Born in 1968, Alexander grew up in an apartment complex with the Russian artist Andrei Panteleev and Angelina Alexandrova, a well-known local storyteller and later, Alexander’s nanny, as neighbours.

Alexander always had a passion for art, especially painting. He remembers having a book of Dresden Gallery reproductions for his 8th birthday given to him by his grandmother, Nadezhda Kucher, at that time Professor of Architecture at St. Petersburg Academy of Art.

Overwhelmed by the beauty of the paintings he later decided to pursue his dream by studying fine art at The Art College of N.S.Samokish, Simferopol, in the Ukraine. Here he learned various drawing and painting techniques with an emphasis on the human figure. Having always had a deep appreciation and fascination with ancient history, mythology, legends and fairy-tales, it seemed only natural to incorporate these elements in his art.

“A myth is a story which serves a purpose: to explain the origins of something like Tintoretto's ‘Origins of the Milky Way’, or to give a warning like Titian's ‘Diana and Actaeon’, or to serve as an example or a symbol. Such a story is usually easy to understand, involving strong and simple emotions and clear and basic relationships. But not just any story. The great myths illustrate and explain to each generation something about the order of the world”.

"The fairy tale journey may look like an outward trek across plains and mountains, through castles and forests, but the actual movement is inward, into the lands of the soul. The dark path of the fairy tale forest lies in the shadows of our imagination, the depths of our unconscious. To travel to the wood, to face its dangers, and to emerge transformed by this experience".

As a Russian, who lives in Ukraine, and regularly visits the Czech Republic, Alexander is using a cross-cultural, universal language. Throughout history, artists have been inspired by myths and legends, which Alexander believes, help us to understand human nature.

A strong academic background with professional training in Art Materials and Technology has helped Alexander to create a method that enables him to combine oil and acrylic paints in the same painting. The idea inspired by Franz Hals practice of combining oil with watercolours, is further developed and tested by Dolgikh.
Alexander is highly regarded in his home country where the Ukrainian Association of Art Galleries has officially acknowledged him as one of their best Ukrainian artists.