Quote of the day
War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.
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