Valovik Anatoly Samoylovich (b. 1949, Moscow – ?)

In 1966, Anatoly Valovik worked as a locksmith’s apprentice at the 29th Naval Shipyard of the Navy in Liepāja. From 1967 to 1968, he was employed as a fourth-grade cable splicer, a third-grade non-contact trawl assembler, and a second-class seaman.

From 1968 to 1970, he served in the Soviet Army as a tank commander. From 1970 to 1971, he worked as a fourth-grade locksmith at the Liepāja enterprise “Lauma.”

From 1971 to 1975, he studied at the Moscow Automotive and Mechanical Institute. From 1975 to 1976, he worked as a senior laboratory assistant at the Energy Institute.

In 1976, he moved to Riga, where he worked as a fourth-grade process equipment technician at the Production and Technical Association “Alfa.” From 1977 to 1978, he was a practical driving instructor at DOSAAF driving schools.

From 1978 to 1980, he worked as a first-class bus driver for the Riga Auto Transport Enterprise (RAP). From 1980 to 1989, he was employed at the Riga Jewellery Factory. He began as a second-grade jeweller in Workshop No. 2. In 1986, he was promoted to third-grade jeweller-assembler. In 1987, he was transferred to the Quality Control Department as a senior inspection master.