Vlady Kibalchich Russakov (1920-2005) was a Russian-Argentinian artist renowned for his distinctive surrealist and abstract paintings. Born in Russia, he emigrated to Argentina with his family after his father's execution in 1921. He developed his unique artistic style in Buenos Aires, blending Russian avant-garde traditions with Latin American surrealist elements. His work explored the boundaries between subconscious, dreams, and reality through bold colors and symbolic imagery. As one of the most significant abstract artists in Latin America during the latter half of the 20th century, his works were exhibited across Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and other countries, and are held in numerous museum collections.