Anatoliy Snigirev graduated from The Art Studio and The Art School, and from Aviation University in Russia. He tested new fighters for eighteen years and devoted his spare time to art, poetry, literature, astronomy and bicycle trips around Russia. He has lived in America since 1998. He is also a writer, Poet, Screenwriter, Teacher of astronomy, Telescope builder, Racing cyclist, Bicycle traveler, Photographer, Engineer of planes and rocket engines and more.