Born in 1947 in village Alekseevka, Rostov region.
Graduated from the department of directing of the Leningrad Institute of Culture (workshop
of V.Galitsky, 1973).
Author of the plays «Wall», «Roof», «Retro», «Eastern Stand», «Stars in the Morning Sky», «Toast Master», «... Sorry», «Czech Photo», «Contest», «Anomaly», «Accompanist», «Rendezvous in
the Sea of Rains», «Jinrikisha», «Dream of the Heroine». His plays have
been translated into many languages of the world, staged in Russian and
foreign theatres. Directed the plays «Hole» (theatre of O.Tabakov),
«Czech Photo» (“Lenkom”), «Anomaly», «Accompanist», «Jinrikisha»
(«Sovremennik»), «Contest», «Companions» («Et cetera» theatre),
«Dream of the Heroine» (“Maly” Theatre). Has worked in cinema since
1978. Has written scripts to more than 10 films including including «The
House is Being Built» by P.Kogan and P.Mostovoy (1978), «Engineer
Graphito» by G.Kazansky (1979), «The Last Escape» by L.Menaker
(1980), «I Offer my Hand And My Heart to You» by V.Sokolov (1988),
«Ring» by V.Martynov (1991).
Made his debut in cinema in 1993 with the movie «Kazanova's Coat».