Vasily Dmitrievich Zvyagintsev (russian: Василий Дмитриевич Звягинцев; 21 November 1944 – 30 April 2016) was a Russian

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author.

Biography

Zvyagintsev was born in

Grozny Grozny ( rus, Грозный, p=ˈgroznɨj; ce, Соьлжа-ГӀала, translit=Sölƶa-Ġala), also spelled Groznyy, is the capital city of Chechnya, Russia. The city lies on the Sunzha River. According to the 2010 census, it had a pop ...

on 21 November 1944, graduated from

Stavropol Stavropol (; rus, Ставрополь, p=ˈstavrəpəlʲ) is a city and the administrative centre of Stavropol Krai, Russia. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 547,820, making it one of Russia's fastest growing cities. It was known as ...

medical college, worked as emergency assistance doctor, and served as military doctor on

Sakhalin Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, r=Sakhalín, p=səxɐˈlʲin; ja, 樺太 ''Karafuto''; zh, c=, p=Kùyèdǎo, s=库页岛, t=庫頁島; Manchu: ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ, ''Sahaliyan''; Orok: Бугата на̄, ''Bugata nā''; Nivkh: ...

island. After returning to

, he spent 10 years working in

Komsomol The All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (russian: link=no, Всесоюзный ленинский коммунистический союз молодёжи (ВЛКСМ), ), usually known as Komsomol (; russian: Комсомол, links=n ...

youth organization and in trade unions, served in political division of

Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD; russian: Министерство внутренних дел (МВД), ''Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del'') is the interior ministry of Russia. The MVD is responsible for law enfor ...

. He first published in 1987: ''Weekend on a river bank''. He lived in

. Considered by many Russian fans to be one of the best science fiction authors, he wrote his only novel series ''Odysseus leaves Ithaca'', set during World War II. The series was also acclaimed by professional literary critics. It contains more than 10 volumes, with each one connected to the others in some way yet can be read separately. For the epic ''Odysseus leaves Ithaca'', in 1993 Zvyagintsev received four prestigious literary awards: the

Aelita Prize The Aelita Award is an award for science fiction writers founded by the Union of Writers of the Russian Federation (formerly the Soviet Writers Union) and " Uralsky Sledopyt Magazine" in 1981. It was named after the classic Russian science fiction ...

, Interpesscon, А. R. Belyaev award and special international award

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. Zvyagintsev was a member of the board of . Vasiliy. He also took part in 'Volgacon-91' and 'Strannik-2002'. Zvyagintsev died on 30 April 2016, aged 71.Умер писатель Василий Звягинцев

Bibliography

Series

Odysseus leaves Ithaca # Odysseus leaves Ithaca (1983) Gambit of the Dame of Diamonds (1978) + Odysseus leaves Ithaca (1983)# Bull dogs under the carpet (1993) # Active engagement for purposes of intelligence gathering (1996) # Whirl of Valhalla (1997) # Brotherhood of St. Andrew (1997) Right to death# Local engagements (1999) # Play time (2000) # Hole for the medal of honor (2001) tart of the subseries# Ticket for Charon's boat (2003) # Burden of the living (2004) # Farther than the front line (2005) # Clapping with one hand (2006) # Scorpion in amber (2007)

Novellas and stories

* Weekend on a river bank (1987) * If one wants one can (1987)

References

External links

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Library lib.ru

Aldebaran electronic library

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Zvyagintsev, Vasily 1944 births 2016 deaths Russian science fiction writers Soviet science fiction writers Soviet male writers 20th-century Russian male writers Russian alternate history writers Soviet Army officers Soviet military doctors People from Grozny