Nikolai Tarabukin
Nikolai Mikhailovich Tarabukin ( 25 August 1889, Spasskoye-1956) was a Russian art theoretician active in the Soviet period. He was one of major theorists of Proletkult. Tarabukin's first book was "Опыт теории живописи" (A study in painting theory) which although started in 1916 was not published until 1923. He was influenced by influence of Heinrich Wölfflin. Although he disavowed Constructivism, he nevertheless helped explain their ideas through such essays as "От мольберта к машине" (From Easel to Machine) published in 1922.