Since September 2017, he has represented Mordovia in the Federation Council, the upper chamber of the Russian legislature. [3 ] [4 ] Previously he served as the Ambassador of Russia to the United States from 2008 to 2017.
The Soviet Union (USSR) competed, for the last time before its dissolution, at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 481 competitors, 319 men and 162 women, took part in 221 events in 27 sports. [1 ] Athletes from 12 of the ex…