Yevgeny Serafimovich Veltistov (Russian:Евге́ний Серафи́мович Велти́стов )(1934-1989) was a Soviet writer and screenwriter. He was a Laureate of the State Prize of the USSR (1982).

Biography

Born on 21 July 1934, in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

, Veltistov graduated from the Faculty of

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, worked in the press, at the Central Committee of the

CPSU "Hymn of the Bolshevik Party" , headquarters = 4 Staraya Square, Moscow , general_secretary = Vladimir Lenin (first)Mikhail Gorbachev (last) , founded = , banned = , founder = Vladimir Lenin , newspaper ...

. He was first published in the late 1950s. Veltistov was a member of the

Writers' Union The Union of Soviet Writers, USSR Union of Writers, or Soviet Union of Writers (russian: Союз писателей СССР, translit=Soyuz Sovetstikh Pisatelei) was a creative union of professional writers in the Soviet Union. It was founded ...

(1966). His first science-fiction published

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

was ''The Adventures of the bottom of the sea'' (1960). Veltistov's fame, lead author of Soviet children's science fiction series of works brought about a boy-robot

Electronics The field of electronics is a branch of physics and electrical engineering that deals with the emission, behaviour and effects of electrons using electronic devices. Electronics uses active devices to control electron flow by amplification ...

, copies of student Syroezhkin - Electronics - the boy from the suitcase. Tale-Fantasy (1964), Ressi - elusive friend (1970, 1971), The winner of the Impossible (1975), The New Adventures of Electronics (1984, recycling - 1988), the first two novels filmed popular telefilm. Among Veltistov's other works related to science fiction are the story of a dead end, which gets fantastic "wish fulfillment", "Gum-Gum", 1970 (filmed in 1985), as well as the collection of stories,

fairy tale A fairy tale (alternative names include fairytale, fairy story, magic tale, or wonder tale) is a short story that belongs to the folklore genre. Such stories typically feature magic (paranormal), magic, incantation, enchantments, and mythical ...

s - "A million and a day Holiday "(1979)," Class and extracurricular adventures extraordinary graders "(1985). Among adult science fiction works are the story of the near future - "Sip of the Sun, Notes of programmer Snegova March "(1967), which tells of the arrival of the solar system alien computer controlled spaceship, and the novel "The Nocturne emptiness" (1988), describing the

conspiracy A conspiracy, also known as a plot, is a secret plan or agreement between persons (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder or treason, especially with political motivation, while keeping their agree ...

of the imperialists that threaten humanity climate war, previously published along with the story in the previous one volume - a collection of "Nocturne emptiness. A breath of the Sun "(1982).

Bibliography

Selected novels

*'' Electronic from the Portmanteau'' (Электроник — мальчик из чемодана., 1964), Publisher: International Law & Taxation, 2003, *''Gum-Gum'' (Гум-Гам) 1970 *''A million and a day Holiday'' (Миллион и один день каникул)(1979) *''Nocturne emptiness. A breath of the Sun'' (Ноктюрн пустоты. Глоток солнца.)(1982).

References

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Произведения Велтистова в библиотеке «Фантаст»
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