Born in 1939 in Kharkov. left for Far North where he worked in logging. He was a choker, a raft driver. Worked in exploration: Sikhote-Alin, Ussuri taiga, Far East, Primorye.
While Targitai played, powerfully puffing out his cheeks, Oleg got angry, twitched, but when he put down the flute, the sorcerer regretted that the songs were so short: Targitai immediately got into the bag almost headlong. Oleg endured for a long time, grimacing from the crunch, champing and sniffling, finally exploded:
- I got to the crackers, insatiable belly! They gave me food for ten days!
- Who eats well, - answered Targitai with stuffed mouth, is good and works.
- Are you doing a good job?
- So what?
- Don't stuff your belly! By morning, the cramps will seize.
- Don't worry, - answered Targitai well. - I foresaw everything! .. We will be devoured long before morning.
Nikitin Yuri Alexandrovich
In 1964 he returned to Ukraine, began working as a foundry worker at a factory. He went in for sports, received the title of master of sports in canoeing, several first categories, including boxing and sambo, athletics. Participated in the creation and operation of science fiction clubs. He learned to play the violin, worked as an artist.
At the same time, he began writing and publishing fantasy stories. He was one of the members of the "Young Guard" group of science fiction writers, later transformed into the so-called "Efremov School".
The first published book is a collection of fantasy stories, The Man Who Changed the World. For the book "Fire Worshipers" (about the work of foundry workers) he received high literary awards and was admitted to the Union of Writers of the USSR, and in 1979, after the publication of the book "Alexander Zasyadko's Sword" ("Golden Sword"), he was persecuted and did not participate in literary life for about seven years.
After graduating from the Higher Literary Courses at the Literary Institute, he moved to Moscow. For some time he worked as the editor-in-chief of the Fatherland publishing house.
In the early 1990s, together with Lilia Shishikina, he organized the Zmey Gorynych (Ravlik) publishing house, which first published foreign fiction, and then switched almost exclusively to publishing books by Yuri Nikitin himself. Currently, it does not function, and books are published by Tsentrpoligraf and Eksmo publishing houses.
In total, Nikitin published more than 60 books, and in terms of the total circulation of works, he is comparable to such books. famous science fiction writers like Vasily Golovachev and Sergey Lukyanenko.
But Nikitin is not only a science fiction writer: he brilliantly marked himself in the genre of action-packed political action movie (the cycle "Russians are coming"), he also works in the genre science fiction, and in Slavic fantasy, which sometimes "turns" into historical novels.
Most famous works Yuri Nikitin - the first books in the genre of Slavic fantasy from the cycle "Three from the Forest".
The cycle “Strange Novels” stands apart in the writer’s work, from which, in turn, a transhumanist subcycle stands out, consisting of the books “Transhuman”, “I live in this body”, “Passing through walls”, “I am a singular”, “Singomakers” and "2024th".
He also wrote an autobiographical book "I'm 65".
Bibliography
* Cycle "Hyperborea"
* Cycle "Open Teeth"
* Cycle "Princely feast"
* Cycle "Megaworld"
* Cycle "Russians are coming"
* Cycle "Strange Novels"
* Cycle "Three from the Forest"
* Cycle "Three Kingdoms"
* In the cycle, V. D. Romanovsky (Texan) also wrote the novel “Three Kingdoms: The Year of the Mammoth” (EKSMO, Moscow, 2005).
- Author's neologisms
* Bayma (derivative baym, baymer, baymit, baymer) - a computer game. Neologism first appeared in the novel "Baymer", later used in other books of the cycle "Strange Novels", as well as in the book "Answer (Baymer)" by Sergei Sadov. The main goal is to replace the words "game" ("game", "gamer", etc.) in relation to this industry for the following reasons:
1. The need to combat prejudice against computer games.
2. To raise the prestige of computer games.
In the later book "Creators of the Worlds" the following interpretation is given:
Bayma (derivative to buy) - big game new generation, more often applied to MMORPGs.
Is it really true? Stepan whispered in fear. His eyes fearfully measured the mighty figure of Darkness, lingered on his wolf skin. - Never saw the people of the Forest. They say all sorts of things about you...
Snezhana poked him with her elbow, Stepan choked and fell silent. Darkness asked suspiciously:
- What are they talking about?
