Ruszczyc originally studied law at the University of St. Petersburg, but later switched majors and began taking painting classes at the Imperial Academy of Arts. He was a student of the famous Russian landscape painters Ivan Shishkin and Arkhip Kuindzhi.
Ruszczyc initially studied law at the University of St. Petersburg, but later turned his attention to art and began studying under the guidance of notable Russian landscape artists Ivan Shishkin and Arkhip Kuindzhi.