Andriy Valentynov / Andrey Valentinov (Ukrainian: Андрій Валентинов, Russian: Андрей Валентинов; born March 18, 1958) is the pen name of a Ukrainian Russian-speaking science/fantasy fiction writer Andriy Valentynovych Shmalko. Valentinov is a distinguished Ukrainian historian and archaeologist and works as an associate professor at

Ukrainian studies Ukrainian studies is an interdisciplinary field of research dedicated to Ukrainian language, literature, history and culture in a broad sense. Ukrainian studies outside Ukraine A number of research institutes outside of Ukraine focus on Ukrainia ...

department of

Kharkiv National University The Kharkiv University or Karazin University ( uk, Каразінський університет), or officially V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University ( uk, Харківський національний університет імені ...

. He resides in

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, and writes in Russian. Valentinov collaborates with other Russophone Ukrainian writers, such as

H. L. Oldie Henry Lion Oldie or H. L. Oldie (russian: Генри Лайон Олди, Г. Л. Олди) is the pen name of Ukrainian science fiction and fantasy writers Dmitry Gromov and Oleg Ladyzhensky. Both authors reside in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and write i ...

and

Marina and Sergey Dyachenko Spouses Maryna Yuryivna Dyachenko (born 23 January 1968) and Serhiy Serhiyovych Dyachenko (14 April 1945 – 5 May 2022) (Marina Yuryevna Dyachenko (Shirshova) and Sergey Sergeyevich Dyachenko) (rus. Марина и Сергей Дяченко, ...

. Valentinov's genre is often defined as

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. He is the author of 40 novels, about 50 stories and more than 60 essays about the problems of contemporary

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. He has 164 science fiction and fantasy literary awards. At

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2013 in

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, the

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named Valentinov Europe's best writer of 2013. Valentinov resides and works from

. Valentinov has often collaborates with other Ukrainian-born Russophone writers, such as

and

Biography

Andriy Shmalko was born in

Kharkiv Kharkiv ( uk, wikt:Харків, Ха́рків, ), also known as Kharkov (russian: Харькoв, ), is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine.Soviet Ukraine The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

, on March 18, 1958. He began writing poetry in 1970, and wrote his first novel while at school. His first pen name was Alexander Nexø. From 1978 till early 2000s he was participating in different archaeological expeditions exploring the sites of

Khazar The Khazars ; he, כּוּזָרִים, Kūzārīm; la, Gazari, or ; zh, 突厥曷薩 ; 突厥可薩 ''Tūjué Kěsà'', () were a semi-nomadic Turkic people that in the late 6th-century CE established a major commercial empire coverin ...

culture,

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burial mounds, Genoese castle and especially his favourite

Chersonesus Chersonesus ( grc, Χερσόνησος, Khersónēsos; la, Chersonesus; modern Russian and Ukrainian: Херсоне́с, ''Khersones''; also rendered as ''Chersonese'', ''Chersonesos'', contracted in medieval Greek to Cherson Χερσών; ...

, an ancient Greek colony founded approximately 2,500 years ago in the south-western part of the

Crimean Peninsula Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a po ...

. In 1980 he graduated from

and became a school teacher of history. From 1982 till 1985 he was a post-graduate student at the Department of Ancient and Medieval History of Kharkiv National University. In 1985 he defended his PhD dissertation in Ancient History, ''Roman Policy in the Southern

Black Sea The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Roma ...

Region in the 1st Century BC''. From 1985 to 1992 he taught history at Kharkiv University of Arts, also known as the Kharkiv Conservatory, where he introduced the first course of the

Bible The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts of a ...

Studies in

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

that used to be a primarily atheistic state during the

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times. In 1992 he finished his novel ''The Oversteps'', which was published in 1995 under the pen name of Andrey Valentinov.Андреева Юлия. Триумвират: Творческие биографии писателей Генри Лайона Олди, Андрея Валентинова, Марины и Сергея Дяченко. – Часть вторая: Андрей Валентинов. – СПб, 2013. – C. 125-184. Valentinov is married.

Main Images and Motifs

Valentinov creates his fictional world with the help of the repeating themes, images and motifs. One of them is about the people or race of Dhars (other names: Dars, Dergs, Logres and Chugs; Russian: дхары, дары, дэрги, логры, чуги). The etymology of their names might be

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(Dhars or Dars, compare with the Slavic ''dar'' – gift, talent), Eastern (Dergs), Celtic (

Logres Logres (among various other forms and spellings) is King Arthur's realm in the Matter of Britain. It derives from the medieval Welsh word ''Lloegyr'', a name of uncertain origin referring to South and Eastern England (''Lloegr'' in modern Welsh ...

