Vasili Petrovich Gusarov was born on May 1, 1937, in Odessa in the Baltic region. In 1958 he completed studies in the painting department at the Odessa Art College. From 1961 to 1967 he studied in the monumental-decorative painting department at the Art School named after Mukhina, in the studio of Professor Gleb A. Savinov. He began… (bio to be updated)