Mal e v i c h Kaz i mi rMal e v i c hwasbor nKaz i mi e r zMal e wi c zt oa P ol i s hf ami l y , whos e t t l e dne arKi e vi nt heKi e vGov e r nor at eof t hedur i ngt hepar t i t i onsof P ol and. Hi s par e nt s , L udwi k aandS e we r y nMal e wi c z , we r e RomanCat hol i cl i k emos t e t hni cP ol e s . T he ybot h had e df r omt hef or me re as t e r nt e r r i t or i e sof t he Commonwe al t ht oKi e vi nt heaf t e r mat hof t he f ai l e dP ol i s hJ anuar yUpr i s i ngof 1 8 6 3agai ns t t he t s ar i s t ar my . Hi snat i v el anguage swe r eRus s i anand P ol i s h. Kaz i mi r ' sf at he rmanage das ugarf ac t or y . Kaz i mi r wast he r s t of f our t e e nc hi l dr e n, onl yni neof whom s ur v i v e di nt oadul t hood. Hi sf ami l ymov e dof t e n andhes pe nt mos t of hi sc hi l dhoodi nt hev i l l age sof Uk r ai ne , ami ds t s ugar be e t pl ant at i ons , f arf r om c e nt e r sof c ul t ur e . Unt i l aget we l v ehek ne wnot hi ng of pr of e s s i onal ar t i s t s , al t houghar t hads ur r ounde d hi mi nc hi l dhood. Hede l i ght e di npe as ant e mbr oi de r y , andi nde c or at e dwal l sands t ov e s . Hewasabl e t opai nt i nt hepe as ant s t y l e . Hes t udi e ddr awi ngi n Ki e vf r om1 8 9 5t o1 8 9 6 . F r om1 8 9 6t o1 9 0 4Kaz i mi rMal e v i c hl i v e di nKur s k . I n1 9 0 4 , af t e rt hede at hof hi sf at he r , hemov e dt o Mos c ow. Hes t udi e dat t heMos c owS c hool of P ai nt i ng, S c ul pt ur e , andAr c hi t e c t ur ef r om1 9 0 4t o1 9 1 0 andi nt hes t udi oof F e dorRe r be r gi nMos c ow. I n 1 9 1 1hepar t i c i pat e di nt hes e c onde x hi bi t i onof t he gr oup, S oy uzMol ody oz hi i nS t . P e t e r s bur g, t oge t he r wi t hVl adi mi rT at l i nand, i n1 9 1 2 , t hegr ouphe l di t s t hi r de x hi bi t i on, whi c hi nc l ude dwor k sbyAl e k s andr aE k s t e r , T at l i n, andot he r s . I nt hes amey e arhe par t i c i pat e di nane x hi bi t i onbyt hec ol l e c t i v e , Donk e y ' sT ai l i nMos c ow.