Soviet book illustration and nonconformist art of late 1950's - 1980's
In the late 1950's - early 1960-ies in the Russian book and magazine illustration came a new generation of young artists, many of them later becoming prominent representatives of unofficial art. Their interest in this type of activity was caused by material reasons as well as by wide opportunities for creative self-realization, including prudential censorship regime. Despite the polar assessment of the «book» period by the artists themselves, it should be noted that illustration work had a great influence on the art creativity of many representatives of the «other» art, as well as the innovative methods of non-conformism enriched the national tradition of book illustration.