Chronology
| 1924 | Born 28 May in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). |
| 1941 | Finishes school at the Leningrad Conservatory and is enrolled as a first-year student of the Leningrad Conservatory. |
| 1943 | Probationer conductor of Leningrad's Musical Comedy Theatre. Soloist in the Radio orchestra. |
| 30 September. Arrested by the NKVD and sentenced to death by firing squad on 10 December in accordance with article 58 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. | |
| 31 December. Sentence commuted to 10 years in the Gulag. | |
| 1943-53 | 10 years at Vorkuta camps (2500 km north of Moscow). Pianist, violinist and conductor of the camp's musical theatre. |
| 1947-50 | Sonatina in 3 parts for piano. |
| 1947 | Symphonic poem: Skazka (A Fairy Tale) |
| 1948 | Fantasia on Russian folk songs |
| 1954 | Exiled to Syktyvkar, Komi Republic (1200 km north of Moscow). Works as orchestrator and conductor of Komi Drama Theatre. |
| 1957 | Capriccio for violin and orchestra. Performed in Voronezh. |
| 1958 | Family moves to Voronezh. Conductor of Voronezh Opera and Ballet Theatre. |
| Symphonic poem: Ballad of a Dead Warrior. Performed in Voronezh. | |
| 1964 | Four Preludes for harp. |
| 1965 | First Symphony. Performed in Voronezh. |
| 1966 | Ballet: The Unforgettable. Performed in Voronezh. |
| 1967 | Becomes a member of the USSR Union of Composers. (Recommendation given by D.D. Shostakovich.) |
| 1968 | Nocturne for flute and orchestra. Performed in Voronezh. |
| First String Quartet. Performed in Voronezh. | |
| 1968-69 | Ballet: The Song of Triumphant Love, based on Turgeniev's story. Performed in Voronezh in 1971 and staged for 23 seasons. |
| 1971 | Violin Concerto. Performed in Voronezh in 1974, 1999. |
| 1973 | Cello Concerto. Performed in Voronezh in 1974, 1978. Moscow 1977. |
| 1974 | Piano Concerto. |
| 1976 | Ballet: The River Don Cossacks (Donskaya volnitsya) |
| 1977 | Second Symphony. Performed in Voronezh in 1977. |
| 1978 | Third Symphony. |
| 1979 | Night, nocturne for mixed chorus. Performed in Voronezh in 1979. |
| 1980 | Fourth Symphony. Performed in Voronezh in 1982. |
| Second String Quartet. | |
| Third String Quartet. | |
| 1981 | Dies 28 March in Voronezh. |
| 1988 | Completely rehabilitated by the Supreme Court of the USSR. |
The material for this Chronology was compiled by Mikhail Nosyrev Jr.