Nina Leen

Nina Leen was one of the first women photographers for LIFE. Born in Russia, grew up in Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Upon first arriving in the United States in 1939, her reporter's eye led to a series of the habits and rituals of her newly adopted homeland. In 1945, Leen joined LIFE, producing over 40 covers and countless spreads for the magazine. Her series on, "A Teenager Monopolizes the Telephone," or her descriptions and images of "The American Male," are portraits of the North American society of its time.

Masha Krasnova-Shabaeva

1-2. Flowerbeds, 2008
3. Family 2, 2009
4. For Bolshoi-Gorod Magazine, 2008
5. Untitled, 2007

http://mashushka.ru

—The works of Masha Krasnova-Shabaeva, a Moscow-based illustrator and fine artist, are mostly pencil on paper, watercolour, acrylic on canvas, digital prints and installations.
—Often concerned with ideas surrounding gender, her 'Crying Girls' and 'Patterned Portraits' are highlights of her extensive portfolio. Her use of bright, cheery colours and patterns are often out of context and instead of lightening an image, sometimes make them eerie and confusing.—Source.

Follow her latest projects also on her Flickr / Behance.

Masha Karpushina

http://mashakarpushina.blogspot.com/
http://www.mashakarpushina.com/

—"Storytelling is a great inspiration: novels vibrant with energy and spirit, people whose eyes tell of their past, lyrics whose tongues unveil the long paths of days gone by."— Masha Karpushina was born in in 1982 in Moscow, Russia; and is currently living in London.

via Behance,

Anatoly Zenkov

http://anatolyzenkov.com/

Moscow based Anatoly Zenkov is an art director, designer, and interactive programmer. Follow him on Twitter / Flickr / Vimeo.

Olga Ert

http://ink-panda.blogspot.com/

Olga Ert aka inkpanda, an illustrator based in Ulan-Ude, Russia. Follow her latest projects on Behance / Flickr.

Ekaterina Erschowa

1-2 'All wrapped up'.
3-6 ‘Hidden’, visual interpretation of hidden structures within the text.

b. 1983, in Japan, she grew up in Moscow and later moved Munich. She studied Communication Design at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences and Typo/Graphic Design at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London.
"My work combines different forms of media including pencil drawing, painting, photography, printmaking and digital illustration. I am always looking for the right execution to express the idea." Lives and works in New York.
http://www.meetmetwice.com/

Transformer

http://www.transformer.st/

Merdanchik

http://blog.merdanchik.com/
Merdanchik a.k.a. Merdanchik Sanchos-Yohanson was born in 1983, and lives and work in Moscow, Russia.

Follow his latest projects via Twitter / Flickr / Behance / Myspace

Max Piskulin

http://www.typographicposters.com/max-piskulin/
Follow his latest projects on Flickr.

Protey Temen

1. Dobrotarism/ Happytalism
2. Burger, Coke and Potatoes

http://flickr.com/photos/protey_temen/
http://www.proteytemen.com/
b.1984 in Moscow, Russia.

Vania Zouravliov

b. Russia. Child -and grown up- prodigy. Studied in UK. Illustrated for The Scotsman, Fantagraphics, Dark Horse.
http://www.bigactive.com/illustration/vania-zouravliov
via kristaf.

Rozovo Sobako

http://flickr.com/photos/rozovo_sobako/