Boris and Arkady Strugatsky

The two brothers Arkady (Арка́дий, August 28, 1925 – October 12, 1991) and Boris (Бори́с, born April 14, 1933) Strugatsky (Струга́цкий; alternate spelling: Strugatski) are Russian science fiction authors who collaborated on their fiction. Image File history File links Arkady and Boris Strugatsky File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Arkady and Boris Strugatsky File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Note that this partial list contains some authors whose works of fantastic fiction would today be called science fiction, even if they predate, or did not work in that genre. ...

Life and work

Arkady Strugatsky

Boris Strugatsky

The Strugatsky brothers (Бра́тья Струга́цкие), as they are usually called, became the best-known Soviet science fiction writers with a well developed fan base. Their early work was influenced by Ivan Yefremov. Their most famous novel Piknik na obochine has been translated into English as Roadside Picnic in 1977 and was filmed by Andrei Tarkovsky under the title Stalker. Image File history File links Arkady_Strugatsky_scan. ... Image File history File links Arkady_Strugatsky_scan. ... Image File history File links Boris_Strugatsky_scan. ... Image File history File links Boris_Strugatsky_scan. ... State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Soviet republics Area  - Total  - % water 1st before collapse 22,402,200 km² Approx. ... Ivan Antonovich Efremov (Иван Антонович Ефремов) (1907-1972) was a Russian science fiction author. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Cover by Karel Thole for the Italian edition Roadside Picnic (Пикник на обочине, Piknik na obochine in Russian) is a science fiction novel published in 1972 by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, and since deemed a classic. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Андре́й Арсе́ньевич Тарко́вский) (April 4, 1932 - December 28, 1986) was a Russian movie director, writer, and actor. ... Grinko, Solonitsyn, and Kaidanovsky in Stalker Stalker (Russian: Сталкер) was a 1979 film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. ...

Several other works have been translated into English, but did not receive even a fraction of the critical acclaim of Russian audiences. This can be attributed primarily due to failings that inevitably arise when an attempt is made to translate colloquial Russian into a language that does not very well support its grammatical structure; the second reason is that a basic understanding of the rigid mindset promoted by the Stalinist regime is an absolute prerequisite to being able to see the contrast and rejection of uniformity that is evident in every one of the Strugatskys' works. Finally, much of the humor of works such as Monday Begins on Saturday comes from hundreds of years' worth of cultural and literary allusions. Stalinism is a brand of political theory, and the political and economic system named after Josef Stalin, who implemented it in the Soviet Union. ... Monday Begins on Saturday (Russian: Понедельник начинается в субботу) is a 1964 science fiction novel by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky. ... Allusion is a stylistic device in which one implicitly references a related object or circumstance that has occurred or existed in an external context. ...

It should be noted, however, that the Strugatsky brothers were and still are popular in many countries, including Poland and Germany, where most of their works were available in both East and West Germany.

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Noon Universe

For more details on this topic, see Noon Universe.

Several of the books written by the Strugatskys take part in the same universe, unofficially known as the Wanderers universe (Russian: мир Странников, English transliteration: mir Strannikov) or The World of Noon (Russian: Мир Полудня, English transliteration: Mir Poludnya), which is another, perhaps better known, name for the fictional universe serving as a base for many of Strugatskys' texts. The name is due to the title of one of their texts, Полдень, XXII век (English transliteration: Polden', XXII vek; literal translation: Noon, XXII century), which relates several stories from the universe in question, while providing the background "feel" for its style of life. Among the main characteristics of Noon Universe are a very high level of social, scientific, and technological development, high creativity of the general population, and very significant increase in the level of societal maturity compared to either the modern world, or any of those known to exist. For instance, this world knows no monetary stimulation (indeed, money does not exist), yet every person is engaged in a profession that interests him or her. The Earth of Noon Universe is a governed by a global technocratic council composed of the world's leading scientists and philosophers. The Noon Universe is a fictional future alternate universe that serves as a setting for a book series written by Strugatsky brothers. ... The Noon Universe is a fictional future alternate universe that serves as a setting for a book series written by Strugatsky brothers. ... This article is about a movement that supports the use of technology to enhance society. ...

One of the important story arcs of those books is how the advanced human civilisation covertly steers the development of those considered less advanced. Agents of humans are known as Progressors. At the same time, some humans suspect that a very advanced spacefaring race called Wanderers exists and is 'progressing' humanity itself. Progressors in sci-fi literature are people (or other sentient beings) of an advanced space-faring civilization who progress less technologically advanced civilizations and races, i. ... Wanderers (Странники - pronounced: stranniki) are a fictionary alien race from the Noon Universe created by Strugatsky brothers. ...

