Occupation:
poet, novelist, director, screenwriter, publicist and actor
Alma mater:
Moscow School No. 254 and No. 607, Literary Institute named after A. M. Gorky
Employer:
Writers 'Union of the USSR, Commonwealth of Writers' Unions, Dzerzhinsky Territorial District
Position:
poet, prose writer, secretary of the board, people's deputy of the USSR of the Dzerzhinsky district, teacher
Years of creativity start:
1949
Years of creativity end:
2017
Achievements:
State Prize of the USSR, State Prize of the Russian Federation, Order of the Red Banner of Labor, Order of Merit for the Fatherland, Order of Friendship of Peoples, Order of the Badge of Honor, Medal of the Defender of Free Russia, Order of the Polar Star