Artists of Russian province: I. S. Goryushkin-Sorokopudov and F. V. Sychkov

Comparative analysis of the biographies and work of the artists of the Russian province I. S. Goryushkin-Sorokopudov (1873-1954) and F. V. Sychkov (1870-1958) is carried out. The common and the peculiar in their fates and creative work are brought to light; paths of creative self-determination are traced; role of Saint-Petersburg Academy of Arts in their professional and personal formation is shown; main conceptual constants and peculiarities of national and cultural consciousness model in their art are revealed.