Career
A holder of the title of Meritorious Artist of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic since 1959. A soloist of the Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics All-State Radio since 1942. The original performer of a number of songs by such composers as Boris Mokrousov, Vasily Solovyov-Sedoi, Matvey Blanter.
In 1944 he formed a duet with Vladimir Bunchikov, a highly acclaimed collaboration that continued for 25 years, until Nechaev"s death in 1969.