Vkhutemas as a sociocultural phenomenon of Soviet art culture of the first third of XX century

The paper is considering the period of Soviet culture in which the new type of experts in the field of artistic design are born. After the 1917 revolution is being destroyed the relative isolation of artistic culture. The historical, cultural and social prerequisites of a new specialty are highlighted - appears the artist-engineer. The object of research is the VHUTEMAS (Higher Art and Technical Studios) -a unique training and creative center where the leading masters of architecture, design, painting, drawing and decorative arts of the 1920s were holding classes. Analysis of artistic and educational system of the university as a sociocultural phenomenon of Soviet culture was carried out. The basis of building a new system of artists’ education different from the previous one was their training in line with production requirements. An attempt to construct objective methods of simulation and training that meets the ideology of building a new culture.