Born in Moscow; father a soldier, mother an actress. 1943 Left with parents during the occupation of Germany where his father was a colonel. Lived in Dresden until 1957. Returned to Russia; entered l' Ecole de Peinture Repine. 1957 Discharged from l' Ecole de Peinture Repine. 1959 Odd jobs; factory worker, street cleaner, dockworker at the Musee de l' ermitage. 1961 First exhibit of paintings at the Club l' Etoile. Lasted 15 days with great success. Met his wife, Rebecca. 1963 Exhibit at the Musee de l'Ermitage. Exhibit closed after 3 days and museum director lost his position. Birth of his daughter Dorothee. 1964 After being unable to find work, took a position as night watchman at l'Academie de Peinture. Exhibition of graphics and illustrations of Dostoyevsky and Hoffman at the Club Etoile. Closed after two days. 1965 Exhibition of painting and engravings at the Conservatorie Rimsky-Korsakoff. 1966 Major exhibit in Novosibirsk at l'Academie des Sciences. 1967 Publication of award winning first book, "Les Epigrammes Espagnols". 1970 Publication of second book and opening of exhibit of prints at la Galerie Dina Vierny, Paris. 1971 Exhibit, "Grands et Jeunes d'au jourd jue", at the Grand Palais, Paris. 1972 National Fine Arts Exhibit at Grand Palais, Paris. 1973 Exhibits in Kunsthalle Winterthur, Zurich; Galerie J.C. Gaubert, Paris; Grand Palais, Paris. 1974 First Prize, Concours Nichido, Paris. 1975 Exhibits, Galerie Nichido, Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. 1975 Exhibits, Musee Russe in exile, palace of the Moulin de Senlis, Montgeron; Galerie Francoise Tournie; Galerie Altmann Carpentier, Paris. 1976
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