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Born in 1917 in the city of Katerynoslav (now Dnipro).
Since 1934, he worked as a turner at a machine tool factory.
A participant in the German-Soviet war. During the war, he commanded a reconnaissance company. Member of the CPSU(b) since 1945.
In 1947–1953, he studied at the Kyiv Art Institute under Mykhailo Lysenko. Since 1953, he has been a sculptor of the scientific and restoration workshop at the Architectural Department of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR.
In 1966–1973, he was the rector of the Kyiv Art Institute (since 1971, he was a professor). In 1968–1980, he was the chairman of the board of the Union of Artists of the Ukrainian SSR. He was elected a deputy of the Verkhovna Rada of the Ukrainian SSR of the 9th and 10th convocations (1975–1985).
He died on April 19, 2010. Buried in Kyiv at Baikovo cemetery (plot No. 52a).
