Mazurin studied
from 1947 to 1952
at the Penza art school under
Ivan Goriushkin-Sorokopudov. From 1952
to 1958 he studied at the Moscow
Surikov Art Institute where he
graduated under B.Dekhterev.
Mazurin taught for several years at the university of Chenzhou in China
before returning to Penza to teach at the Penza Art School. Mazurin ist
best known as illustrator of children's books.