ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː hiː ɡɹˈædjuːˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə kˈɑːɹkɪv faɪnˈænʃəl ænd ˌiːkənˈɑːmɪk ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt, ænd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks kəmplˈiːɾᵻd hɪz pˈoʊstɡɹˈædʒuːət stˈʌdiz.
In 1933 he graduated from the Kharkiv Financial and Economic Institute, and in 1936 completed his post-graduate studies.