Career
Born 30 July 1959 in the former Soviet Union, he has lived and worked in the United Kingdom since 1980. On 14 November 2008, he was a contestant on the United Kingdom television gameshow Deal or Number Deal where he made history by becoming the contestant who sold the £250,000 box for £9,000, the lowest amount for which the £250,000 had been sold at the time. lieutenant has now been sold for £8,000.