State and public activities:
- Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the 6^th, 7^th and 8^th convocations,
 - Member of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs,
- Deputy Chairman of the Commission on Environmental Safety and Environmental Protection of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation (2006-2008);
- Member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Participation in public organizations
- Chairman of the Organizing Committee and President of the All-Russian Competitions “Belaya Ladya”;
- Chairman of the Council - President of the Mikhail Botvinnik Interregional Public Foundation;
- Vice-President of the International Federation of Russian Chess;
- President of the Organizing Committee of the World Children's Chess Olympiads;
- Chairman of the Board of the chess school "Children of Chernobyl";
- Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the International Festival “Chess in Schools”;
- UNICEF Regional Goodwill Ambassador;
- President of the Union of National and Non-Olympic Sports of Russia;
- President of the All-Russian Ecological public movement "Green Russia";
- President of the Russian Environmental Foundation "TECHECO";
 - Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the N.K. Roerich Public Museum of the International Center of the Roerichs;
- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for the Protection of the Russian World.

State and public awards and prizes
- The Order of Merit for the Fatherland, Second and Third Classes (2021, 2001);
- The Order of Friendship (2011);
- The Order of Lenin (1981);
- The Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1978);
- The Commendation from the President of the Russian Federation (2008);
- The Commendation from the President of the Russian Federation (1996);
- Laureate of the Government of the Russian Federation Prize in Education (2009);
- The Certificate of Honor from the Government of Moscow (2001);
- The Order of Merit, Second and Third Classes (Ukraine, 2006, 2002);
- Commander of the Order of May (Argentina, 2004);
- The Order of Honor of Kuzbass (2012);
- The Olympic Silver Order (2001);
- The Second Class Order of the Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow (1996);
- The Second Class Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh (2001);
 - The First Class Order of St. Nestor the Chronicler (Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Moscow Patriarchate, 2006);
- The Medal "For outstanding contribution to the development of the collection business in Russia";
- Honorary Member of the All-Union Society of Philatelists (1979);
- The Certificate of Honor of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation No.1;
- Laureate of the national award "Russian of the Year" (2006);
- The Order "For Exceptional Achievements in Sports" (Republic of Cuba);
- K.E.Tsiolkovsky Medal of the Russian Federation of Cosmonautics;
- The Medal "For strengthening the penal system" First and Second Classes;
- The First Class Badge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia;
- The Badge "For Cooperation" of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2015)
- The Large Gold Medal of Paris, Honorary Medals of Le Havre, La Rochelle, Cannes, Belfort, Lyon (France);
- Honorary Professor of Moscow State University (2001);
- Honorary Doctor of the Russian State Social University (2001) and others.