Abstract
The article analyzes the work of the famous Kiev photographer Viktor Marushchenko, covering several decades of Ukrainian art (1970s to 2000s), reflected important epochian tendencies. In particular: the development of Soviet documentary, which is not going beyond the limits of reportage, was nevertheless uncomfortable with generalizing figurative meanings, and the gradual incorporation of photography into the space of art. The photos of the master not only recorded important events of the time, but also became part of the artistic culture, thanks to photographs that transform the boundaries of visual aesthetic experience.