Early Life and Education
In June 1944, the family moved to Bobrynets, where he graduated from Russian Secondary School No. 6 in 1959. In 1962, he graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk Machine-Building Technical School.
His early work included positions at the K. E. Voroshilov Dnipropetrovsk Agricultural Machinery Plant and the Dnipropetrovsk Electric Locomotive Plant. From 1962 to 1965, he served in the army in the Ural region, in Sverdlovsk Oblast, at the Vogulka and Baranchinskaya stations.
Engineering and Research
In 1972, he graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk Metallurgical Institute. He later worked as a researcher in the institute's research division.
As part of his scientific research, he worked at the Nikopol South Pipe Plant, the Melitopol Avtotsvetlit Plant, the Zaporizhzhia Motor-Building Plant, the Progress Research and Production Association, the Saturn Plant in Moscow, and the Ufa Engine-Building Plant.
Creative Work
Since his school years, he has been engaged in drawing and graphic art. During his army service, he began painting and writing stories. In recent years, he has also turned to design and architectural projects for his hometown of Bobrynets.