At the time when the Soviet Union separated from the rest of the world within the Iron Curtain there was formed and developed a special culture of the Soviet graphics. Some of it goes back to the Soviet animation, but the Soviet Christmas/New Years cards is separate line, well known in the world. This bright characters was popular not only for children but also adults. Not surprisingly, these cards was almost in collections of all the inhabitants of the Soviet Union.…

 Vladimir Makovsky (1846-1920)

 In the field of genre painting Makovsky has no equal. He unsurpassed master of the short,  bright stories, novellas, master paintings. In his work, he continued and developed the best traditions of the pioneers  of the genre in Russian art. In his…