Quote of the day
How full of trifles everything is! It is only one's thoughts that fill a room with something more than furniture.
Vladimir Obruchev

Born: September 28, 1863
Died: June 19, 1956 (aged 92)
Bio: Vladimir Afanasyevich Obruchev was a Russian and Soviet geologist who specialized in the study of Siberia and Central Asia. He was also one of the first Russian science fiction authors.
Known for:
- Plutonia (1924)
- Sannikov Land (1926)
- V Debryah Tsentral'noj Azii
- Korallovyj Ostrov
- Za Tajnami Pluton