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Островът на изчезналите кораби
Корабль терпит бедствие, и его, потерявшего управление, океанское течение увлекает в неизведанный район Саргассового моря - к фантастическому острову, сплошь состоящему из безлюдных полуразрушенных парусников...
140 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 1962
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Alexander Belyaev
294 books198 followersAlexander Romanovich Belyaev (Russian: Александр Беляев); born 16 March 1884 in Smolensk, Russian Empire; died 6 January 1942 in Pushkin, USSR]
Born in Smolensk, at the age of 30 Alexander became ill with tuberculosis. Treatment was unsuccessful; the infection spread to his spine and resulted in paralysis of the legs. Belyayev suffered constant pain and was paralysed for six years. In search for the right treatment he moved to Yalta together with his mother and old nanny. During his convalescence, he read the work of Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, and began to write poetry in his hospital bed.
By 1922 he had overcome the disease and in 1923 returned to Moscow where he began his serious literary activity as writer of science fiction novels. In 1925 his first novel, Professor Dowell's Head (Голова Профессора Доуэля) was published. From 1931 he lived in Leningrad with his wife and oldest daughter; his youngest daughter died of meningitis in 1930, aged six. In Leningrad he met H. G. Wells, who visited the USSR in 1934.
In the last years of his life Belyaev lived in the Leningrad suburb of Pushkin (formerly Tsarskoye Selo). At the beginning of the German invasion of the Soviet Union during Second World War he refused to evacuate because he was recovering after an operation that he had undergone a few months earlier.
Belyayev died of hunger in the Soviet town of Pushkin in 1942 while it was occupied by the Nazis. His wife and daughter, who managed to survive, were taken away to Poland by the Nazis. The exact location of his grave is unknown. A memorial stone at the Kazanskoe cemetery in the town of Pushkin is placed on the mass grave where his body is assumed to be buried.
Born in Smolensk, at the age of 30 Alexander became ill with tuberculosis. Treatment was unsuccessful; the infection spread to his spine and resulted in paralysis of the legs. Belyayev suffered constant pain and was paralysed for six years. In search for the right treatment he moved to Yalta together with his mother and old nanny. During his convalescence, he read the work of Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, and began to write poetry in his hospital bed.
By 1922 he had overcome the disease and in 1923 returned to Moscow where he began his serious literary activity as writer of science fiction novels. In 1925 his first novel, Professor Dowell's Head (Голова Профессора Доуэля) was published. From 1931 he lived in Leningrad with his wife and oldest daughter; his youngest daughter died of meningitis in 1930, aged six. In Leningrad he met H. G. Wells, who visited the USSR in 1934.
In the last years of his life Belyaev lived in the Leningrad suburb of Pushkin (formerly Tsarskoye Selo). At the beginning of the German invasion of the Soviet Union during Second World War he refused to evacuate because he was recovering after an operation that he had undergone a few months earlier.
Belyayev died of hunger in the Soviet town of Pushkin in 1942 while it was occupied by the Nazis. His wife and daughter, who managed to survive, were taken away to Poland by the Nazis. The exact location of his grave is unknown. A memorial stone at the Kazanskoe cemetery in the town of Pushkin is placed on the mass grave where his body is assumed to be buried.
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July 26, 2025
Интересный приключенческий роман. Вспомнила, почему мне было скучновато читать Беляева - из-за вставок, которые я называю «пинкод». Например, целая глава про историю кораблестроения не то чтобы меня впечатлила… правда вставки по океанологии были приятными и интересными. Иногда Беляев важные события дает за три строчки, а иногда растягивает какое-то действие на много слов. Такое соотношение удивляет.
Я бы сказала, что это интересная история, но простая.
Я бы сказала, что это интересная история, но простая.
January 6, 2017
Не надо, ах не надо перечитывать понравившееся в детстве. Хотя почему? Достойные книжки наверняка пройдут тест - в отличие от этой. Здесь в принципе не прорисованы характеры, нет конфликта, напряжения в сюжете, ну а следовательно, нет и удовлетворительного финала. Более того, язык повествования разве что ученическую работу напоминает.
Так что, выходит, всё наоборот: вредно детям давать читать плохо написанные книги, которые им понравятся только в силу новизны обстановки (для конкретного ребёнка).
Остров сокровищ останется в веках. Остров погибших кораблей уже пора списывать.
Так что, выходит, всё наоборот: вредно детям давать читать плохо написанные книги, которые им понравятся только в силу новизны обстановки (для конкретного ребёнка).
Остров сокровищ останется в веках. Остров погибших кораблей уже пора списывать.
December 2, 2017
Suspenseful Page Turner
After the first few pages it's hard to put this book down. It's full of fascinating characters and plot twists that keep you reading. At the end however you are left with an ambiguous and hurried resolution, wondering why the author was in such a rush to finish the story.
After the first few pages it's hard to put this book down. It's full of fascinating characters and plot twists that keep you reading. At the end however you are left with an ambiguous and hurried resolution, wondering why the author was in such a rush to finish the story.
December 31, 2024
Достаточно короткая история, но она мне очень понравилась!
Простая и про старые добрые приключения, которые захватывают и которые в наше время не особа возможны, в центре которых сокровище и другие виды богатсв.
Меня очень удивило, что не было ни одного русского персонажа, по умолчанию привык, что у русских аторов про русских персонажей.
Простая и про старые добрые приключения, которые захватывают и которые в наше время не особа возможны, в центре которых сокровище и другие виды богатсв.
Меня очень удивило, что не было ни одного русского персонажа, по умолчанию привык, что у русских аторов про русских персонажей.
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