Since the chaotic days of the Gorbachev era, Russian Art has been gaining popularity in the West. There's evidence of ever growing international interest in the rich and varied talents of Russian artists and artists from the former Soviet Union republics. In London, important Russian Art Sales are staged by four major auction houses Sotheby's, Christie's, Bonhams and MacDougall's twice a year. The number of commercial galleries specialising in the sale of art by Russian artists has been growing ever since the first Russian Art auction in Moscow organized by Sotheby's in 1988.

We have also seen an influx of numerous publications on the history and the development of Russian Art - just type "russian art" in the search window of Amazon.Com and you'll be presented with an endless list of books on Russian art and Russian Culture - from Russian Folk arts to Russian avante-garde of the 1920's, from the Soviet non-conformist art of the 1960's and the 1970's to Russian Contemporary art.