The theme of this work is the illustrations of Kukryniksy to the classical works of Russian and world literature. Within the framework of the illustrative art of Kukryniksy, the study is limited to the analysis of the largest illustrative cycles for the works of great writers - N.V. Gogol, M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin, A.P. Chekhov, A.M. Gorky and Cervantes.