Student of the Academy of arts from 1901 22 may 1910 – the title of artist-architect for the project, "the State Duma".
(Kondakov)
In 1901 he graduated from the Odessa art College and in the same year entered the Higher art school of the Imperial Academy of arts.
Thesis "the State Duma" performed in 1910 (workshop of A. N. Pomerantsev). Teacher PGSM — Vhuteina, LAHTI (ex. Academy of fine arts); after reorganization — IZHSA (1934). Vice-rector of studies. Professor. He was buried in Leningrad at the "Literatorskie Mostki" in the Volkov cemetery.