Nikolai Poberezhnik is the creative pseudonym of Valentin Rusakov. Born December 13, 1974 in Bashkiria, in the city of Sterlitamak. He grew up in Orenburg, where his family moved. He was called up for military service in the fleet. He served in the Far East, where he has been living permanently since 1995. He graduated from the Far Eastern State Technical University. He worked as a coach of the Youth Sports School in hand-to-hand combat, tried to do business. He currently works in a construction company as an engineer. In his free time he is fond of fishing, hunting and inventing all sorts of interesting stories - future plots for books.