From 1987 to 1990, he served as head of the agitation and propaganda division of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast Komsomol (Communist Youth League) Committee, which was led by Serhiy Tihipko.
Fra 1987 til 1990 fungerede han som chef for agitation- og propagandaafdelingen af Dnipropetrovsk oblasts Komsomol (Kommunistiske Ungdomsforbund), som blev ledet af Sergij Tigipko.