of outstanding masters of fine arts comes into artistic life abram arkhipov konstantin korovin valentin serov mikhail vrubel philip malyavinapollinary vasnetsov and many others in the works of these outstanding masters, in full the spirit of this difficult interesting time is embodied. one of the largest artistic groups of this period is the union of russian artists, which was founded in 1903 and lasted until 1923. during the existence of the creative organization, a little less than 200 masters from vasily ivanovich surikov and kuzma sergeevich petrov-vodkin took part in its 18 exhibitions. the exhibitions invariably aroused interest. the public received positive feedback and was a significant event in the cultural life of both capitals. here usually all the strongest were united, and the best in our art was noted by the outstanding art, summer writer. pavel pavlovich muratov, in the broadest sense, the exhibitions of the union of russian artists were an annual review of contemporary russian art, the creative search of masters, representing an association in various areas of fine art. they had a significant impact on the