Grigori Borissowitsch Adamow

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Grigory Adamov , born Grigori Borisovich Gibs ( Russian Григорий Борисович Адамов , scientific. Transliteration Grigory Borisovič Adamov , born May 6 . Jul / 18th May  1886 greg. In Kherson , Kherson Gubernia , Russian Empire , now Ukraine ; † June 14 1945 in Moscow ) was a Russian writer. He has published stories and novels in the field of science fiction . It is one of the classics of the Soviet future novel.

His first novel was published in 1937 under the title Pobediteli nedr ("The Conquerors of the Earth's Interior") and deals with the development of new energy sources inside the earth. His best-known work, the only one that was also translated into German, is the novel The Secret of Two Oceans ( Taina dwuch okeanow ), published in 1939 , which, based on Jules Verne, describes the journey of a fantastically equipped submarine. The novel was filmed in 1955 ( The Secret of Two Oceans , director: Konstantin Pipinaschwili, 97 min), and in 1957 a German dubbed version was released in the GDR. The novel Isgnanije wladyki ("The expulsion of the ruler") was published posthumously in 1946. In addition to these novels, he published several short stories, including Awarija ("Havarie", 1935) and Oasis Solnza ("Die Sonnenoase", 1936)

Works

  • Соединённые колонны ( Sojedinjonnyje kolonny , Essays, 1931)
  • Рассказ Диего ( Rasskas Dijewo , story, 1934)
  • Авария ( Avarija , story, 1935)
  • Оазис Солнца ( Oasis Solnza , story, 1936)
  • В стратосфере ( W stratosfere , story, 1938)
    • German: In the stratosphere. In: Soviet literature, vol. 38 (1986) No. 3
  • Победители недр ( Pobediteli nedr , novel, 1937)
  • Атака магнитных торпед ( Ataka magnitnych torped , story, 1938)
  • В ледяном плену ( W ledjanom plenu , 1938)
  • Тайна двух океанов ( Taina dwuch okeanow , novel, 1939)
    • German: The secret of two oceans. Scientific and fantastic novel. Translation by Herbert Strese. New life, Berlin 1956.
  • В Арктике будущего ( V Arktike buduschtschego , 1941)
  • Изгнание владыки ( Isgnanije wladyki , novel, 1946)

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SURNAME Adamow, Grigori Borissowitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gibs, Grigori Borissowitsch (maiden name); Адамов, Григорий Борисович (Russian); Adamov, Grigorij Borisovič (scientific transliteration)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian writer
DATE OF BIRTH May 18, 1886
PLACE OF BIRTH Kherson
DATE OF DEATH June 14, 1945
Place of death Moscow