was born in 1938, graduated from VGIK Cinema Institute (1965), worked on Leningrad Studio of Documentary Films. Since 1988 he is Director General of “Message To Human” Leningrad International Cinema Festival. Honored Artist of Russia.

The author of over 40 films, including: “ The Soviet Diploma”, “Leningrad Meets The Olympics”, “ We Do Not Surrender — We Go On”, 1982; “Years And Fates”, 1983; “Viktor Astafiev”, 1984; “Leningrad Souvenir”, 1985; “The Muse Of Exile”, “Somewhere By The Fire Land”, 1986; “The Bread and The Salt”, 1987; “Where Is The Exit Of The Maze?”, 1988; “Ivan Selivanov”, 1989; “Lighting A Candle”, 1991; “The Tyumen Algorythm”, 1992; “Tales Of A German Optimist”, 1993; “For Fish The King With Astafiev”, 1994; “ The Hermitage. The Hall Number Zero”, 1995.