, also Logris or Loegria is the name of

King Arthur King Arthur ( cy, Brenin Arthur, kw, Arthur Gernow, br, Roue Arzhur) is a legendary king of Britain, and a central figure in the medieval literary tradition known as the Matter of Britain. In the earliest traditions, Arthur appears as a ...

's realm) or Slavic (chugs as diminutive for chugaisters or chugasters, kind wood goblins for Western Ukrainians living in the

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). According to Valentinov, they are ambiguous creatures: half human, half bearlike, whose origin is very ancient and mysterious. The Dhars live in different places of the world and are endangered because of many enemies, from ignorant cruel people to the evil forces. They keep ancient secret knowledge and have psychic abilities. They usually look like humans, but some of them can transform into werebears. The Dhars might be the descendants of fallen angels and human females. Valentinov suggests that King Arthur whose name meant “bear” was one of them. They are presented in many Valentinov's books, especially in the Logrian series and ''The Eye of Power'' Series.

Bibliography

Novels and Series

Mythological, Heroic and Epic Fantasy

Mycenaean Series (Russian: Микенский цикл)
The events take place in

Ancient Greece Ancient Greece ( el, Ἑλλάς, Hellás) was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity ( AD 600), that comprised a loose collection of cult ...

. * 1997 ''Grey Kite'' (Russian: «Серый коршун») * 2000-2001 ''

Diomedes Diomedes (Jones, Daniel; Roach, Peter, James Hartman and Jane Setter, eds. ''Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary''. 17th edition. Cambridge UP, 2006.) or Diomede (; grc-gre, Διομήδης, Diomēdēs, "god-like cunning" or "advised by ...

, the Son of

Tydeus Tydeus (; Ancient Greek: Τυδεύς ''Tūdeus'') was an Aetolian hero in Greek mythology, belonging to the generation before the Trojan War. He was one of the Seven against Thebes, and the father of Diomedes, who is frequently known by the patr ...

'' (Russian: «Диомед, сын Тидея») Oriya Cycle (Russian: Цикл «Ория»)
The historical and mythological fantasy based on the

Eastern European Eastern Europe is a subregion of the European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, it has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic connotations. The vast majority of the region is covered by Russia, whi ...

history of the

Migration Period The Migration Period was a period in European history marked by large-scale migrations that saw the fall of the Western Roman Empire and subsequent settlement of its former territories by various tribes, and the establishment of the post-Roman ...

. * 1997 ''Violators of Equilibrium'' (Russian: «Нарушители равновесия») * 1997 ''If the Death Wakes'' (Russian: «Если смерть проснётся») * 2000 ''Seal on Your Heart'' (Russian: «Печать на сердце твоём») * 2000 ''… Taller Than the Linchpin'' (Russian: «...выше тележной чеки»)

Cryptohistory, Heroic Fantasy, Magic Realism and Mysticism

The Eye of Power Series (Russian: цикл «Око силы»)
The famous cycle is based on the Russian history of the 20th century. 1996 The first trilogy (1920-1921): * 1. ''Chelkel Volunteers'' (Russian: «Волонтёры Челкеля») * 2. ''The Guardian of The Wound'' (Russian: «Страж Раны») * 3. ''The Light Bearer'' (Russian: «Несущий Свет») 1997 The second trilogy (1937-1938): * 1. ''You Who Is Tired of Hatred'' (Russian: «Ты, уставший ненавидеть») * 2. ''It Does Not Hurt Me'' (Russian: «Мне не больно») * 3. ''

Orpheus Orpheus (; Ancient Greek: Ὀρφεύς, classical pronunciation: ; french: Orphée) is a Thracian bard, legendary musician and prophet in ancient Greek religion. He was also a renowned poet and, according to the legend, travelled with Jaso ...

and

Nike Nike often refers to: * Nike (mythology), a Greek goddess who personifies victory * Nike, Inc., a major American producer of athletic shoes, apparel, and sports equipment Nike may also refer to: People * Nike (name), a surname and feminine given ...

'' (Russian: «Орфей и Ника») 1995-1997 The third trilogy (1991-1992): * 1. ''The Oversteps'' (Russian: «Преступившие») * 2. ''The Challenge'' (Russian: «Вызов») * 3. ''The Cohort'' (Russian: «Когорта») 2010-2011 The fourth trilogy (1924): * 1. ''Tsar Space'' (Russian: «Царь-Космос») * 2. ''General March'' (Russian: «Генерал-Марш») * 3. ''Wolfhound Century'' (Russian: «Век-волкодав») The Logres (Russian: Логры) * 1997 ''Auvergne Cleric'' (Russian: «Овернский клирик») (The setting is

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

of the 12th century) * 1997 ''Deserter'' (Russian: «Дезертир») (The times of the

French Revolution The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considere ...

