Svyatoslav Vladimirovich Vitman, primarily known under the

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Svyatoslav Loginov (russian: Святослав Логинов, Святослав Владимирович Витман) (born October 9, 1951 in

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(then Voroshilov, USSR)) is a Russian writer. He writes mostly

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.Loginov's brief auto-biography
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Uralsky Sledopyt ''Uralsky Sledopyt'' (russian: Уральский Следопыт, ''Ural Pathfinder'') is a Soviet and Russian magazine dedicated to tourism and local history. It also has a science fiction section. It is printed in Yekaterinburg (formerly Sver ...

'' (''Ural Pathfinder'') magazine. Loginov defines himself as a convinced atheist. These motifs run through many of his works.

Bibliography

Novels

* Многорукий бог далайна (Polyhand God of Dalain, 1995) * Чёрная кровь (Black Blood, 1996) with

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* Колодезь (Well, 1997) * Земные пути (Terrestrial Ways, 1999) * Чёрный смерч (The Black Tornado, 1999) * Картёжник (The Gambler, 2000) * Свет в окошке (A Light in the Window, 2002) * Имперские ведьмы (Imperial Witches, 2003) * Атака извне (Attack from Outside, 2005) with Boris Zelenskiy * Дорогой широкой (On the Broad Road, 2005) * Россия за облаком (Russia Behind the Cloud, 2007)

Awards

* InterPressCon Prize (1995, 1998, 1999, 2006) **1995: for novel ''Mnogoruky bog dalaina'' olyhand God of Dalainre
"Russian Science Fiction and Fantasy Awards"
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Aelita Prize The Aelita Award is an award for science fiction writers founded by the Union of Writers of the Russian Federation (formerly the Soviet Writers Union) and "Uralsky Sledopyt Magazine" in 1981. It was named after the classic Russian science fiction no ...

(2008) * Strannik Prize (2003) *

Belyaev Prize Belyayev (masculine) or Belyayeva (feminine) is a Russian patronymic surname derived from the nickname Belyay/Belyai (Беляй), for white (blond) hair. The surname may refer to: ;People *Alexander Belyaev, Russian author of science fiction * An ...

(1995)

References

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