The idea of Progressors is similar to the idea of Special Circumstances organisation in The Culture set of novel by Iain M. Banks. In the science fiction of Iain M. Banks, Special Circumstances (SC) is an organisation that exists within the anarcho-socialist civilisation known as the Culture (which forms the basis of several of his novels and shorter works). ... The Culture is a fictional anarchic, socialistic and utopian society created by the Scottish writer Iain M. Banks and described by him in several of his novels and shorter fictions. ... Iain Menzies Banks (born on February 16, 1954 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) writes mainstream novels as Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks. ...

Not all of Strugatsky's stories occur in the World of Noon; few (most notably Понедельник начинается в субботу (Ponedel'nik nachinaetsya v subbotu / Monday Begins on Saturday) and its continuation, Сказка о Тройке (Skazka o Troyke / The Tale of the Troika) take place in the Soviet times, presumably those (or close to those) during which they were written, and some occur in unspecified realms.

Tributes

Several writers have to a varying degree paid their tribute to the works of Strugatsky brothers.

Sergey Lukyanenko in his dylogy The Stars Are Cold Toys has the main character visit a world that is in many aspects strikingly similar to Earth from Noon Universe but in truth is revealed to be fundamentally different and oppressive. Lukyanenko in 2001 Sergey Lukyanenko (Russian: Сергей Лукьяненко) (born April 11, 1968) is a science fiction and fantasy author, writing in Russian. ...

Kir Bulychev used an alien race called "Wanderers" (Странники) in one of his Alice, Girl from the Future stories. They share many attributes with the Wanderers from Noon Universe including a near-mystical reputation, comparatively high levels of technology and zealous tendency to preserve their secrets. Unlike Strugatsky's Wanderers, who let the world believe that they vanished centuries ago, Bulychyov's Wanderers appear to be truly extinct. They never appeared in any of Kir Bulychyov's other books. Kir Bulychev in 1997 Kir Bulychev or Bulychyov (Russian: Кир Булычёв) (October 18, 1934—September 5, 2003) was a pen name of Igor Vsevolodovich Mozheyko (И́горь Все́володович Може́йко), who was a Russian science fiction writer and historian. ... Alice, Girl of the Future, also known as Alice, the Girl from Earth, is a science-fiction book for children. ... Wanderers (Странники - pronounced: stranniki) are a fictionary alien race from the Noon Universe created by Strugatsky brothers. ... The Noon Universe is a fictional future alternate universe that serves as a setting for a book series written by Strugatsky brothers. ...

In late 1990s, a three-volume collection of fiction by notable contemporary Russian sci-fi authors, titled The Time of the Apprentices (Время учеников), was published with an endorsement of Boris Strugatsky. Each piece in the collection was a sequel to one of Strugatskys' books.

Selected bibliography

• The Way to Amalthea (Путь на Амальтею), 1960
• Six Matches (Шесть спичек), a collection of short stories, 1960
• The Land of Crimson Clouds (Страна багровых туч ), 1960
• Noon: 22nd Century (Полдень, 22-й век), 1961
• Space Apprentice (Стажеры), 1962
• An Attempt to Escape (Попытка к бегству), 1962
• Faraway Rainbow (Далекая Радуга), 1963
• Monday Begins on Saturday (Понедельник начинается в субботу), 1964
• The Final Circle of Paradise (Хищные вещи века) 1965
• Hard to Be a God (Трудно быть богом), 1966
• The Snail on the Slope (Улитка на склоне), 1966-1968
• Tale of the Troika (Сказка о Тройке), 1968
• Hotel Of The Dead Alpinist (Отель «У Погибшего Альпиниста»), 1969
• Inhabited Island (Обитаемый остров) a.k.a. Prisoners of Power, 1969
• Roadside Picnic (Пикник на обочине), 1972
• A Doomed City (Град обреченный), 1975
• Definitely Maybe (За миллиард лет до конца света), 1976
• Beetle in an Anthill (Жук в муравейнике), 1981
• Waves Put Out Wind (Волны гасят ветер) a.k.a. The Time Wanderers, 1985
• The Ugly Swans (Гадкие лебеди), 1987
• Overburdned with evil (Отягощённые злом), 1988

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See also

• 21st century
• 22nd century
• List of heroic fictional scientists
• Planets in science fiction

The 21st century is the century that began on 1 January 2001 and will last to 31 December 2100. ... The 22nd century (Gregorian calendar) will comprise the years 2101-2200. ... In contrast to the archetypical mad scientist, there are a lesser number of heroic scientists and engineers depicted in western culture who use their skills and knowledge for the betterment of others, often at great personal risk. ... Planets in science fiction are fictional planets that appear, as locations or settings for stories, especially those in the science fiction genre. ...

External links

• ((Russian)) Includes an ongoing interview with Boris Strugatsky
• ((Russian)) Detailed bibliography
• ((Russian)) Includes the complete works in Russian and selected translations
• ((English)) Includes free library, bibliography of their books translated in English and other languages and awards sections
• ((English)) Noon Universe History and Timeline
• 'Stalker: we're now into the Zone' - the one and only Fan Forum