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Собрание сочинений. Том 3. 1961-1963. Попытка к бегству. Далекая Радуга. Трудно быть богом. Понедельник начинается в субботу. Рассказы
Аркадий (1925-1991) и Борис (1933-2012) Стругацкие - русские советские писатели-фантасты, поднявшие отечественную фантастику до высот мирового уровня. Переведенные на все основные языки, изданные суммарным тиражом более 500 миллионов экземпляров, их книги до сих пор экранизируются, активно обсуждаются и служат источником вдохновения для нового поколения писателей и читателей.
В этот том вошли "Попытка к бегству", "Далекая Радуга", "Трудно быть богом", "Понедельник начинается в субботу" и избранные рассказы.
В этот том вошли "Попытка к бегству", "Далекая Радуга", "Трудно быть богом", "Понедельник начинается в субботу" и избранные рассказы.
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First published January 1, 2006
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Arkady Strugatsky
513 books1,889 followersThe brothers Arkady Strugatsky [Russian: Аркадий Стругацкий] and Boris Strugatsky [Russian: Борис Стругацкий] were Soviet-Russian science fiction authors who collaborated through most of their careers.
Arkady Strugatsky was born 25 August 1925 in Batumi; the family later moved to Leningrad. In January 1942, Arkady and his father were evacuated from the Siege of Leningrad, but Arkady was the only survivor in his train car; his father died upon reaching Vologda. Arkady was drafted into the Soviet army in 1943. He trained first at the artillery school in Aktyubinsk and later at the Military Institute of Foreign Languages in Moscow, from which he graduated in 1949 as an interpreter of English and Japanese. He worked as a teacher and interpreter for the military until 1955. In 1955, he began working as an editor and writer.
In 1958, he began collaborating with his brother Boris, a collaboration that lasted until Arkady's death on 12 October 1991. Arkady Strugatsky became a member of the Union of Soviet Writers in 1964. In addition to his own writing, he translated Japanese language short stories and novels, as well as some English works with his brother.
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Arkady Strugatsky was born 25 August 1925 in Batumi; the family later moved to Leningrad. In January 1942, Arkady and his father were evacuated from the Siege of Leningrad, but Arkady was the only survivor in his train car; his father died upon reaching Vologda. Arkady was drafted into the Soviet army in 1943. He trained first at the artillery school in Aktyubinsk and later at the Military Institute of Foreign Languages in Moscow, from which he graduated in 1949 as an interpreter of English and Japanese. He worked as a teacher and interpreter for the military until 1955. In 1955, he began working as an editor and writer.
In 1958, he began collaborating with his brother Boris, a collaboration that lasted until Arkady's death on 12 October 1991. Arkady Strugatsky became a member of the Union of Soviet Writers in 1964. In addition to his own writing, he translated Japanese language short stories and novels, as well as some English works with his brother.
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April 26, 2021
В детстве «Трудно быть богом» казалось одним из лучших произведений советской фантастики, а «Понедельник начинается в субботу» воспринимался как полнейший бред. Прошло 30 лет, а мое отношение к этим двум повестям нисколько не изменилось. Понравилась «Попытка к бегству» - своего рода проба пера перед более масштабным «Трудно быть богом».
January 15, 2010
This third volume of Strugatsky Brothers works opens up a theme of Progresors.
Progressors - are the Noon World (see my other reviews of Strugatskies novels about Noon World) scouts to other planets where progress of society is very low. These scouts cannot interfere directly but they are taking different big roles in these low-end societies and tring to influent them in a good way, to push them ahead.
Hard to Be a God is one of the most popular Strugatskies novel across former USSR and one of the most known on the West. Scene is a Medieval world , somewhere in between japan, spain and france. Main character, powerfull and rich Don Rumata is a progressor from Earth. He is capable of everything. He is hidden god. Middle Ages is a disgusting time though, we know that. Ignorance, obscurantism, humilations, social deprivings are present. "Grey Ones" (clear reminiscence about Ernst Rem bandits) are terrorazing ordinary people, raping women and robbing men. Rumata does everything he can, but something even more evil happens. Dark coup d'état is coming and that will be clearly totaltarian state. All metapshors and citations about XX century were rather clear even in the 60's, but people appreciated that Rumata in the end sees that the only way out of this mess is to take sword and kill. Other then that no one can make cruel society to be good. I have no idea how such book could be published back then.
"Escape try" is an another "progressor" novel in this volume, but about slave society and way less interesting.
There are two more "non-progressor" novels here. First one is 100% most popular Strugatskies novel in the former USSR. It's called "Monday starts on Saturday". In outward appearance it's a funny tale about modern mages and wizards who work in a regular science institute, pretending to be regular sceintists. "Magic Wand Division" etc. Someting like Harry Potter for adults. But if you look deeper, it's a viciois pamflet against pseudo-science - all those UFO's, global warnings, secret Hitler antarctic bunkers, Nicola Tesla explosions etc. Personally I never liked "Monday starts on Saturday" because the book isn't funny enough to be great satire, but at the same time speaks double-talk which is never good imo.
Last novel of this volume is a "Distant rainbow" which is made in a catastrophe genre. Whole planet is about to die, scientists from Earth are working here, their wifes and children are with them. Main conflict spins around the fact that there is only one spaceship on this planet that can save people and there is no room for all of them. In the end it's is decided to save children and leave science achievments back. And that's what happens.
Progressors - are the Noon World (see my other reviews of Strugatskies novels about Noon World) scouts to other planets where progress of society is very low. These scouts cannot interfere directly but they are taking different big roles in these low-end societies and tring to influent them in a good way, to push them ahead.
Hard to Be a God is one of the most popular Strugatskies novel across former USSR and one of the most known on the West. Scene is a Medieval world , somewhere in between japan, spain and france. Main character, powerfull and rich Don Rumata is a progressor from Earth. He is capable of everything. He is hidden god. Middle Ages is a disgusting time though, we know that. Ignorance, obscurantism, humilations, social deprivings are present. "Grey Ones" (clear reminiscence about Ernst Rem bandits) are terrorazing ordinary people, raping women and robbing men. Rumata does everything he can, but something even more evil happens. Dark coup d'état is coming and that will be clearly totaltarian state. All metapshors and citations about XX century were rather clear even in the 60's, but people appreciated that Rumata in the end sees that the only way out of this mess is to take sword and kill. Other then that no one can make cruel society to be good. I have no idea how such book could be published back then.
"Escape try" is an another "progressor" novel in this volume, but about slave society and way less interesting.
There are two more "non-progressor" novels here. First one is 100% most popular Strugatskies novel in the former USSR. It's called "Monday starts on Saturday". In outward appearance it's a funny tale about modern mages and wizards who work in a regular science institute, pretending to be regular sceintists. "Magic Wand Division" etc. Someting like Harry Potter for adults. But if you look deeper, it's a viciois pamflet against pseudo-science - all those UFO's, global warnings, secret Hitler antarctic bunkers, Nicola Tesla explosions etc. Personally I never liked "Monday starts on Saturday" because the book isn't funny enough to be great satire, but at the same time speaks double-talk which is never good imo.
Last novel of this volume is a "Distant rainbow" which is made in a catastrophe genre. Whole planet is about to die, scientists from Earth are working here, their wifes and children are with them. Main conflict spins around the fact that there is only one spaceship on this planet that can save people and there is no room for all of them. In the end it's is decided to save children and leave science achievments back. And that's what happens.
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