[1] He graduated from the Khust Gymnasium in 1931 and the history faculty of the Uzhgorod State University in 1952 by correspondence.
[2][3] He worked as a teacher in the 1930s in Tyachiv Oblast in the village of Velyatino, and later in the post-war years - in Khust Secondary Schools No.
As an actor, he took an active part in the work of the drama group at the Khust House of Culture.
During his period of teaching in Tyachiv Oblast, a number of his stories were published in the magazine "Our Native Land" and in the newspaper "Literary Sunday".
The collection of short stories titled "Under A Thatched Roof" was published as a separate edition in 1943.