Born in Moscow in 1931. Received no special education. A member of the Union of Artists since 1982. Since 1953 a participant in Moscow, All-Union, Republican and foreign exhibitions. Works in all genres. Works are in the State Tretyakov Gallery, State Russian Museum, Tver Art Gallery, Yaroslavl Art Museum, Omsk Art Museum and in foreign collections. In 2000 he was awarded the silver medal of the Russian Academy of Arts.