|   | Academic  degree: Dr. Sci. (Econ.) | 
| Honored  Worker of the Higher School of the Russian Federation. Laureate of the highest  award of Moscow State University, the First class M.V. Lomonosov prize for scientific work. Deputy  Chairman of the Expert Council under the State Duma Committee on Physical  Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs. Doctor Honoris Causa of Bridgeport  University and a U.S. Fulbright Scholar in Economics. | |
