St.-Petersburg, Palace Editions, 2002 Bound, hardback in dust jacket, original editors cover in colour, 25x31 cm., 400 pp., illustrated throughout in colour and monochrome. ISBN 9783935298384.
Nikolai Khardzhiev (1903-1996) is a legendary figure in the history of the Russian avant-garde. He was an outstanding and authoritative researcher and personally acquainted with many of the artists, poets, writers and philosophers. He was also the first biographer of Vladimir Maiakovsky & Kazimir Malevich. His personal archives included works of art, manuscripts, his own correspondence with artists, exhibition catalogues and other priceless information on the Russian avant-garde.