Vladimir Rybakov
Encyclopedia
Vladimir Rybakov is a Russia
n writer.
Vladimir was born to émigré parents in Paris
in 1947, lived in the Soviet Union
1956-1972, including a hitch in the Soviet army
, and returned to the West in 1972, since which time he has been a journalist and a novelist with a historical bent. He spent much of the 1980s in Afghanistan
, where, among other things, he interviewed Soviet soldiers captured by the Afghans. He spent 1989-1995 in Moscow and presently lives in Bulgaria
, where he recently completed a huge historical novel about Genghis Khan
. Currently he is preparing a book on how Eastern and Western civilizations developed.
Two of his books, The Afghans, a novella about Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan, and Creature, a geopolitical thriller, have been published recently in English
(2004 and 2005, respectively), and The Mystery of Genghis Khan is being prepared for publication.
Excerpts from and more information about The Afghans and Creature may be found here.
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...
n writer.
Vladimir was born to émigré parents in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
in 1947, lived in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
1956-1972, including a hitch in the Soviet army
Soviet Army
The Soviet Army is the name given to the main part of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union between 1946 and 1992. Previously, it had been known as the Red Army. Informally, Армия referred to all the MOD armed forces, except, in some cases, the Soviet Navy.This article covers the Soviet Ground...
, and returned to the West in 1972, since which time he has been a journalist and a novelist with a historical bent. He spent much of the 1980s in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
, where, among other things, he interviewed Soviet soldiers captured by the Afghans. He spent 1989-1995 in Moscow and presently lives in Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, where he recently completed a huge historical novel about Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan , born Temujin and occasionally known by his temple name Taizu , was the founder and Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death....
. Currently he is preparing a book on how Eastern and Western civilizations developed.
Two of his books, The Afghans, a novella about Soviet soldiers in Afghanistan, and Creature, a geopolitical thriller, have been published recently in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
(2004 and 2005, respectively), and The Mystery of Genghis Khan is being prepared for publication.
Excerpts from and more information about The Afghans and Creature may be found here.
English translations
- The Brand, Hutchinson, 1986.
- The Burden, Hutchinson, 1986.
- The Afghans: A Novella of Soviet Soldiers in Afghanistan, Infinity Publishing, 2004.
- Creature: A French Russian Thriller, Infinity Publishing, 2005.