(b.1937) Born in Kez, Udmurtia. Studied at Sverdlovsk Art College between 1957- 62, and then at the Surikov Art Institute between 1962-68. Active in Cheboksary, Chuvashia. Began exhibiting in 1968. Taught at the Cheboksary Teacher-Training Institute 1969 - 74, and later at the Cheboksary Art College from 1980.