Sjeng ScheijenThe Avant-Gardists: Artists in Revolt in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union 1917-1935

Cutting edge art in Russia flourished as the Tsar tumbled, then was all but destroyed under the stern realities of the post-revolutionary Reds and their soul-crushing ways.Here the story of the Russian artists of a century ago, some well known even to today (such as Marc Chagall) but most lost from our present view, is told with bright enthusiasm and deep knowledge by the Dutch author, Sjeng Scheijen.This book is a terrific blend of art, biography, and history. It should win prizes.