- Born in Chelyabinsk.
- Graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, where he also earned his Candidate of Sciences degree in physics and mathematics.
- While working within the USSR Academy of Sciences system, became one of the leaders in the field of artificial intelligence.
- Published his first collection of poetry.
- Moved to the United States, where he co-founded a private high-tech company.
- Published his second collection of poetry.
- Left the company at the height of his career, after its successful NASDAQ listing, and devoted himself exclusively to writing books.
- Published five books in Russia, including two novels, THE BLACK PELICAN and A SIMPLE SOUL. Both novels were nominated for the National Bestseller and Big Book awards. THE BLACK PELICAN became a finalist for the National Bestseller award.
- Published his third novel, SEMMANT, in Russian and in English translation, along with English editions of the previous two novels.
- A SIMPLE SOUL and SEMMANT became winners of the NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARDS, one of the most significant U.S. literary awards for small publishers, in the categories of Fiction and Science Fiction. THE BLACK PELICAN was a finalist for the same award in the category of Literary Fiction.
- As part of the multi-year Ergo Mentis project, published his fourth and fifth novels, THE PLACE OF QUARANTINE and COGITO MAN, in both Russian and English.
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