Selected dates:
February 18, 1922
Born in the village of Zvenyachi, Orsha district, Vitebsk province (RSFSR, now Tolochin district, Vitebsk region, Republic of Belarus).
April 29, 1945
He was liberated from the Dachau concentration camp by American troops.
1951
Graduated from the Minsk Art College (now Minsk State Art College named after Glebov).
1957
Graduated from the Moscow Art Institute named after Surikov.
1972
Was awarded the title of People's Artist of the BSSR.
1980
He took the position of head of the creative workshop of the Academy of Arts of the USSR.
1988
He was a member of the State Commission for the Investigation of Soviet Crimes in Kurapaty.
1989-1991
He was a people's deputy of the USSR.
1975-1990
He was a member of the Supreme Soviet of the BSSR.
November 8, 2010
He died in Minsk. Buried in East Cemetery.