[1] Romuald Iodko was born on 3 December 1894 in Slutsk, Minsk Governorate of the Russian Empire,[2] in the family of an artisan.

[3] In 1912, Iodko entered the Imperial Stroganov Central Art and Industrial School, where he studied under the mentorship of S.S. Alyoshin, Nikolay Andreyev and E.U.

[4] In 1919, he volunteered in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War, serving until 1921, then he was sent to Vkhutemas to continue his artistic education.

[4] Upon graduating in 1925 from Vkhutemas Sculpture Faculty under the supervision of Boris Korolyov,[5] he remained there as an assistant on scientific-methodological and pedagogical work.

[5] At the beginning of his academic career, he lectured at the Sculpture Department of Vkhutemas-Vkhutein (1924–30), MAI (1930–41), MKhI (1937–47), and MIPIDI (1949–52);[2] holding a professor title since 1941.