Background
Battler was born in the city of Astrakhan into a Ukrainian-Russian family. Her father, Vladimir Petrovich Barannik, was a major in the militia (police). Her mother, Tatiana Nikolaevna Barannik, was a homemaker.
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Valentina Battler
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In 1962-1966 Valentina studied at the Mussorgsky Music College of Astrakhan, where she graduated with honours. In 1966 she entered the Leningrad (currently Street-St. Petersburg) Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory – the piano department (class of Professor North East Perelman) and graduated in 1971 with the qualification of soloist, ensemble player and instructor.
