Perhaps everyone who is interested in science fiction knows Boris Strugatsky. For many years he wrote books in collaboration with his equally distinguished brother Arkady Strugatsky.
Biography of Boris Strugatsky
Boris Strugatsky was born in St. Petersburg, almost 8 years later, which is why his brother Arkady. Their father, Nathan Strugatsky, worked in the field of science, namely, he took the place of a researcher at the State Russian Museum. And her mother, in turn, worked as a teacher in a school, where after the war she was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor and received the title of Honored Teacher of the RSFSR.
Boris Strugatsky survived the war in besieged Leningrad. In the winter of 1942, he became very ill, so his brother Arkady and father Nathan went to the evacuation together. Only in 1943 Arkady managed to return to Leningrad and take out his mother Alexander and Boris from there. The family returned to Leningrad only in 1945.
In 1950, Boris Strugatsky graduated from high school with a silver medal. After school, he entered the Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics, from which he graduated in 1955, receiving a degree in astronomy. After graduating from this university, he entered graduate school, but could not defend his dissertation.
Interestingly, Boris Strugatsky (photo below) does not have a writer’s education, only scientific. But this did not stop him from writing legendary books for all time. Later, some of them were filmed. Boris and Arkady took part in the production of films, but not one of them was pleased with the result. "I put up with the fact that not a single film adaptation matches my vision of the book," Boris Strugatsky once admitted. The author’s biography is very interesting, the person worked from childhood to the end of his life.
The legendary writer died in 2012 due to heart problems.
Books written in collaboration with Arkady Strugatsky
Boris and Arkady Strugatsky have written many books, their most devoted readers say that one cannot be singled out.
"Monday begins on Saturday" is a famous book, a classic of Russian literature. A fantastic humorous novel is considered the pinnacle of the brothers.
"Roadside Picnic" is another illustrious book by Boris and Arkady Strugatsky. Several stalkers go to the alien landing site, acting solely at their own peril and risk. The book was published in 1972, but is still one of the most popular among science fiction novels. "Roadside Picnic" is widely distributed in more than 20 countries.
“It is difficult to be a god”, “Doomed city”, “One billion years before the end of the world”, “Baby” - these are absolutely different, but no less beloved works of the Strugatsky brothers.
Creativity of Boris Strugatsky after the death of Arkady Strugatsky
After the death of Arkady, Boris Strugatsky constantly worked in tandem with young authors. And under the pseudonym S. Vititsky, Boris wrote two books: “The Search for Destiny, or the Twenty-Seventh Theorem of Ethics,” which he worked on for two years, as well as The Powerless of this World. On the official website of the Strugatsky brothers, Boris answered more than 1000 questions. In addition, Boris did translations of novels by English authors such as Hall Clement, Andre Norton and John Wyndham.