Aleksandr Pavlovich Bubnov began his artistic studies at a school in Atkarsk, Russia during the 1920s. When the school was closed during the Russian Civil War, Bubnov continued his studies in the private studio of his teacher, N.I. Fedorov. In 1926, Bubnov moved to Moscow and enrolled in VKhUTEIN (Higher Art and Technical Institute) and during that time he became an active member of AKhRR (Association of Artists of Revolutionary Russia). After graduating, Aleksandr Bubnov ...

Iskusstvo publishing was formed in 1936 from Ogiz-Izogiz (State Art and Literature Publishing House). The entity also had its own lithography workshops. In Moscow, the publisher had printing operations located at 2 Sadovo-Kudrinskaia Street, 9 Dmitrov Lane, and at 2 Tsvetkovskii Passage.

Iskusstvo was the Art Publishing House (A.K.A. Visual Arts Publishing) that was created in 1936 from Ogiz-Izogiz (State Art and Literature Publishing House). It disseminated books and journals dealing with graphic design and the fine arts, and it issued numerous posters. Since the Iskusstvo banner was part of the State Printing Works in Leningrad (St. Petersburg) and Moscow, its two main offices were located in those two cities.