Still Life with Herring. Cardboard, oil. 46 x 56 cm.

1935 - 1996 In Smolensk, a book publishing house opens.And here graphics artists are fruitfully working: A. Alimov - author of wonderful illustrations for the book & quot; Prince Silver & quot;, V. Rujo, G. Melkov.Young talented artists who have received a special art education return to Smolensk.These are: A. Kozikov, A. Tereshchenko, K. Pasternak, L. Kulakova, c.Petrakovsky . The landscape genre, propaganda poster develops.And here it should be noted the wonderful Smolensk painters A. Kozikov, A. Tereshchenko, c.Petrakovsky , V. Ponomarev, as well as R. Prokhorov, V. Losev and V. Solovyov.The talent of V. Rujo blossomed.