Alexander Kosarev: biography and creativity

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Kosarev Alexander Grigorievich is a Russian writer, author of adventure novels and short stories. My favorite topic is treasure hunting. In this article, we will present the biography of the author and talk about the most famous works.

Biography

Alexander Kosarev was born in 1948, on April 16, in the city of Moscow. After graduating from high school, he went to work in a computer center. Then he was drafted into the army. He served in the main intelligence unit of the USSR in Kamchatka. His service time coincided with the start of the Vietnam War, and Kosarev went to the war zone as part of a small group of Soviet soldiers.

When the service in the army was over, Alexander Grigorievich entered the Moscow Chemical-Technological Institute. Mendeleev, after which the writer went to work at the research institute. The collapse of the USSR greatly changed the life of Kosarev. He had to leave science and change several jobs, including being a "shuttle man" and a security guard.

Creativity

Alexander Kosarev during his work and service visited many places in Russia, Turkey, China, Greece, Libya. The impressions and information accumulated during these trips, heused to create action-adventure novels. It is noteworthy that the writer personally took part in many of the events described. The writer's favorite topic is the treasures that disappeared during the Patriotic War of 1812.

Kosarev is one of the correspondents for Miracles and Adventures magazine, where he publishes his original versions explaining mysterious cultural, natural and historical events. Now let's talk about the author's most famous works.

Cardboard Stars

This novel stands apart from all the works of the writer. The fact is that Alexander Kosarev took events from his life rich in adventures as the basis for this book. In particular, the time of service in the special forces of the GRU of the USSR, as well as the Vietnam War, in which Kosarev took part. The novel gives the reader the opportunity to see historical events through the eyes of a direct participant. Much of the published information and facts in this book are unique and cannot be found in the pages of history textbooks.

The novel was included in the Military Adventures series by Veche publishing house.

Mysteries of ancient treasures

Alexander Kosarev appears in this book as a professional treasure hunter. It contains various stories about extreme situations in which the people who made history found themselves. And only the discovery of material evidence of these incidents can refute or confirm what was considered historical fact or dubious legend. ATThe book tells about such well-known and mysterious Russian treasures and secrets related to them, as the cross of Euphrosyne of Polotsk, "Batu's Silver", Kolchak's echelons, the secrets of Lavrentiy Beria and others.

The work will appeal to lovers of not only adventure, but also history.

Messenger of Death

The novel was published in 2005 by the Veche publishing house in the Military Adventures series.

At the center of the book is a story that began in ancient times in Tibet and medieval China and unexpectedly continued during the Second World War, and reached its logical end only today.

The protagonist of the novel, a Russian treasure hunter, finds ancient writings and mysterious objects of unknown origin, for which the fighters of the Nazi team from the famous Ahnenerbe, which was considered destroyed, begin to hunt. Paranormal phenomena and mysticism begin to intertwine with terrible secrets from the history of the world's largest states.

The book is amazing in that it combines detective story, non-fiction and adventure novel.