After graduating from the school he tried to enter Moscow Theatre Karpenko-Kariy Institute but he failed. Not losing timehe entered
Kiev State Gorkiy Pedagogical Institute at the faculty of Russian language and literature. It wasn't the act of despair because he started making poems in Russian and English.
His poems were printed in the magazine «Vozrozhdeniye». He performed in the theatre-studio "Koleso" (Wheel) together with other young poets. Music for him was more than a hobby. Having a good voice Aleksey always had been in the center of the company and he always was with his guitar: in his yard and at various students' activities. When time came Aleksey joined the Army. He was there in the Song and Dance band of the ÊZPO. He was forced to work at school after graduating from the institute - but this job was very restricted for him. Despite the children at school worshiped their young and active teacher and his lessons were in so innovative manner that Aleksey always knew there was another appropriate place where his heart should be .
At that time he was a vocalist of Kiev team “Nameless”, who played music in hard-and-blues. There were concerts and fans. We were waiting for recording of our first CD...
While searching for innovations musicians we often made different kinds of experiments as well as spiritual. Such experiments led Aleksey to deep spiritual crisis which was added by the crisis in his creativity…