B. May 22, 1906 in the town of Maikop — the mind. 25 Dec 1983 in Kharkov. Graduated from the Kharkov art-industrial vocational school (1922-25) and Kharkiv art Institute (1925-30), where he studied with A. Coquelles, V. Ermilova, M. Burachek. HO member of the CFS since 1946. Participant in Republican and all-Union exhibitions since 1945. Solo exhibitions: Kharkiv — 1976.