Eugeny Golynkin was born in Leningrad. In 1981 graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinematography specialty directing drama and television. In 1990 graduated from the Higher Courses for Scriptwriters and Film Directors specialty screenwriter and director documentary films. He worked at the Leningrad Documentary Film Studio, at the Novosibirsk movie studio chronicles, on the Central Studio of popular films, on the Central Documentary Film Studio, on television. Since 1993, the Director of the "KLIO film studio".