▁May ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁after ▁the ▁elim ination ▁of ▁the ▁Group ▁of ▁Ins pect ors ▁General . ▁ ▁Later ▁life ▁ ▁S net kov ▁lived ▁in ▁Moscow ▁and ▁died ▁there ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁T roy ek uro v sko ye ▁C emetery . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁and ▁politics ▁ ▁S net kov ▁joined ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁deput y ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Soviet ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁at ▁its ▁t enth ▁and ▁ele vent h ▁conv oc ations , ▁which ▁last ed ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁candidate ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁During ▁the ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁legisl ative ▁election , ▁the ▁first ▁relatively ▁free ▁Soviet ▁elections , ▁S net kov , ▁who ▁was ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party , ▁lost ▁his ▁seat , ▁which ▁represented ▁a ▁district ▁in ▁Y ar oslav l , ▁to ▁reform ist ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Vik tor ▁Pod z ir uk , ▁in ▁a ▁campaign ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁draft . ▁ ▁S net kov ▁married ▁Aleks andra ▁Ivan ov na , ▁who ▁died ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁son , ▁Vlad is