The following dissertation attempts to deal with the subject of the unofficial Russian art of the 1960s and its avant - garde role in the development of Russian art as a whole as well as its intrinsic links with tradition and the first Russian Avant - Garde at the beginning of the 20th century. It consists of a brief history of Russian art for a better understanding of its historical links and European influences. It then approaches the first Russian Avant - Garde of the 20th century, mentions the reasons of its decline and triumph of Socialist Realism and explores the second Russian Avant -...