Vadim Zakharchenko was born on February 19, 1929 in Novosibirsk, Zapadno-Sibirskiy kray, RSFSR, USSR [now Novosibirskaya oblast, Russia]. He is known for his work on Viy (1967), Po tonkomu ldu (1966) and Zelyonyy furgon (1960). He died on January 2, 2007 in Moscow, Russia.