vladimir anatolyevich mukhankin was born on 22 april 1960, in the zernogradsky district in rostov oblast, rsfsr, soviet union. mukhankin claimed his father abandoned his pregnant mother for another woman before his birth, and that he had been named in honor of vladimir lenin who was also born on 22 april. during his childhood he was abused at home, also by classmates at school (receiving only 7 years of education), and began to regularly run away from home. as an adult mukhankin eventually married, and had a son that later drowned in the kuban river.