 Lazar Markovich Lissitzky ( Russian : <unk> ́ <unk> <unk> ́ <unk> <unk> ́ <unk> , listen ; November 23 [ O.S. November 11 ] 1890 – December 30 , 1941 ) , known as El Lissitzky ( Russian : <unk> <unk> ́ <unk> , Yiddish : <unk> <unk> ) , was a Russian artist , designer , photographer , typographer , polemicist and architect . He was an important figure of the Russian avant @-@ garde , helping develop suprematism with his mentor , Kazimir Malevich , and designing numerous exhibition displays and propaganda works for the Soviet Union . His work greatly influenced the Bauhaus and constructivist movements , and he experimented with production techniques and stylistic devices that would go on to dominate 20th @-@ century graphic design . 
