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Alexander Bereznyak was born on 29 December, 1912. He was a Soviet aircaraft plus designer of missiles. From March 1957, he was the main architect of the MKB. His birth took place in Boyarkino Ozerski Territory, Moscow Region. He was technical science doctor plus also an honoured worker in RSFSR. In 1932 he also became fellow member of CPSU. Since 1931 he had been hired in the aviation industries. He was hired by Moscow Aviation Institute which is named after Ordzhonikidze. In experimental design office of the V.F.Bolkhovitinov he was the engineer. He planned the first Soviet jet during working in that office, the BI-1, that was equipped with the liquid fuel for powering the rocket engine. In joint operation accompanying A.M. Isayev in 1942, BI-1 was created.
In 1946, he became Vice-chief Architect of OKB-2. Thereafter, he became chief designer in year 1957. He was afterward awarded with Lenin Prize, the Order of Lenin, the USSR State Prize and numerous medals. In the year 1974 at age of 62, he died in Dubna.