The exhibition examines the Saratov artistic school as an important source of ideas for 20th-century art. The project allows viewers to see Soviet painting through a regional lens and the fates of specific masters. The project focuses on a group of artists who formed in Saratov and in the first half of the 20th century defined important processes in the artistic environment of Moscow and Leningrad. These masters, who began their journey in the symbolist circle at the beginning of the century, did not disappear after the revolution but continued to work actively within Soviet culture, adapting the language of symbolism to new tasks and times. The structure is built as a sequential movement through eras and artistic systems. From the associations "Blue Rose" and "Red Rose," the route leads to the experiments of the avant-garde in the early 1920s, explorations within the Free Workshops, monumental projects, and the formation of painting concepts of the 1930s-1950s. Special attention is given to the students of Pyotr Utkin with their contemplative Volga motifs, as well as the activities of Valentin Yustitsky and the circle "Four Arts." A separate emphasis is placed on the figure of Alexei Karev, whose pedagogical influence is noticeable in the Leningrad landscape of the mid-century. The overarching image is the movement of three rivers, setting an associative model for the route. More than 200 paintings, graphic works, and sculptures, collected from museum collections across the country, form a holistic representation of the development of the Saratov school and its role in the history of Soviet art. For other exhibitions in Moscow, look for KUDAGO.