Resume and Biography 

Soviet and Russian artist, member of the Artists’ Unions of Saint Petersburg and the Chechen Republic, member of the Union of Artists of Russia (since 2002), Honored Artist of the Russian Federation, Honored Artist of the Chechen Republic (since 2008).

He started drawing early. In 1958, the family returned to their homeland. In the late 1960s, he studied at the Grozny art studio and art school. His teacher was the artist Viktor Petrovich Lamtyugin. In 1978, he graduated from the Makhachkala Art College.

In 1987, he graduated from the I.E. Repin Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. After graduating from the institute, he stayed to live in Leningrad. But he does not lose touch with his homeland — many of his works are inspired by its landscapes.

From 1991 to 1993, he lived in Sri Lanka and Seoul. He reflected the impressions from this period of his life in a series of paintings dedicated to Sri Lanka and Korea.

He works in a studio that once belonged to the famous artist Vasily Vereshchagin. In addition to his professional work, he is involved in teaching and public activities. His works are held in private collections in Germany, China, the USA, Poland, Japan, and other countries.