Anatoly Borisovich Jurkin

Anatoly Borisovich Jurkin (Russian language: Анатолий Борисович Юркин) (June 24, 1963) is a Russian science fiction/fantasy writer, essayist, journalist and playwright. He frequently wrote under the pseudonym Тимофей Тригорин and Гарри Бронзик.

Life

Jurkin was born in Koksetau (Kazakhstan, Central Asian Republic) and since 1996 has lived in Saint Petersburg. He studied dramatic art at the Saint Petersburg State Academy of Dramatic Art (1987 - 1992). Jurkin is a Russian novelist who began his career in the Soviet era. His first newspaper publication was an essay called «The Circle of Concerns of the Scientist» (1985), dedicated to Chokan Walikhanov. During a time of extreme censorship, Jurkin published both under his real name and through samizdat (1988). He was the founder of and has been the editor of the newspaper «Prophecies and Sensations» since 1998.

His work

The movies reviewer ("The Angel of Nostalghia" (about Andrei Tarkovsky), "The Price of Golden Lions", "A King is Always Afraid of His Courtiers" etc.), specialist in drama study "Emperors of Dolls", "A Talent to be an Admirer" etc.) and art critic (painting of Boris Vallejo, Ivan Nesvetailo etc.). Since July, 1997 has been writing for the popular newspaper "New Petersburg". The author of problem articles on all-Russian subjects. The article "Epitaph to a Russian Sparrow" 2003 is dedicated to consequences of usage of mobile connection (cellular telephone). The economical essay "Kovykta - the Hotbed of World War" 2004 has prolonged the subject stated in newspaper reporting "Whom the Global Energy Award Will Warm?" and "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Awarded" (about Jores Alferov). In an article in the newspaper "Anomaly" (N 170, August 5, 1998) has given the analysis of a potential of newspaper sensations.

The author of aphorisms. In particular: "A person is an operator of errors", "Life is a form of a substance, for which is typical underestimation of information" , "Life is a form of reproduction and haul of garbage", "An error is the information shade of threat" etc. Philosophical phrases like: "Any error at one time was threat, and new threats will lead to new errors" inhere the publicist . Was a subject to critic for original views.

Paul Wolves in the book "Where the tree of life does grows?" criticized adherence of the writer of the article "Anti-Darvin" the theory of involution. Andrew Antonov in "The Answers of Russian Ladoga" on bands of the newspaper "New Petesbyrg" (619) contested the historical concept which has been set up in the publication "Putins secrets of Staraja Ladoga" (2003).

Some articles and essays dedicated to computer game Civilization in Runet. It "To be Peter the Great" (1994), "Intellectual puzzles of Civilization" (1997), "The Laws of Civilization" (1998), "Apostol of computers games" (1999), "To be Sid Meier" (2001), Shadow civilization (2004), "The Operator of civilizations" (2005) etc.

Novels

# A Place for evil, newspaper version (1992)
# The Prophet (1997)

Drama

# Ballo (1988)
# New Spain (1989)
# Lorian (1990)
# Queen of dolls (1991)
# Sigerus of Brabant's restless old age (1992)

elected works

# Lin Carter: The bogatyr Thongor eaten by a unicorn (1996)
# James Branch Cabell: The Silver Stallion in a shadow unicorn (1996)
# Bob LoGrippo: The Three Nightmare (1996)
# From cannibal – to the man (1997)
# The world of the Loribyka (1998)
# Paradoxes of economy of threats and dangers (1999)
# Strategic mistake of Russia (1999)
# The standard CDMA threatens with territorial section of Russia (2003)
# Government as dust (2004)

Citations

* The angel has seen my house and has flown about a structure the party, for my house always stood on hills of death.

External links

* [http://polygamist.narod.ru/ official site of the writer]
* [http://polygamist.narod.ru/baf_gallery/baf_gallery.htm Ballantine Adult Fantasy Book Cover Art Gallery]