"Spring" (1993) by Alexander Kutayev is an impressive depiction of the thawing of societal coldness that marked the period of Perestroika and Glasnost in early 1990s in Russia. The painting shows a red heating radiator thawing and breaking through the ice surface. It symbolizes the mood of new beginnings in society in Russia after the Soviet era. Kutayev's work is deeply symbolic and a response to the socio-political liberalization in his homeland. "Spring" is an important piece for admirers and collectors who value historical and cultural narratives.