His first published play was the "Answering machine", "Modern Drama", No. 3, 1986. In 1987 his play on Imam Shamil ("Captive") was published. He was a member of the USSR Union of Writers from 1989 until his death. His best known book was "Imam Shamil" in series "The Lives of Remarkable People" ("Molodaya gvardiya" Press, Moscow).