ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə vˈiː. vˈiː. kjˈuːɪbˌɪʃɛv mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ ɐkˈædəmi ɪn mˈɑːskoʊ ænd dʒˈɔɪnd stɹətˈiːdʒɪk ɹˈɑːkɪt fˈoːɹsᵻz.
In 1959 he graduated from the V. V. Kuibyshev Military Engineering Academy () in Moscow and joined Strategic Rocket Forces.