[1][2][3] Axionov was born in Minsk, to father Max Fishman[4][5][6][7][8][9] and mother Lydia Axionova.
He began taking part in sports at the age of 14, was by track coach Evgeniy Zybchenko, who recommended he tries hurdling.
His works gained critical and viewers acclaim, however since 1992 Axionov became increasingly uncomfortable with the adoption and adaptation of his ideas and practices, from the Ministry of Culture of the Republic.
They began to forbid him to stage performances, threaten, and as a result, “unknown people” severely beat him.
[21] He has been working as an independent director and theater teacher, he has taught and conducted master classes, and given lectures on the history and culture of Moldova, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus.
[24][25][26][27] From an article in the book «Băno Axionov Theater» by Vitaliе Rusu, people's artist of Moldova, laureate of the State Prize of the Republic of Moldova[28] «...As far as I can remember, Băno Axionov has always been ‘‘uncomfortable’’... At the same time, in some inscrutable way, he manages to charm: with his performing color, openness, attractiveness, his human and bright creative individuality.
From an article in the book «Băno Axionov Theater» by Vitalie Țapeș, professor, doctor of Philosophy, people's artist of Moldova: "Băno Axionov has undoubtedly become one of the brightest and biggest stars of our theatre ... By his disposition, way of existence and self-expression he is both a skomorokh and a comedian, a clown and a tragedian.
He created a lot of wonderful characters: comic, tragicomic and tragic ..."He has staged over than 60 performances: «King Matt the First» by Janusz Korczak, «Luise Miller» by Friedrich Schiller, «Ladies and Gentlemen» stories by Anton Chekhov, «Pages from Egmont» by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Ludwig van Beethoven, «The Robbers» by Friedrich Schiller, «The Human Voice» by Jean Cocteau, «Book of Songs» by Heinrich Heine, «Just a heart...» by Marina Tsvetaeva, musical «The Mystery of Mother Elderberry» by Hans Christian Andersen, «Life and Songs» by Rainer Maria Rilke, «Puss in Boots» by Charles Perrault.
[33][34] «Nothing in me will forget about this» by Itzhak Katzenelson, Elie Wiesel, Hannah Szenes, «Stop the Plane - I'll Get Off» by Efraim Sevela,[35][36][37][38] «The Suicide» by Nikolai Erdman,[39] «Love and hatred» by Victor Hugo,[40][41][42] «You can't command your heart Die Mitschuldigen» by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe[43][44] «The Tale of Tsar Saltan» by Alexander Pushkin,[45] «Diary of a Madman» by Nikolai Gogol,[46][47][48][49][50][51] «Trouble from a tender heart» by Vladimir Sollogub,[52][53][54] «Another Man's Wife and a Husband Under the Bed» by Fyodor Dostoevsky[55][56][57][58] From an article in the book «Băno Axionov Theater» by Mihai Munteanu [ru], professor, people's artist of the USSR[59] Băno Axionov is certainly the greatest representative of Russian dramatic art in our country ...