Moscow.

1995, graduated from the Faculty of International Economic Relations of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

Since 1995, a manager of corporate relations in the representative offices of the Philip Morris International tobacco company: until 2003 - in Switzerland (Lausanne), until 2005 - in China (Hong Kong), from May 2005 - in Indonesia, and from June 2007 to March 2008 - Director of Corporate Relations in Pakistan.

From April to June 2008, director of public relations at the En+ Management company, a part of the En+ Group of the BASIC ELEMENT financial and industrial group. From June 2009 to August 2017, director of public relations of MEGAFON. 2015 – 2016, the host of his own show “LIDOV. STORIES OF WEEK”, on the RBC TV channel. Since 2016, the chairman of the jury of the regional prize for public relations development – “Silver Archer”, Volga Area. 2016 – 2017, the host of his own show “THREE BY THREE” on the RIA NEWS.

Since November 2017, the director of communications and public relations of the “RUSSIA TODAY” international news agency, responsible for strategic reputation planning, reputation management, development of the corporate brand and identity, image formation, sustainable development of the company, relations with various media actors (with mass media, with investors, with state authorities, with leaders of public opinion, with NGOs), programs of social responsibility, social media, intra-corporate communications and crisis response.

2020, the host of his own show “ISOLENTA LIVE” (together with T. V. Tatarenkov) on the YouTube channel of the same name and on the SPUTNIK radio station.

The author of blog “While You Were Sleeping” on Facebook and the same name channel on Telegram, offering the previous day assessment and sharing his personal experience of working and living abroad. He hosted a blog and participated in the shows on the ECHO MOSKVY radio station.

Participates in the show RAZVEDOPROS” by D.Yu. Puchkov (GOBLIN) with a cycle “The Fatal 80s”."