1931-2013

He was born on November 4, 1931 in Moscow. From 1952 to 1958, he studied at the Surikov Moscow State Art Institute's graphic department. In 1967, he became a member of the Union of Artists of the USSR. Since the 1960s, he collaborated with Eric Bulatov to design children's books for Detgiz and Malysh publishers for more than three decades. During this time, he also pursued painting and graphics and became one of the leading figures in soviet unofficial art. In 1990, he moved to New York, then relocated to St. Paul, Minnesota. He continued to live and work there until his death on January 25, 2013