''Sannikov Land'' (, Zemlya sannikova) is a novel by

Vladimir Obruchev Vladimir Afanasyevich Obruchev (; – June 19, 1956) 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. Scientific research Vladimir Obr ...

. It features

Sannikov Land Sannikov Land (, ) was a phantom island in the Arctic Ocean. Its supposed existence became something of a myth in 19th-century Russia. History Yakov Sannikov and Matvei Gedenschtrom claimed to have seen the land mass during their 1809–1810 ca ...

, an island which does not actually exist. According to Ben Hellman, the novel resulted in Obruchev having "notable popularity". His novel includes the author's reasoning on why islands in the Arctic Ocean belong to Russia. - Cited: p
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/ref> It was adapted into ''

The Land of Sannikov ''The Land of Sannikov'' () is a Soviet 1974 adventure film about the fictional Sannikov Land loosely based on the 1924 novel of the same name by Vladimir Obruchev. Plot The exiled settler Alexander Ilyin persuades the gold mine owner Trifon Pe ...

'' (1973).

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{{reflist 1926 Russian novels 1926 science fiction novels Russian science fiction novels Soviet science fiction novels Lost world novels Russian-language novels Novels set on fictional islands Russian novels adapted into films Science fiction novels adapted into films