Background
GIKOV, Rafail was born on September 2, 1905.
GIKOV, Rafail was born on September 2, 1905.
1929 graduate Cameraman Faculty, State Institute of Cinematography. 1930 graduate Fine Arts Department, Moscow University.
1929-1932 film reporter, All-Union Newsreel Studio. From 1933 directed documentary films. 1932-1941 associate professor
Chair of Camera Technique, All-Union State Institute of Cinematography.
Communist Party member from 1942.