The candidate of art criticism, Professor, honoured art worker of the Russian Federation.
Born in 1910 in Orenburg. In 1931 he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory, piano class of Professor Igumnov.
In 1932-1939 he studied at the Moscow Institute of fine arts, the academician I. E. Grabar and Professor M. A. Dobrov; in 1939-1946 years. — postgraduate courses at Moscow state art Institute by professors A. A. Sidorov and M. A. Dobrov.