Something similar recently conducted Artguide only free.
Interviewed artists aktualschikov . And on the basis of the survey was compiled Top 10 artists and Top 10 works that best expresses the Russian mentality . The results often amusing, predictable part
artists
1. Kazimir Malevich - 71%
2. Ilya Kabakov - 46%
3. Andrei Rublev - 36%
4. Kuzma Petrov- Vodkin - 32%
5. Alexander Deineka - 29%
6. Ilya Repin - 27%
7-8. Isaac Levitan - 24%
7-8. Vasily Surikov - 24%
9-10. Vasily Perov - 22%
9-10. Vladimir Tatlin - 22%
Artworks
1. Kazimir Malevich. Black Square - 51%
2. Andrei Rublev. Trinity - 29%
3. Vladimir Tatlin. International Tower III - 20%
4. Kuzma Petrov- Vodkin. Bathing the Red Horse - 19%
5. Ilya Kabakov. A man flown away into space from his apartment - 17%
6. Oleg Kulik. Shares of the man- dog - 15%
7-8. Vera Mukhina. Worker and Collective Farm Girl - 14%
7-8. Vasily Surikov. Boyar Morozova - 14%
9. Group "War". Dick in the thrall of the FSB - 12%
10-11. Victor Vasnetsov. Heroes - 10%
10-11. Anatoly Osmolovsky. Bread - 10%
all the material here
http://www.artguide.ru/ru/articles/18/204