First rank genius of the Earth and the Galaxy, master of color geometry, a great cos’tumier - this is not a complete list of epithets extraordinary artist Sergei Kalmykov titled himself with. 0030 the residents of Almaty, who were around in the 1950-1960s remember the man with peculiar style very well. He would wear long raincoats embroidered with bright ribbons, bedecked with cans, with fanciful hats or berets on his head. He carried a canvas bag on a long strap on his shoulder, from which he would take out a sketchbook to draw one of his masterpieces right before the eyes of the mesmerized public.