Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
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