He studied at the Kazan art. Uch-school. Lived in Moscow, worked as a driver, photographer, theatre. the property man and decorator. From 1962 did the artwork for the book, wrote stories for children. SB-Ki stories for kids "crayons" (1968), "When I was a kid" (1972), "Morning trams. Stories about the childhood" (1976), "the Cricket and the Firefly" (1979), "Look back" (1989), etc. manuf.