Painter Abdullaev Zhakhongir graduated from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts named after Ilya Repin in 2017. Many famous Russian painters studied at this Academy and acquired professional skills there, which allowed them to become the head of the artistic life of their time. The students of the Academy glorified Russian art, creating images of deep thought, praising the beauty of the Russian person and the nobility of his aspirations. And today the basis of the educational process of the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts named after Ilya Repin is the principle of continuity of the best traditions of Russian and world art.