Kammala jumla mai zuwa: An haife shi a Saint Petersburg kuma yana wakiltar kulob din Dinamo Saint Petersburg. Ya gama na bakwai a gasar zakarun duniya ta matasa ta 1998. Lokacin da ya samu, minti 1:48.91, ya kasance mafi kyau. Ya ci gaba zuwa minti 1:46.61 (Yuli 1999, Tula) da kuma minti 1:45.76 (Yuli 2000, Tula). Ya yi gasa a Gasar Zakarun Turai ta 2000 da Wasannin Olympics na 2000 a duka mita 800 da relay na mita 4 x 400 ba tare da isa wasan karshe ba. A cikin
2001 Gasar Zakarun Turai ta U23 ya lashe lambar tagulla a cikin relay. Ya gama na huɗu a Gasar Zakarun Turai ta 2002 a cikin minti 1:45.84, wanda zai kasance mafi kyawunsa na cikin gida na shekaru da yawa. A watan Yulin 2002 ya kafa mafi kyawun rayuwarsa a cikin mita 400, 46.50 seconds da aka samu a Moscow.