Valerij Solovjev
Valerij Solovjev - one of the top Russian Go players, 6-dan
Born in Kazan city in 1952
Learned Go in 1976
Russian champion-1987
European team champion 1988, 1990, 2001
Former president of the Russian Go Federation (1994-1997)
Interview (2011): http://rusgo.org/?p=31