are described) * 2000 ''The Heavens Are Rejoicing'' (Russian: «Небеса ликуют») (

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and

of the middle of the 17th century are presented) * 2001 ''Hola'' (Russian: «Ола») (The events take place in

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in the 15th century)

Fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...
and Magic Realism

1998 ''The Boundary'' (Russian: «Рубеж»; in collaboration with

Henry Lion Oldie Henry Lion Oldie or H. L. Oldie (russian: Генри Лайон Олди, Г. Л. Олди) is the pen name of Ukrainian science fiction and fantasy writers Dmitry Gromov and Oleg Ladyzhensky. Both authors reside in Kharkiv, Ukraine, and write i ...

and

).
The alternative fantasy world, fictional

Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...

’s Ukraine of the 16-18th centuries and the

Cabbalistic Kabbalah ( he, קַבָּלָה ''Qabbālā'', literally "reception, tradition") is an esoteric method, discipline and school of thought in Jewish mysticism. A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal ( ''Məqūbbāl'' "receiver"). The defin ...

cosmogony Cosmogony is any model concerning the origin of the cosmos or the universe. Overview Scientific theories In astronomy, cosmogony refers to the study of the origin of particular astrophysical objects or systems, and is most commonly used i ...

are presented.
* Book 1: ''Orphans Cost a Lot in Winter'' (Russian: «Зимою сироты в цене») * Book 2: ''The Time to Break Rules'' (Russian: «Время нарушать запреты»)

Spartacus Spartacus ( el, Σπάρτακος '; la, Spartacus; c. 103–71 BC) was a Thracian gladiator who, along with Crixus, Gannicus, Castus, and Oenomaus, was one of the escaped slave leaders in the Third Servile War, a major slave uprising ...

Series (Russian: Спартаковский цикл)
The history of

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in the 1st century BC and especially the slave uprising are analyzed from the alternative perspective * 2002 ''Spartacus'' (Russian: «Спартак») * 2006 ''The Angel of Spartacus'' (Russian: «Ангел Спартака»)

Historical Prose

* 2000 ''The Phlegethon'' (Russian: «Флегетон») (The tragic events of the

Civil War in Russia {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Russian Civil War , partof = the Russian Revolution and the aftermath of World War I , image = , caption = Clockwise from top left: {{flatlist, *Soldiers ...

in the

Crimea Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...

are described). * 2002 ''

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Constellation'' (Russian: «Созвездие Пса») (The activities of the archaeological expedition in

, the Crimea, are presented).

Magic Realism, City Fantasy and Biblical Motifs

Dilogy 1999 ''We Are to Live Here'' (Russian: «Нам здесь жить», written in collaboration with

): * ''

Armageddon According to the Book of Revelation in the New Testament of the Christian Bible, Armageddon (, from grc, Ἁρμαγεδών ''Harmagedōn'', Late Latin: , from Hebrew: ''Har Məgīddō'') is the prophesied location of a gathering of armies ...

Happened Yesterday'' (Russian: «Армагеддон был вчера») * ''Blood is Drunk From The Cupped Hands'' (Russian: «Кровь пьют руками») The dystopian events take place in the post-apocalyptic City that resembles

, the native city of the authors. 2006 ''Shooter'' (Russian: «Тирмен», written in collaboration with

)
Modern Kharkiv, Ukraine, and the events in different countries dated from 1922 till the present time are given through the lenses of the Shooters that are the Knights of the Grand Dame with scythe. 2013 ''Fortress Of My Soul'' (Russian: «Крепость души моей», written in collaboration with

)
The setting resembles the dilogy ''We Are to Live Here''. The realities of modern City and the

Old Testament The Old Testament (often abbreviated OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites. The ...

are intermingled and interconnected. * ''Birthright'' (Russian: «Право первородства») * ''Nine Days'' (Russian: «Девять дней») * ''Dawn of Sodom'' (Russian: «Заря над Содомом»)

Horror and Mysticism

2005 ''

The Pentacle The Pentacle, or Pentacle, is a DC Comics supervillain group, a team that served as counterparts to the superhero group, the Shadowpact. Created by Bill Willingham, the Pentacle first appeared in ''Shadowpact'' #1 (July 2006). ''Shadowpact'' ...

'' (Russian: «Пентакль»): the novel-cycle of 30 short stories, written in collaboration with

and

— Best novel award at the festival "

Star Bridge ''Star Bridge'' is a science fiction novel by American authors Jack Williamson and James E. Gunn. It was published in 1955 by Gnome Press in an edition of 5,000 copies, of which 900 copies were never bound. It was also issued in paperback by Ac ...

" (Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2005).
The setting is primarily mystic Ukraine of different times.

