He was born on the 21st of December 1933, in Kyiv.

During the war he, his mother and his junior brother were in Zelenodolsk (Tatar ASSR), which situated in the river Volga. There he has entered in school in 1941. After the liberation of Kyiv in 1944 he have returned home. After leaving school in 1951 he has entered in the Kyiv hydro land reclamation institute and in 1956 he has graduated from it.

In 1957 he has begun to work in the design institute "Hydrotransoil" (nowadays "Ukrgazproekt"), where he has worked 40 years on the posts from the engineer to the chief of a planning-industrial department and a main expert of a technical department. He is awarded with a tag "Excellent worker of a gaseous industry" and four labour medals.

In 1997 he has retired on a pension. He is a veteran of work.

He was engaged in sports gymnastics, volleyball, basketball, checkers, chess and shooting, on which he had sports bits. He appeared in the first commands of educational institute on volleyball and basketball, and later - for VSC "Neftyanik".

Working in a design institute, during 10 years he directed the art amateur activities, he took part himself (playing the electroguitar). Also he played in a variety orchestra of October Palace in Kyiv and in the factory "Êiyanka".

In 1945 being in pioneer camp "Àrtek" he was engaged in painting. He painted by a watercolour till 1982. He studied oil painting in the Art institute of Kyiv. After the termination of study he has completely passed on oil painting.

Likes to paint landscapes, recently - mountain. He went in mountains on Caucasus - Dombai, Àrkhyz, Psebai etc. with a guitar and songs.

During 25 years he collected a collection of Olympic tags (more than 3500), which was among best in former USSR. At an exhibition in Hungary a silver medal notes it.

Ukrainian, speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English languages. Loves to sing with a guitar. He is married, has two daughters and two granddaughters.