Background
Gulyaev was born on August 1, 1921 in the village of Novoselovka-2, Yasinovatsky district, Donetsk region, into a family of peasants
Gulyaev was born on August 1, 1921 in the village of Novoselovka-2, Yasinovatsky district, Donetsk region, into a family of peasants
He graduated from Voroshilovgrad military aviation school (1940), the Air Force Academy (1955).
By April 1945, he had made 163 sorties. After the Great Patriotic War, he continued to serve in the air force, he was a commander of the air regiment.