Umculi oneminyaka engaphezu kwamashumi amathathu eglasi - u-Alexei Zel upheka ingilazi.
Iminyaka eminingi yokusebenza nethalente lomculi kwavumela inkosi ukuthi yakha imisebenzi engenawo ama-analogues omhlaba. Indalo ye-Alexey Zelya yamukelwa njengongochwepheshe bezinga eliphakeme kakhulu, kwathi ngo-1993 wanikezwa isihloko esithi "Umculi We-People of Russia". Lesi sihloko asitholile ngegalelo lakhe ekuthuthukisweni kobuciko obuhlobisa futhi obusetshenzisiwe kanye nekhono elingavamile, elithola ngokuzimela. Ngakho-ke, igama lika-Alethei Zelll lingabhalwa ngokuphelele kwalelo puleiad emangalisayo yobuhlakani bokuzithemba, okwakhazimulisa umhlaba wethu.
Izandla zakhe zabhagela ibhasikidi lengilazi yeMargaret Tetcher. Umsebenzi wakhe waboniswa eHermitage naseTretakov. I-Australia neJalimane, i-United States neJapan bahlala bemenywa ngu-Alexey Zel phesheya, ecela ukuza nomsebenzi. Umdwebi wenqaba, ngoba ubungozi bomonakalo emihlanganweni emihle buhle.