Valentin Papadin

Valentin Papadin was born in Siberia in 1951, studied literature at Saint-Petersburg Pedagogical Institute and emigrated to the UK in 1980 to join his British wife. Since then, he has lived in England, Italy, and California.. For most of his life, Valentin worked for himself, as a sign maker. He has 8 children, and the number of grandchildren changes annually. Valentin writes prose and poems in both Russian and English. He is now divorced and retired and is planning to move back to his beloved Italian Alps.