Sannikov Land
- 376 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Vladimir Obruchev Books
Vladimir Afanasyevich Obruchev was a Russian and Soviet geologist whose work focused on the study of Siberia and Central Asia. Beyond his scientific contributions, he is recognized as one of the earliest Russian authors in the science fiction genre.
Plutonia
- 328 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Originally published in 1924, Plutonia is a hollow-earth-type of science fiction novel set in an underground world of rivers, lakes, volcanoes, and strange vegetation, a world which has its own sun ---Pluto--- and inhabited by monstrous animals and primitive people. The author uses the plot for the purpose of introducing the reader to the animal and plant life of ancient geological periods in their natural surroundings.Academician Vladimir Obruchev was an outstanding Soviet geologist and geographer, a famous explorer and investigator of Central Asia and Siberia, an indefatigable popularizer of scientific knowledge, who wrote thousands of scientific articles and a total of three science fiction novels, including this one.