Vladimir Potapov did not attend school but was taught, from the age of six, by his father who was a lecturer in Old Russian Literature at the University of Odessa. Potapov's father taught him mathematics, history, literature and languages. However he had a special music teacher, as music was at this stage his first love, and his mother also assisted in his education also teaching him literature.
ATTENTION - Automatic na salin mula sa Tagalog na bersyon Vladimir Potapov hindi pumasok sa paaralan ngunit ay nagtuturo, mula sa edad na anim na, sa pamamagitan ng kanyang ama na noon ay isang lektor sa Lumang Russian Literatura at ng University of Odessa. Potapov's ama nagtuturo siya sa matematika, kasaysayan, panitikan at wika. Gayunman siya ay nagkaroon ng isang espesyal na musika guro, tulad ng musika at ito ay kanyang unang yugto ng pag-ibig, at ang kanyang ina assisted din sa kanyang pang-edukasyon din ang pagtuturo sa kanya literatura.