Vladimir Obruchev. Cover of his memoir book For the Pluto's secrets (За тайнами Плутона)

Vladimir Afanasiyevich Obruchev (Владимир Афанасьевич Обручев in Russian) (September 28 (N.S. October 10), 1863 - June 19, 1956, Moscow) was a Russian geologist, geographer, explorer, academician of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1929), Hero of Socialist Labor (1945), and honorary president of the Soviet Geographical Society (since 1947). As one of the pioneers of Russian science fiction, Obruchev explored the possibilities of survival of prehistoric species in the remote areas of Siberia such as hypothetical Sannikov Land. September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (272nd in leap years). ... In Britain and countries of the British Empire, Old Style or O.S. after a date means that the date is in the Julian calendar, in use in those countries until 1752; New Style or N.S. means that the date is in the Gregorian calendar, adopted on 14 September... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA:   listen?) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... A geologist is a contributor to the science of geology. ... A geographer is a scientist whose area of study is geography, the study of Earths physical environment and human habitat. ... See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ... The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art, literary, or scientific academy. ... Russian Academy of Sciences (Росси́йская Акаде́мия Нау́к) is the national academy of Russia. ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hero of Socialist Labor (Герой Социалистического Труда in Russian, or Geroy Sotsialisticheskogo Truda) was an honorary title in the Soviet Union and the highest degree of distinction for exceptional achievements in national economy and culture. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Siberia Siberia (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibir’, Sibir; from the Tatar for “sleeping land”) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ... Sannikov Land (Земля Санникова in Russian) was a phantom island in the Arctic Ocean that had supposedly been observed by some explorers to the north of the New Siberian Islands. ...

Vladimir Obruchev graduated from the Petersburg Mining Institute in 1886. He held different posts throughout his life, such as professor of the Tomsk State Technical University (1919-1921), Taurida University in Simferopol (1918-1919), and Moscow Mining Academy (1921-1929); chairman of the Committee on Permafrost Studies (since 1930); director of the Institute of Permafrost Studies of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (since 1939); secretary of the Department of Geological and Geographical Sciences of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1942-1946). 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... A professor is a senior teacher, lecturer and researcher, usually in a college or university. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Simferopol (Ukrainian, Сімферополь; Russian, Симферополь; Greek, Συμφερόπολις; Tatar, Aqmescit) is the capital city of Crimea, in Ukraine. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... This article is about frozen ground. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Hey. ... This article is about the year. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Vladimir Obruchev was a well-known explorer of Siberia, Central and Middle Asia. In 1880s-1890s, he was engaged in designing the Central Asian and Trans-Siberian Railways. The results of his extensive work were summarized in a three-volume monograph Geology of Siberia (Геология Сибири) (1935-1938) and History of Geological Exploration of Siberia (История геологического исследования Сибири). These books mainly deal with the origins of loess in Central and Middle Asia, ice formation and permafrost in Siberia, problems of tectonics and tectonic structure of Siberia, and geology of goldfields in Siberia. Siberia Siberia (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibir’, Sibir; from the Tatar for “sleeping land”) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... // Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no... Trans-Siberian line in red; Baikal Amur Mainline in green. ... A monograph is a scholarly book or a treatise on a single subject, class of subjects, or person. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Among the classifications of soil types, loess (pronounced lös, from the German Löß, and ultimately from Swiss German lösch, loose) is a fine, silty, windblown (eolian) type of unconsolidated deposit, or, sometimes the term refers to the soil derived from it. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... ICE can refer to: InterCity Express, a German high-speed train Internal combustion engine, a fuel engine In-car entertainment In-circuit emulator, a computer hardware device In case of emergency, emergency number in mobile phones Institution of Civil Engineers, British civil engineer guild Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, U.S... Siberia Siberia (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibir’, Sibir; from the Tatar for “sleeping land”) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ... The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century. ... Gold mining consists of the processes and techniques employed in the removal of gold from the ground. ...

Vladimir Obruchev authored many popular scientific works, such as Formation of Mountains and Ore Deposits (Образование гор и рудных месторождений) (1932), Fundamentals of Geology (Основы геологии) (1944), Field Geology (Полевая геология) (1927), Ore Deposits (Рудные месторождения) (1928-1929). In Russia, he is best known as the author of several science fiction novels, such as Plutonia (Плутония) (1915), Sannikov Land (Земля Санникова) (1924), Golddiggers in the Desert (Золотоискатели в пустыне) (1928), and In the Wilds of Central Asia (В дебрях Центральной Азии) (1951). 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Sannikov Land (Земля Санникова in Russian) was a phantom island in the Arctic Ocean that had supposedly been observed by some explorers to the north of the New Siberian Islands. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

For his outstanding work in Central Asian studies, Vladimir Obruchev was awarded the Przhevalskiy Prize, big gold medal of the Russian Geographical Society, and two Chikhachev Prizes from the French Academy of Sciences (1898 and 1925). In 1947, Obruchev was awarded the first Karpinsky Gold Medal. He was also a recipient of the Lenin Prize (1926), USSR State Prize (1941, 1950), five Orders of Lenin, Order of the Red Banner of Labor, and numerous medals. Nikolai Mikhailovich Przhevalskiy, also spelled Przewalski, (Николай Михайлович Пржевальский April 12, 1839 - November 1, 1888 (Gregorian calendar)), was a Russian geographer and explorer in central and eastern Asia. ... The French Academy of Sciences (Académie des sciences) is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alexander Petrovich Karpinsky (Cyrillic: Александр Петрович Карпинский) (1846–1936) was a Soviet geologist and mineralogist. ... Lenin Prize (Russian: Ле́нинская пре́мия) was one of the highest awards in the Soviet Union. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Stalin Prize medal State Prize medal The USSR State Prize (Russian:Госуда́рственная пре́мия СССР) was the Soviet Unions highest civilian honour. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Order of Lenin (ru: Орден Ленина), named after the leader of the Russian Revolution, was the second highest national order of the Soviet Union (Highest was the Order of Victory). ... The Order of the Red Banner of Labour was an Order (decoration) of the Soviet Union for accomplishments in labour and civil service. ...

A mineral obruchevite, a mountain range in Tuva, a mountain in the upper reaches of the Vitim River, an oasis in Antarctica and other landmarks are named after Vladimir Obruchev. The Obruchev Prize was established by the Soviet Academy of Sciences in 1938 for the best works on Siberian geology. The Tuva Republic (Tuvan: Тыва Республика; Russian: ) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... Mount McKinley in Alaska has one of the largest visible base-to-summit elevation differences anywhere A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... The Vitim River is a major tributary of the Lena River. ... Oasis in the Libyan part of the Sahara In geography, an oasis is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...