“All sorts of tales,” Stepan answered reluctantly. He dropped his eyes. “Woman's tales. Something needs to be done to scare the kids. Looks like you're on a full moon. And the wise men do call the fierce wolves to the houses ...
He cast a fearful glance at Dark. Snezhana scooped up the children, the girls began to rub their eyes with their fists and whimper.
"Women's tales," Darkness waved him off. - They make up. I, for example, can be thrown on any day.
(Quote from the novel "Three from the Forest")
Nikitin Yuri Alexandrovich
* Einastia - a term used in a number of works by Yuri Nikitin. The question of the meaning of this word is one of the most popular among fans of Nikitin's work, which has become the source of numerous jokes and anecdotes. The writer himself questions asked Einastia is categorically silent.
A fragment of an anecdote from the preface to the book "Tower-2" (series "Three from the Forest"):
Prophetic Oleg was asked about Einastia.
- Twenty-five again! - he was indignant. How many times can you repeat the same thing! Just when one temple girl asked the parishioners who wanted her, and they raised their hands, I foolishly shouted: “Hey, Nastya, and me!”
Possible value versions:
1. Cleansing through even greater sin.
2. Definition from the section of secondary chaos, subsection of randomly controlled actions of small order, with random periodic structure. This phenomenon is where one or more elements of the dominant community (biological or otherwise) deform natural phenomena, physical laws, as well as deform social, ethical and other phenomena within their own and other communities, based on their own logical, ethical, mental preferences, without setting any end result or goals.
For example: Why is this America snickering, it would not be bad if they were shaken there ... A hurricane or a typhoon is there ... No, it’s better that there are some terrorists and so that where they have a center of power ... It would hurt!
I searched for three days, - said Darkness with distrust in his voice. During this time, there was no poppy dew in the mouth. Only today I could not resist, I picked up something on the run. Complete with bones and feathers. Then, however, something with bones and wool ...
- And also with bones and scales, - Targitai laughed loudly, joyfully. - And we were killed that you would remain a wolf ...
(Quote from the novel "Three from the Forest")
Nikitin Yuri Alexandrovich
* Yusovtsy (derived from English USA) - the original purpose of the term was, apparently, the separation from the US population, North America or the whole world of a group of people against which the agitation in his books is directed. Distinctive features of this group:
1. Commitment to "common human values";
2. Disregard for everyone except yourself;
3. Life principles: "Your own skin is more expensive", "Don't be a hero", etc.
- Interesting Facts
* Yu. A. Nikitin avoids using the semicolon punctuation mark.
* According to the books of Yuri Alexandrovich, there is a BBMMORPG game "Three Kingdoms".
* Admirers of Yuri Nikitin's work in communication with each other often refer to him by his initials - "YUAN".
* Studio "Father Frost" (Radio Day, Aziris Nuna, Liquidation) Yu. Nikitin sold the rights to shoot the film for the cycle "Three from the Forest", filming was supposed to begin in the summer of 2008, and the film was supposed to be released in 2009.
* Author in principle long time did not give interviews, but some unscrupulous sites fabricated interviews with their own hands. However, in 2007, his first, personally verified interview was published on the Internet.
* It is possible that Guy Julius Orlovsky is a literary pseudonym for Yuri Nikitin. This is evidenced by the similarity of style, turns of speech and ideas promoted in their novels, as well as the presence of Guy Julius as a pseudonym for the hero of one of Nikitin's stories. The version is supported by some respected literary sites, but Nikitin himself does not confirm this.
Yuri Alexandrovich Nikitin photo
Yuri Alexandrovich Nikitin - quotes
While Targitai played, powerfully puffing out his cheeks, Oleg got angry, twitched, but when he put down the flute, the sorcerer regretted that the songs were so short: Targitai immediately got into the bag almost headlong. Oleg endured for a long time, grimacing from the crunch, champing and sniffling, finally exploded: - I got to the crackers, insatiable belly! They gave me food for ten days! - Who eats well, - answered Targitai with his mouth full, - and works well. - Are you doing a good job? - So what? - Don't stuff your belly! By morning, the cramps will seize. - Don't worry, - answered Targitai well. - I foresaw everything! .. We will be devoured long before morning. 