Speculative Philosophical and Psychological Fiction (
Noosphere The noosphere (alternate spelling noösphere) is a philosophical concept developed and popularized by the Russian-Ukrainian Soviet biogeochemist Vladimir Vernadsky, and the French philosopher and Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Vernads ...
Cycle)

The books of this cycle are based on the idea that there is a parallel universal reality made by our thoughts and dreams named

Noosphere The noosphere (alternate spelling noösphere) is a philosophical concept developed and popularized by the Russian-Ukrainian Soviet biogeochemist Vladimir Vernadsky, and the French philosopher and Jesuit priest Pierre Teilhard de Chardin. Vernads ...

or Hypnosphere that is open for some people under some circumstances and allows them to live after death, to travel through time and place and to change the real world where we live. * 2003 ''Sphere'' (Russian: «Сфера») (The introductory book of the cycle lifting the veil of our unconscious) * 2005 ''Omega'' (Russian: «Омега») (The protagonist lives in three parallel realities. The modern war in the

is described) * 2006 ''Dimon'' (Russian: «Даймон») (Two main plot lines are about

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

of the middle of the 19th century and Ukraine of the early 2000s) * 2007 ''Captain Philibert'' (Russian: «Капитан Филибер») (The protagonist who is lethally ill in the real world of contemporary Ukraine finds his second life in the reality of the

(1917-1922) and changes the course of history) * 2013 ''Noir'' (Russian: «Нуар») (

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

is described from the perspective of the former Russian White Guard officer. The events are set primarily in

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

Chronoopera and
Steampunk Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction that incorporates retrofuturistic technology and aesthetics inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. Steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the Victorian era or ...

2011 ''Alumen'' (Russian: «Алюмен», written in collaboration with

)
European technical progress of the 18-19th centuries is presented from the perspective of the metaphysical struggle between the rational scientific and irrational occult forces. * 2008 Book 1: ''The Mechanism of Time'' (Russian: «Механизм Времени») * 2009 Book 2: ''The Mechanism of Space'' (Russian: «Механизм Пространства») * 2009 Book 3: ''The Mechanism of Life'' (Russian: «Механизм Жизни»)

Alternate History Alternate history (also alternative history, althist, AH) is a genre of speculative fiction of stories in which one or more historical events occur and are resolved differently than in real life. As conjecture based upon historical fact, altern ...

2017-2018 ''Argentina'' Series (Russian: «Аргентина») The first trilogy (1936): * 2017 Book 1: ''Quentin'' (Russian: «Квентин») * 2017 Book 2: ''Krabat'' (Russian: «Крабат») * 2017 Book 3: ''Cage'' (Russian: «Кейдж») The second trilogy (1937): * 2018 Book 1: ''Lounge'' (Russian: «Лонжа») * 2018 Book 2: ''Leichtweiss'' (Russian: «Лехтвейс») * 2018 Book 3: ''Loki'' (Russian: «Локи»)

Black Humour Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, morbid humor, or gallows humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discus ...
and
Postmodern Postmodernism is an intellectual stance or mode of discourseNuyen, A.T., 1992. The Role of Rhetorical Devices in Postmodernist Discourse. Philosophy & Rhetoric, pp.183–194. characterized by skepticism toward the " grand narratives" of moderni ...
Detective Stories and Novellas

The Collective Authors’ Cycle ''Commissioner Fuhe’s Adventures'' (Russian: «Похождения комиссара Фухе») * 1996 “Golden Goddess” * 2001 “A Big Shake” * 1996 “Christmas Story” (in collaboration with Sergey Kaplin) * 1996 “The Great Missing” * 1996 “Fuhe’s Methods” * 2001 “Commissioner Fuhe’s Testament” * 2001 “Commissioner Fuhe’s Dissertation” * 2001 “Tour of Duty” * 2001 “Meeting” * 2001 “A Water Pipe” * 2001 “Campaign” * 2001 “A Little Present” * 2001 “My Best Wishes!” * 2001 “Nutcase” * 2001 “Wholesale” * 2002 “Jubilee” * 1996 “Justice”

Poetry Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings i ...

1997 ''Catching the Wind'' (Russian: «Ловля ветра») (collection)

References

External links

*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tacbnu3bzo *http://valentinov-uk.livejournal.com *http://fantlab.ru/autor55 *http://forum.rusf.ru/valentinov/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Valentinov, Andrey Living people 1958 births Ukrainian science fiction writers Ukrainian alternate history writers Ukrainian fantasy writers 21st-century Ukrainian historians 20th-century Ukrainian historians Ukrainian archaeologists Academic staff of the National University of Kharkiv Pseudonymous writers Russian-language writers National University of Kharkiv alumni