Born in Moscow, Russia, in 1951 in the so-called Meshchanskaya settlement, on 4th Meshchanskaya Street.
Arkady changed schools during his compulsory education years and studied at three secondary schools. He also attended music classes and played the violin. He participated in music groups where he played various instruments. Arkady was also involved in different kinds of sports.
After graduating from secondary school, he entered the Institute of Petrochemical and Gas Industry (referred to by some as "kerosinka"), Geological Department.
Memories of his studies can be found in the book "The Graduates of Alma Mater", published on the 70th anniversary of the institute.
In 1974 he graduated with a degree in geophysics and that same year went to Yamal to work there.
Arkady participated in the discovery and further development of large gas fields such as Medvezhie, Urengoiskoe, Yamburgskoe, Bovanenkovskoe, and many others.
Later, he joined an expedition at the Institute of Nuclear Geophysics, where most of the work focused on the use of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) in the search for oil and gas fields. He was one of the leading experts and developers of NMR information measuring systems in this field. Several scientific papers have been written on this subject.
In the early 1980s, Arkady was a postgraduate student at the Institute of Nuclear Geophysics and at the Department of Radio Electronics of the Correspondence Polytechnic Institute. At the same time, he conducted painting seminars with amateur artists based at the National University of Arts Correspondence.
Meanwhile, Arkady traveled extensively, covering nearly half the country. He also worked in the North and Central Asia, the Caucasus, Evenkia, and other regions.
In 1990, he left geophysics and devoted himself entirely to fine arts and painting, which he had started in 1970. He participated in numerous exhibitions both in his homeland and abroad. Arkady is a member of the International Art Fund. His works are held in Russia, England, Georgia, Israel, New Zealand, the USA, France, Sweden, Japan, and several other countries;
in private collections of Margaret Thatcher (British Prime Minister, 1979–1990) and Yitzhak Rabin (Israeli Prime Minister, 1974–1977, 1993–1994)
Arkady exhibited widely, including exhibitions at the Office of the President of the Russian Federation, the Central House of Artists, the Exhibition Hall "Manege," and others.
He also participated in the design of many institutions in Moscow, such as the Chamber Music Theatre named after B.A. Pokrovsky, the Moscow Canal Administration, Auto Bank, and others.
Currently, Arkady is engaged in painting, restoring paintings and iconography, consulting on Russian art, and working with students.
Since May 2011, he began writing. Since then, he has written two novels, over 30 short stories, nonfiction articles, and about 1500 poems. His latest major work is the translation of Shakespeare’s sonnets (June–December 2014).
"I am not a magician, I am just learning ..."
Moscow. 2015.
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