Quote of the day
I went on all over the States, ranting poems to enthusiastic audiences that, the week before, had been equally enthusiastic about lectures on Railway Development or the Modern Turkish Essay.
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






