Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Volkov akatanga mu1968 European Championship, uye akaiswa 12th. Muna 1974, akahwina menduru yesirivha paEuropean neWorld Championships
. Volkov akahwina mukombe wenyika mumwe nomumwe muna 1975, achiva murume wokutanga weSoviet kuita kudaro. Munyika yake akakunda mikombe miviri yeSoviet, muna 1974 na1976.