Born on July 13, 1926 in Surgut. He graduated from 7 classes in Surgut and then went through factory training in the village. Samarovo. Before being drafted into the army, V.Ya. Alekseev worked at the Surgut fish factory. In May 1944 he was drafted into the ranks of the Red Army. Initial military training V.Ya. Alekseev attended a military radio school in Novosibirsk. Rank: corporal, radio operator III class. Combat path: being part of a separate communications battalion of the 79th Infantry Corps of the Third Shock Army of the 1st Belorussian Front, took part in the battles of the Baltic States, Poland, participated in the Vistula-Oder operation, in January 1945 in the liberation of Warsaw. East Pomerantsev operation. In March 1945 V. Ya. Alekseev took part in the battles for Regenwald and Berlin. Demobilized in 1950. Awards: Order of the Patriotic War, II degree; medals: "For the liberation of Warsaw", "For courage", "For the capture of Berlin." "For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945." Silver medal of the USSR Exhibition of Economic Achievements (1976), the title "Excellent worker of cinematography of the USSR", medal "Veteran of Labor". After demobilization in 1950, he was sent to restore the national economy in Moldova, held leading positions: he was the chairman of the village council, director of the regional House of culture, director of the Elektroarmatura plant in Origev. In 1972-1976, he was the head of the film production department of the State Film Agency of the Moldavian SSR. He wrote scripts for "Moldova-Film". In 1976-1981. was the organizing secretary of the Republican Union of Cinematographers. In 1992 V. Ya. Alekseev returns to Surgut. For many years V.Ya. Alekseev worked for OJSC “Surgutneftegas”, which replaced the disappeared pioneer organization. In 1995, he became the head of the Slava frontline club in Surgut. Since October 25, 1996, Chairman of the War and Military Service Committee. Chairman of the interregional department of the committee in memory of G.K. Zhukov. He headed the interregional committee of patriotic forces of veterans of the Great Patriotic War and the border service. The founder of the Zhukov movement in Surgut. On the building of MBOU secondary school number 18 named after V. Ya. Alekseevich opened a memorial plaque, perpetuating the memory of him. Died February 23, 2010, was buried in Surgut.