Nar. art. USSR (1985). Member of the CPSU(b) since 1951. He graduated from VKHUTEMAS (1923). One of the pioneers of animated films. Professor Institute of Cinematography (1952). Created the cartoon.-f. "China on fire" (1925), "the Rink" (1927), "Senka the African" (1927), "Moidodyr" (1929), "the Ant and the Grasshopper" (1935), "the humpbacked Horse" (1948, 1975), etc., jointly. with South Nishtana - "the seasons" and "Battle of Kerzhenets" (1969-71).