Nowadays, Russian art market is still at a relatively low price, which has not emerged so-called bubble phenomenon. After the Russian Economy is toward the right track gradually, the development pace and potential of art market will be explosive. Compared with Western oil painting, the Russian oil painting is more suitable for the appreciation habits and aesthetic taste of Chinese public, which always bring us a special and close to moving, no matter they are the nature scene with deep artistic conception, the vivid scenery description or the real simple portrait.

Russian oil painting has a unique status in the world art history. It has the culture both of west and east, and had effect on the early Chinese oil painting. The artworks of Russian Ambulant School in 19th century highly impressed Chinese people. "Boat Tracker on the Volga" painted by Repin and "Unnamed Lady" by Иван Николаевич Крамской are well known by almost everyone. The oil painting art of the former Soviet Union in 20th century had a far- reaching impact on several generations of Chinese oil painters.

During the initial period of new China, thousands of chinese students went studying aboard in Soviet Union, and the majority of art students graduated from the Repin Fine Arts Academy. Among them, the famous painters of Li Tian-xiang, Li jun, Lin Gang, Deng peng, Feng Zhen and Su Gao-li, and well-known art theorist of Shao Da-jian are all top ones. When they came back to China after the graduation, they became either the professors in Fine Arts Academy or the highly successful artists in China. Especially, the " Ma Training Class" established by Maksimov in Central Institute of Art educated many celebrities, such as Jin Shang-yi, Feng Fa-si and etc.., which are all the attractive figures at the Chinese oil paintings industry.

Nowadays, Russian art market is relatively still at a low price , which has not emerged so-called bubble phenomenon. After the Russian Economy is toward the right track gradually, the development pace and potential of art market will be explosive. In this case, artwork market must have a great appreciation space as the international market trend. The status of Russian oil painting will be recognized worldwide. In China, the art market has been expansive, but Russian oil painting will have more development and potential. People have the optimistic view of the current internal art market auction and the collection prospect. In particular, the realist style painting is in hot pursuit. All of our old oil painting artistes' works have the impacts from former Soviet Union. Compared with Western oil painting, the Russian oil painting is more suitable for us.