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Arkady and Boris Strugatsky Arkady Natanovich
Strugatsky (1925 - 1991) and Boris Natanovich Strugatsky (1933 -
) are probably the most famous Russian SF authors. They became the
spiritual leaders of Russian science fiction literature in the 60-s,
and to this day, their influence remains immense. Entire generations
were brought up on their books, and the authors managed to impress
their ideas and principles on millions and millions of people. The
number of their fans in Russia is really impossible to count, and
even abroad, their works have found way to the hearts of the readers.
The key to their success is, in their own words, that they write
"about adventures of the spirit, and not about adventures of
the body." Any Strugatskys' work is very different from an
ordinary SF book in that it is not "pure science fiction."
Strugatskys always write about people and their problems, and not
about spaceships, technology or other things that the ordinary SF
literature is full of. There are so many layers of ideas and thoughts
in their works that you have to read them several times if you want
to really grasp all that authors packed in. Their books stir up
the desire to understand other people. |
