The Nikas Safronov Effect — a method of extracting money through the creation of quasi-artistic works aimed at wealthy representatives of the local elite.
The defining characteristics of the NSE are the most complete mimicry possible — not only of the works themselves, which are tailored to the fairly predictable personal traits of the desired consumer, but of the author as well. This allows one to pass a kind of "friend or foe" test, which means, among other things, gaining the ability to demand quite impressive sums for one's product.