Одесский национальный университет имени И. И. Мечникова
From the 7th grade, he spent much time in Lugansk Pedagogical Institute, where there was a small telescope. He did many observations and read a lot. He was a winner of the Republican Astronomy Olympiad in grade 9th and 10th. He graduated school in Lugansk and entered Odessa University in 1971 with Astronomy major.