Education
In 1978 he graduated from the Philological Faculty of Permanent State University and since 1987 he has been working in the university in the department of Russian literature.
In 1978 he graduated from the Philological Faculty of Permanent State University and since 1987 he has been working in the university in the department of Russian literature.
From 1991 to 1996 he was head of the department. In 1995 he helped established the Russian Literature Research Laboratory, one of the largest centers for the study of the cultural life of Russian provinces.