Name: Yuri Nikitin (Gai Julius Orlovsky)
Age: 79 years old
Activity: science fiction writer
Family status: married
Yuri Nikitin: biography
Yuri Nikitin is a popular Soviet and Russian writer, author of dozens of books written both under his own name and under a pseudonym. He is one of the few representatives of the galaxy of Soviet science fiction writers who managed to regain popularity after perestroika. His books, both new and written long ago, continue to be published and republished, and are in constant demand among science fiction lovers.
Childhood and youth
Yuri Alexandrovich Nikitin was born on November 30, 1939 in Zhuravlevka, a suburb of Kharkov. Early childhood fell on the period of famine in Ukraine, then on the Great Patriotic war.
Yura did not remember his father - the man went to the front in the first days of the war and did not return back, having died in a hospital near Berlin due to a wound, so the boy was raised by his mother, grandfather and grandmother. The mother worked in a weaving factory in two shifts and hardly saw her son. With grandfather future writer spent a lot of time teaching his grandson manual labor The man was a jack of all trades.
Because of difficult childhood Nikitin's health was undermined. He often had a sore throat, and as a result, as often happens with chronic tonsillitis, the infection spread to the heart. The doctors said that the young man would last six months without surgery, and it was impossible to operate on Yuri because of too low blood clotting. Then he took care of his health on his own, became interested in yoga, and thanks to this he survived.
Yuri's diligence at school was mediocre, besides, Nikitin constantly fought, and as a result, after the 7th grade he was expelled. The young man went to work at the factory, dreaming of joining the army at the age of 18, but at the military registration and enlistment office, due to his state of health, he was given a “white ticket”. Then Nikitin asked a friend to replace him on the medical board and thus enlisted in the Far North, for logging. After that he worked in exploration expeditions, traveled extensively in Primorye and the Far East.
AT Ukrainian SSR Yuri returned in 1964, got a job at the plant as a foundry worker. Then he became seriously interested in sports - he was engaged in martial arts, and athletics, even became a master of sports in canoeing. Creative Interests also did not bypass - Nikitin learned to play the violin, tried to draw, wrote the first stories.
Books
The first book, a collection of short stories, The Man Who Changed the World, was published in 1973. And after the publication of the novel "Fire Worshippers", which tells about the work of the foundry, Yuri Alexandrovich was accepted into the Writers' Union. In 1979, Nikitin published the novel "Alexander Zasyadko's Sword", or "The Golden Sword", but someone "from above" did not like the book, and until 1985 the writer was practically not published.
Having moved to Moscow with the advent of the 1990s, Yuri, together with Lilia Anatolyevna Shishkina, founded the Zmey Gorynych publishing house. At first, only foreign fiction was published, and after that, the publication of literature by Nikitin himself became a profile.
In 1993, Yuri Alexandrovich wrote the novel "Three from the Forest", which aroused public interest in principle. new theme- Nikitin unexpectedly became the founder of the "Slavic fantasy" genre. The second cycle on the theme of Russia was "Hyperborea", written in the genre alternative history, to which the writer himself eventually attributed the disgraced "Golden Sword".
The writer's work influenced the worldview of fans: in particular, Nikitin himself says that after the publication of the Russians are coming! the number of people who converted to Islam increased, and after the "Scythians" fans called themselves Scythians during the census.
Separate from other works (Nikitin writes mostly fantasy) is the series "Strange Dreams", the idea of which is transhumanism. literary style Yury Alexandrovich calls these things “kogistics”, from the Latin “cogito” - to think. However, he says that he is the only author writing in this genre.
Since 2001, Yuri regularly published books about the paladin and the "hit" Richard Long hands under the pseudonym Guy Julius Orlovsky, but did not advertise this. Orlovsky continued to remain mysterious figure, who did not appear at conventions and did not publish photos, although Nikitin's fans characteristic features the letters quickly became suspicious of who was behind the pseudonym.
The guesses were confirmed in 2014 at the presentation of the diploma of the ROSCON festival - "Orlovsky" appeared there personally and went on stage in a knight's helmet, which he then took off, turning out to be Yuri Nikitin to the delight of the public. The revelation of the identity of Guy Julius Orlovsky did not prevent the writer from continuing to publish books under a pseudonym - from 2014 to 2018, 8 novels about Richard Long Arms were published.
Personal life
For a long time, the biography of the writer remained a mystery - Yuri Alexandrovich did not participate in fantasy conventions, did not meet with readers outside the Internet and did not give interviews. The first time he talked to a journalist in 2007, and basically it was a conversation about creativity.
