The Kazan Kremlin Museum-Reserve continues its work with the exhibition ‘Light Between Worlds’, dedicated to the little-studied layer of Soviet, Uzbek and Russian modernism of the 1920-1930s.

The Kazan Kremlin Museum-Reserve continues its work with the exhibition ‘Light Between Worlds’, dedicated to the little-studied layer of Soviet, Uzbek and Russian modernism of the 1920-1930s.

The exhibition presents one of Alexander Volkov's ‘Demons’ - a work from 1913-1914, created when the artist was studying at the Kiev Art School. The author's works of that period are characterised by a planar and decorative approach, geometrization and colour saturation typical of stained glass and Art Nouveau decoration. Orientalism and decorativeness, interest in primitives and Russian icons, undeniable influence of his teacher Mikhail Vrubel, fascination with symbolism and modern avant-garde tendencies - everything was combined in Volkov's works of that time, allowing the master to develop his unique handwriting.

The exhibition ‘Light Between Worlds’ will run until 5 April 2026.

🖼 Alexander Volkov, Demon, 1913-1914