Aleksandr Bushkov
Encyclopedia
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Bushkov (born April 5, 1956) is a best-selling Russian author who has written books in the genres of science fiction
, crime fiction
, popular history
and non-fiction
. In his belletristic, published in literary and popular journals, Bushkov has been critical of conventional academic approaches in fields such as history
and evolutionary biology. As indicated on the personal webpage of the author, his total number of volumes published (all works and all editions) exceeds 17 million.
, which is located Krasnoyarsk Krai
, Siberia
, Russia
, on April 5, 1956. His ancestors had Baltic
origins and originated in Lithuania
. He struggled to learn in a conventional classroom setting, and he has stated in interviews that he was a poor student, and often acting up. Bushkov would never receive an undergraduate degree, and was largely self-taught, through his voracious appetite for reading. His personal library has grown to such immense size over the years that he was forced to add a second storey to his dacha
in order to accommodate it. Prior to the death in a helicopter crash of the former governor of Krasknoyarsk Krai, Alexander Lebed in 2002, Bushkov had held office as an advisor and aide to the governor. After 2002 information about Bushkov has become increasingly scarce. The author's web-site suggests that he is at present living in isolation in a dacha on the distant outskirts of Minusinsk
, which lacks modern means of communication, and so he is essentially a recluse
. Bushkov shares his home with several hamsters and a dog
.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
, crime fiction
Crime fiction
Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...
, popular history
Popular history
Popular history is a broad and somewhat ill-defined genre of historiography that takes a popular approach, aims at a wide readership, and usually emphasizes narrative, personality and vivid detail over scholarly analysis...
and non-fiction
Non-fiction
Non-fiction is the form of any narrative, account, or other communicative work whose assertions and descriptions are understood to be fact...
. In his belletristic, published in literary and popular journals, Bushkov has been critical of conventional academic approaches in fields such as history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
and evolutionary biology. As indicated on the personal webpage of the author, his total number of volumes published (all works and all editions) exceeds 17 million.
Biography
Aleksandr Bushkov was born in the ancient city of MinusinskMinusinsk
Minusinsk is a historic town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Minusinsky District, although it is not administratively a part of it. Population: 44,500 ....
, which is located Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai
Krasnoyarsk Krai is a federal subject of Russia . It is the second largest federal subject after the Sakha Republic, and Russia's largest krai, occupying an area of , which is 13% of the country's total territory. The administrative center of the krai is the city of Krasnoyarsk...
, Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, on April 5, 1956. His ancestors had Baltic
Balts
The Balts or Baltic peoples , defined as speakers of one of the Baltic languages, a branch of the Indo-European language family, are descended from a group of Indo-European tribes who settled the area between the Jutland peninsula in the west and Moscow, Oka and Volga rivers basins in the east...
origins and originated in Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
. He struggled to learn in a conventional classroom setting, and he has stated in interviews that he was a poor student, and often acting up. Bushkov would never receive an undergraduate degree, and was largely self-taught, through his voracious appetite for reading. His personal library has grown to such immense size over the years that he was forced to add a second storey to his dacha
Dacha
Dacha is a Russian word for seasonal or year-round second homes often located in the exurbs of Soviet and post-Soviet cities. Cottages or shacks serving as family's main or only home are not considered dachas, although many purpose-built dachas are recently being converted for year-round residence...
in order to accommodate it. Prior to the death in a helicopter crash of the former governor of Krasknoyarsk Krai, Alexander Lebed in 2002, Bushkov had held office as an advisor and aide to the governor. After 2002 information about Bushkov has become increasingly scarce. The author's web-site suggests that he is at present living in isolation in a dacha on the distant outskirts of Minusinsk
Minusinsk
Minusinsk is a historic town in Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia. It serves as the administrative center of Minusinsky District, although it is not administratively a part of it. Population: 44,500 ....
, which lacks modern means of communication, and so he is essentially a recluse
Recluse
A recluse is a person who lives in voluntary seclusion from the public and society, often close to nature. The word is from the Latin recludere, which means "shut up" or "sequester." There are many potential reasons for becoming a recluse: a personal philosophy that rejects consumer society; a...
. Bushkov shares his home with several hamsters and a dog
Dog
The domestic dog is a domesticated form of the gray wolf, a member of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term is used for both feral and pet varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and companion animal in...
.
External links
- Официальный сайт писателя
- Фанклуб А. А. Бушкова «СВАРОГ»
- http://www.fantasyclub.ru/critics/bushkov.html
- Елисеев Г. А. Историк России, которого не было — критика историком книги «Россия, которой не было: загадки, версии, гипотезы»
- Мазурин Как «нагнуть» историю по-бушковски — критика бушковского видения декабризма
- Биография Бушкова А. А. книги в библиотеке InetLib.Ru