Nikitin explained the reason for his dislike of publicity as a fear of writer's stagnation due to the thought of achieving success. This was one of the reasons for moving from Kharkov to Moscow - becoming the secretary of the local Union of Writers, Yuri was afraid of stagnation and fled.
The personality of the writer, as he presents it in conversations with fans and journalists, often provokes criticism: Nikitin is accused of arrogance and exaggerated conceit. They also criticize the “uncleaned” texts and the “stamping” of works to please the mass reader. Yuri Alexandrovich explains the first by saying that he does not want to work with editors, as they change the style too much, and the second by the desire to write what people are really interested in.
Nikitin's personal life is written in autobiographical books“I am 65” and “I am 75”. The first time the writer registered a marriage in 1969. The wife's name was Irina, the young people met at a poetry evening and signed after 2 months. This marriage produced two children, a son and a daughter. Before that, due to a casual relationship, the man had a daughter, Marina. On the short term Irina and Yuri were getting divorced so that the writer could get a Moscow residence permit with the help of a fictitious marriage.
Since 2010, Yuri Alexandrovich has been married to Lilia Shishkina.
Yuri Nikitin now
Now Yuri Alexandrovich continues to write, regularly publishes new books. A man seriously monitors his health, goes in for sports, is a supporter of healthy eating, although he admits that he loves coffee with large quantity sweets and sweets in general.
Lilia Shishkina and Yuri Nikitin One of the writer's interests remains transhumanism; according to Yuri Alexandrovich, this is due to the health undermined by a hungry childhood. In addition, he believes in cryonics and signed a contract for post-mortem freezing with the KrioRus company.
On the basis of Nikitin's books, the Three Kingdoms browser game has been created and continues to function.
Bibliography
- 1973 - "The Man Who Changed the World"
- 1976 - "Fire worshipers"
- 1979 - Golden Sword
- 1993 - "Three from the Forest"
- 1995 - "Ingvar and Alder"
- 1997 - Fury
- 2000 - Trumpet of Jericho
- 2002 - "Imago"
- 2003 - Immortist
- 2004 - "Our land is great and plentiful ..."
- 2011 - "Jutland, brother of Pridon"
- 2016 - "On the threshold"
- 2017 - "Man from the Future"
The evolution of the characters is more and more noticeable, which is nice. Finally, the heroes are not animals, but people: “The forest people ate quickly, greedily, but their eyes remained serious. And even speed ceased to be bestial. Now people who were in a hurry were eating.”
But these people still do not understand the discrepancy between their level and the level of the goal - where has it been seen that people go against the gods? So it should be)) A man, he can be anyone - both a beast and a god, which many of us who grew up on the principle of “every cricket know your hearth” frankly do not understand.
New step in understanding the world for heroes, new stage travel, new level opposing forces and the search for and understanding of the Truth. The book completes the original trilogy, which then grew into a long cycle. It completes the plot and logically: the heroes gain divine power, find the Truth - each for themselves, and get the opportunity to decide the fate of the world, bringing this Truth into it.
Some scenes look naive, especially episodes like the confrontation between the newly-minted Svarog-Targitai and the Serpent-Lizard, the main characters seem very invincible, but on the whole it reads well, it lifts the mood, captures. But slightly worse than previous books in the series.
And I think one of best novels cycle... And a chic application at the end: Slavic Horoscope, where not lions and rams, but bears or grasshoppers :) But the MAIN THING: He approached all my friends by 100! The only one of all horoscopes! I don’t know where Nikitin got it from there, but ... it works. And Oleg's search for a magician-teacher is the most psychologically vivid and logical of all such fantasy.
Only Castaneda is cooler :) Or Pelevin;))
I read "Three from the Forest" on the advice of friends. And then the whole cycle. Nikitin attracts the reader with the dynamism of the plot and the abundance of unusual situations in which the main characters find themselves. Three from the Forest will make you smile more than once, but it will not do without tense moments that make you sincerely empathize.
Three neurons who came out of the forest find on the way what they could not find at home: the half-educated sorcerer becomes a magician great strength and goes in search of the Truth, a werewolf, who almost lost the remnants of a human, remains a man and takes the path of a great warrior, and a lazy dudar, stupidly unaware of fear, but able to touch the strings with a song human soul becomes God.
