Over the last few years, the Russian sales in London and New York have been considered to be one of the most important social and cultural events. Auctions sell Russian art for millions of dollars, witnessing every year a tremendous increase in the amount of potential buyers. The situation at the market for Russian art is surprising, however it was completely different merely a decade ago. Unfortunately, there is almost no academic literature that could shed some light on this subject in the history of Russian art. This book will help to answer such questions as Who sells Russian art at the Western art market?, Who buys the Russian art?, and What influences the price growth?.

Katerina Balakina, Master of Arts: Erasmus University Rotterdam,Cultural Economics and Entrepreneurship, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Master of Arts:Russian State Social University, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication, Moscow,Russia