in contrast to marinetti's circle, russian futurism was primarily a literary rather than a plastic philosophy. although many poets (mayakovsky, burlyuk) dabbled with painting, their interests were primarily literary. however, such well-established artists as mikhail larionov, natalia goncharova, and kazimir malevich found inspiration in the refreshing imagery of futurist poems and experimented with versification themselves. the poets and painters collaborated on such innovative productions as the futurist opera "victory over the sun", with music by mikhail matyushin, texts by kruchenykh and sets contributed by malevich.