Slobodian graduated from the
Kiev Technological Institute of Food Science in 1978. Slobodian is a member of the Ukrainian People's Party since 1997. He was runner-up in the district with 28.26% of the votes. On February 21, 2013
FC Obolon Kyiv (which he was the president of) withdrew voluntarily from the Ukrainian First League after Slobodyan had refused to finance the club after goalkeeper
Kostyantyn Makhnovskyi was sold by the club without his consent. In December 2012, Slobodian announced he would create a new team under the moniker "
Obolon Brovar". Slobodian did not participate in the
2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election. == References ==