This history of Malevich's fascinating life and extraordinary creative activity was compiled by the leading international specialists on the Soviet avant-garde: Charlotte Douglas. Galina Demosfenova. Irina Karasik. Evgeny Kovtun, Dmitry Sarabianov. Irina Vakar Malevich the artist, the theoretician, the teacher and the man appear in all of them. The story of how famous Black Squarecame into being, the analysisof the iconography, iconology and style of this and other Malevich works, represent important contributions to the appraisal of the artist's creative legacy. The authors also consider his links with the artistic and academic intelligentsia of the day. The essays are accompanied by a theoretical text by the artist from 1924 published here for the first time.