Zlotnikov Roman Valerievich: biography and photo

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Domestic fighting fiction has always been a popular genre in Russia. Belyaev, Efremov, and, of course, the immortal Strugatsky brothers… Soviet people, deprived of Western masterpieces, read Russian masterpieces avidly. With the advent of access to world literature, interest in Russian authors has not faded, but has become more selective. The classics of Western fiction - Le Guin, Alfred van Vogt, Asimov, Heinlein - set the bar high, and Russian authors had to write at a very high level in order to keep the reader's interest. One of these masters of modern Russian fiction was Roman Zlotnikov.

Biography before

Zlotnikov Roman Valeryevich was born in the small town of Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod region (then it was a closed military city called Arzamas-16). A few years later, the family of the future writer moved to Obninsk. Having successfully graduated from high school there in 1980, he immediately entered the SVKI - the Saratov Military Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After graduating four years later, he left for his destination with the rank of lieutenant. We are sure that years of service are of great interestfor fans of this writer. What was Zlotnikov Roman Valerievich like? His biography contains many interesting facts, and military service, in his own words, gave him many plot twists and original characters.

In 1992, the military staff began to slowly reduce, and the officers began to retrain as salesmen and security guards. According to the writer himself, it was a very difficult and difficult period to understand, when all ideas and priorities were replaced by completely new ones. Zlotnikov Roman Valeryevich, extremely annoyed by the processes taking place in the army, wrote a critical feuilleton in a military journal under the poetic title "At a combat post".

From this moment on, the countdown can begin, since the work was published, and Zlotnikov Roman V. "officially" became a writer. The article, and then a short story - things went well, but the army authorities categorically did not like Zlotnikov's creative successes, and the future writer transferred to the Obninsk branch of the All-Russian Institute of Advanced Training of the Ministry of Internal Affairs with a degree in Psychology and Fire Training.

Creative success

How did Roman V. Zlotnikov start? Samizdat, science fiction magazines - all this is in the past, and now he is one of the most sought-after and popular authors of domestic combat fiction in recent years. It is distinguished not only by magnificent, carefully written fantasy worlds, but also by excellent plot moves, bright and memorable characters. Battles and battles of Zlotnikov sorealistic, and the spaceships and weapons of the future are so thought out that it gives the impression of a "look into the future".

Zlotnikov's creative style can be described by the common phrase "through hardships to the stars". The main character, who is usually described by Roman V. Zlotnikov, finds himself in an extremely difficult situation, unbearable for an ordinary person. Under the influence of external conditions, he develops into a real hero and leader, capable of both masterfully firing a blaster himself and winning grandiose space battles.

The most famous book series

1. Cycle "Eternal". In this series of books, Roman V. Zlotnikov describes a fantastic world of the future, in which humanity, which has settled on many planets (but retained the division into states), is fighting for survival with a multi-species alien civilization ruled by an ancient race called the Scarlet Princes. The protagonist Yves, nicknamed Lucky at the beginning of the series, is one of the ordinary noble dons (a very transparent allusion to the Strugatskys) - a caste of professional soldiers who have dedicated their lives to fighting the Enemy. With the development of the plot, he turns into one of the leaders of mankind and part-time Eternal - a semi-legendary immortal character who defeats all enemies with the help of a mithril blade, and also communicates with the Creator from time to time.
2. Cycle "Berserkers". As the author, Zlotnikov Roman Valerievich in this series found a rather interesting development of the classic plot about the captureearth alien civilization. The powerful cansquebrons, technologically superior to earthlings immeasurably, capture and destroy all the states of the Earth, having driven most of the population into reservations called "kuklos". The only ones who have retained the remnants of technology are the "people of the caponiers" - the remnants of the military, who have turned into a semi-closed caste. Despite this, the earthlings did not have a chance to win back the planet until extraordinary warriors were discovered. For their amazing combat abilities, as well as the ability to foresee the future, they were called berserkers…
3. Gron cycle. The KGB colonel, Kazimir Pushkevich, who lived a long, interesting and adventurous life, dies in the fight against criminals … in order to be reborn in a new world! Once in the body of a mentally retarded teenager Gron, Casimir uses all his skills and knowledge to take his rightful place. But he will not be given a quiet life - the ancient order pursues and kills all aliens from other worlds. In order to stay alive (and then save this world), Pushkevich creates a powerful military order "Corpus" and with its help destroys his enemies. But his adventures do not end there - having won, he dies, but again moves to the "brave new world", and everything starts all over again.

In addition to the above, other works of the author are also popular:

1. Tsar Fyodor episode (alternate history): "One more chance", "The eagle spreads its wings", "The eagle soars high".

2. Series"Earthling" (fiction): "Earthling", "Earthling. Step to the Stars", "Earthling. In the Service of the Great House".

3. Fantasy "Arwendale": "Arwendale", "Duke of Arwendale", "Emperor of Men".

4. Selected works "Time to call. We need princes, not tati" (social fiction), "Transition point" (mysticism), "Russian fairy tales" (alternative history), etc.

5. Novels and stories "Unexpected meeting", "Cup", "Not only money".

Besides, Zlotnikov worked in collaboration with other writers. As a result, readers have a great opportunity to enjoy the following cycles of wonderful works: "Universe of Losers", "Lennar", "Backlash", "Hunting the Hunter" and others.

Monarchism in the work of Zlotnikov…

There is one more feature that distinguishes Zlotnikov Roman Valerievich. All of the author's books mention monarchism, either indirectly or expressly endorsing it. Loy alty, honor, dignity of aristocratic officers - hereditary or "new converts" (like noble dons from "Eternal") - run like a red thread through most of the storylines. Without idealizing the monarchy, Zlotnikov nevertheless makes it clear that he considers it better than democracy or a republic.

The author's conviction and talent are so strong that you involuntarily begin to think about the "stellar futureEarth", only in the imperial vein. In fact, Zlotnikov is not alone in "cosmic monarchism" - Perumov, Lukyanenko and many other writers often place princes, counts and representatives of other noble classes in the wheelhouses of warships.

… and moralizing digressions

Roman Valeryevich often makes veiled or direct digressions in his books, in which he expresses his position on the male path and the qualities necessary for this. In this, one can trace the painful attitude of the writer to the change in moral and moral principles that is taking place after perestroika. In recent books, there are more such digressions, although this does not affect the quality of the books.

Awards and prizes

Zlotnikov is one of the most titled Russian science fiction writers. "Aelita" in 2008 and 2013, "Bastion" in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2011, "Moon Rainbow", "RosCon", "Silver Arrow", and "Electronic Letter" - the writer's books find a warm response in the hearts of not only fans, but also literary critics.