Russian illustration

A blog appreciation of illustrator Fedor Royanovsky. The Russian and later Soviet emphasis on traditional artistic skills throughout the 20th century created a fantastic legacy in illustration and animated film, largely unexplored and under-appreciated. Although maybe not for much longer. The Scotsman reports that Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov is in negotiations to buy back the rights to 547 Soviet cartoon classics, sold soon after the collapse of the USSR.