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Russian Futurism was venture with intimate ties between literature and the graphic arts. Many poets (Mayakovsky, Burlyuk) started as painters before switching to literature. They worked closely with well-established artists as Mikhail Larionov, Natalia Goncharova, and Kazimir Malevich. The poets and painters collaborated on numerous books and such innovative productions as the Futurist opera Victory Over the Sun, with music by Mikhail Matyushin, texts by Kruchenykh and sets contributed by Malevich.

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ISBN 978-1-55407-206-4