Quote of the day
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
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