I liked the original vision of the history of Russia by the author. Despite some inconsistencies (it's still fantasy), "Three from the Woods" awaken long dormant love for the motherland.
A book about how people lived in the old days. Humor on every page. Very life humor, adult. I have read it about 8 times and every time I enjoy it. Very dynamic and easy to understand. The book is read in one breath and I want to continue. My husband is not a fan of books at all, he would like to watch a movie, but somehow I slipped him a book to read. I was just suggesting, I thought it might be of interest. I read for a long time and thoughtfully, laughed to tears, re-read my favorite moments. When the book ended, I was very disappointed. I had to tell that there is a second and third part. The next day I arrived with packages from the bookstore and brought ALL the parts. This is the man who rambled that I spend a lot of money on books. Now they are on the shelves. We read with pleasure. I advise. Books are read to holes. You can read anywhere, only in funny moments it’s not always possible to restrain yourself and not laugh, so read more carefully in transport. You will not regret reading it, a book from the category "I want more! I want more"
A friend introduced me to the books of this series about 12-13 years ago, after reading the first "Three from the Forest", I realized that I was interested in knowing what would happen next, although before that I was indifferent to books like "series", to be honest, they were not interesting, because the further, the more the author himself becomes entangled in his fantasies, gradually losing the meaning of what is happening.
The development of the plot of the book is so dynamic and exciting that it keeps you in suspense all the time reading. this work And after reading one book, you want to read the next one faster. I remember there was a time when I did not sleep at night to read a book. Then, having come to the institute, she slept at lectures.
In general, the writing style of Y. Nikitin will be understandable to both adults and children. Fantasy fans will love this series. For those who read (just read, but did not watch) "Wolfhound" by E. Semenova, the books will seem somewhat similar, in any case, one character is Gloom. But they are absolutely not identical, each is individual and interesting in its own way. They have completely different stories.
Now I look at my library and understand that it consists mainly of fantasy and the first books were books by Yu. Nikitin.
Then I took many others, sometimes I compare our fantasy and Western ... not at all, perhaps the mentality makes itself felt.
There are 17 books in the series, but to be honest, the first 7 are interesting and without tension ... then in some places, and in some places some moments and descriptions are very tightened. There is absolutely no action.
Partially yes historical facts, something is written off, and literally with Russian history, but if our children, at least in such, let's say, a little "perverted" plan, knew their own native history... that would be great.
Against the backdrop of history ancient Russia, runs the whole story of the Three from the Forest.
Of course, the design of the first books left much to be desired, but over time, the printing houses improved and they began to print better and make brighter covers, I understand that adults do not always react to the brightness of the cover, but still.
In general, I recommend reading it for both children (teenagers) and adults. I think you will never regret the time spent on books, and in general, any book is not wasted time, it is gained experience and knowledge.
The life path of science fiction writer Yuri Nikitin, who wrote "non-standard" books for his time (the year of the writer's birth - 1939), began outside of art. A native of Ukraine, he lived for some time in the Far North and worked in the lumber industry to make a living.
Yuri Alexandrovich Nikitin: a little biography
Later of the future famous writer the Ussuri taiga beckoned. Love for nature was the reason for the development of another profession: a geologist. Being engaged in geological exploration, Yuri Nikitin (all books by this author are now popular far beyond post-Soviet space) visited Sikhote-Alin, proceeded from the mineral-rich territory of Primorsky Krai and the trails of the Far East.
In 1964, having returned to Ukraine, he mastered the profession of a foundry worker and worked in this specialty, at the same time devoting time to a sports career.
Yuri Nikitin is a master of sports in canoeing and the owner of the first category in several sports at once - this is boxing, sambo and athletics.
It is difficult to say exactly when the young foundry worker and sportsman began to write fantasy stories, but among Soviet science fiction writers, Nikitin was undoubtedly a "pioneer".
The beginning of a career as a writer
Work in the foundry and sports did not prevent Yuri Alexandrovich from looking for himself in fine arts, learn to play the violin and actively participate in leisure activities Soviet citizens who worked with him in the same production. In particular, Yuri Nikitin (the books of this writer can be read online today) is one of the founders of science fiction clubs.
