In the early 1980s, Khrushch moved to Moscow, where he joined the creative association of artists Yakimanka and gathered around himself a circle of young Odesa artists.
Khrushch’s art was characterized by softness, lyricism, aestheticism, and humor. He mastered various styles of painting, collage, watercolor, gouache, sculpture, and carving, and worked across genres such as still life, abstraction, nude, to landscape. His artistic hallmark became depictions of fish laid out on a plate or a newspaper.
Unlike many other nonconformist artists, Khrushch approached art with lightness. His guiding principle was: “If you can do nothing — do nothing. But if you can add something, you are already taking part seriously.” Although he was a man of mood and inspiration, he could work quickly and prolifically: in a single night, he might create a dozen or more works in different genres. When canvas was lacking, he painted on anything at hand — door panels, pieces of cardboard, plywood — using improvised tools ranging from tea bags to cement.
Today, Khrushch’s works are part of the permanent collection of UNESCO in Paris, the National Museum in Vienna, the National Art Museum of Ukraine, the Odesa Art Museum, and numerous other museum and private collections in Ukraine and abroad.