The first literary "brainchild" of Nikitin approved by the Soviet censors was the collection of works "The Man Who Changed the World." At that time (mid-seventies of the last century), only works that strengthened the authority of the Communist Party were allowed to be printed.
Fantasizing was then allowed only “under Bradbury”, and Western names were negative characters lost to society. It is quite possible that Yuri Nikitin deliberately "sent" the main characters of "The Man ..." to another planet in order to lull the vigilance of the wise party members ...
Nikitin's next book ("Fire Worshipers"), dedicated to the working days of foundry workers, became for the young writer a kind of pass not only to the literary Olympus of the USSR, but also to the Union of Soviet Writers.
Yuri Nikitin: "Three from the Forest". All books in this series
"Three from the Forest" is a biography of three daredevils who decided to get to the ends of the earth, no matter what the cost. Mortal danger does not frighten them - they are ready to resist both cunning sorcerers and evil monsters. The book "Three from the Forest" by many post-Soviet and Russian citizens perceived not only as business card Yuri Nikitin, but also as a part of cultural heritage- an opportunity to resurrect in memory the historical period of that era when false patriots were considered heroes, and real heroes were deliberately consigned to oblivion.
To the series "Three from the Forest", except work of the same name, also includes publications: “Troy and Dana”, “Three in the Valley”, “Three in the Sands”, “Gloom”, “Respite in Barbus (Gloom - 2)”, “Hyperborea”, “Seven Secret”, “Outcast” , "Stonehenge", "Holy Grail", "Tower 2", "Revelation", "Faramund", "The Ax Man", "The Man", "The Return of Thomas", "The Beginning of All Beginnings", "The Destroyer of Magic".
Reviews of users of the global Network about the book "Three from the Forest"
70% of readers who read the book "Three from the Forest" thanks to free online services, were satisfied with the eventful plot and the absence of boring digressions in the text.
About 10% of readers believe that the events described by the science fiction writer have already taken place in the distant past, and about the same number of users reported that they had difficulty reading the book to half.
Some visitors electronic libraries expressed regrets that are not related to the work of Yuri Nikitin, but worthy of being reproduced: among the countless descriptions of the numerous works of the author presented on web content, the most important thing is missing - information about which cycle this or that book belongs to.
Chronological order of the books by Yuri Nikitin "Three from the Forest":
- The book "Three from the Forest" - was written in 1998. In the same year, the author completed work on the works "Three in the Sands", "Seven Secret", "Hyperborea" and "Three in the Valley" (two recent books were reissued in 2002), The Holy Grail, Revelation and Stonehenge (reissued in 2003), Troy and Dana (reissued in 2007, 2008 and 2009).
- Books from the same series - "Darkness" and "Tower-2" (reissued in 2000) - were written by Yuri Nikitin in 1999. Darkness was republished in 2001.
- "Faramund", "Man with an ax" saw the light in 2002.
- Yuri Nikitin finished work on the book Zaman in 2003.
- The work "Respite in Barbus" became available for public inspection in 2004.
- This was followed by The Outcast (2005), The Return of Thomas (2006), the book The Beginning of All Beginnings (published in 2008). Work on the book "The Exterminator of Magic" was completed in 2010.
Years of oblivion and a new horizon
In 1979, by publishing the book "Alexander Zasyadko's Sword", Yuri Nikitin, whose books had already fallen in love with Soviet readers, fell out of favor with literary leaders, and for several years his works were not published.
After upheavals in government structures, the disgraced science fiction writer was remembered again. This gave Nikitin the opportunity to graduate from the Higher Literary Courses in Literature, and then move to Moscow. There, for several years, he served as editor-in-chief at the Fatherland publishing house.
The dashing 90s (as it is now customary to call a certain period of time from the life of the USSR) caught Yuri Alexandrovich Nikitin at typography. Teaming up with L. Shishikina, he founded the Zmey Gorynych book publishing house, whose main activity was the publication of foreign fiction. Some time later in production shop"Snake ..." only the works of Yu. Nikitin himself were printed (now the publishing house is closed).
Today, books by Yuri Nikitin are published on the basis of the Tsentrpoligraf and Eksmo printing plants.
Writer Y. Nikitin: all genres
It is difficult to list all the genres in which Yuri Nikitin works. All the writer's books are of different genres and are a reflection of his involvement in a particular period of time. In general, more than 60 books came out from under the pen of Yuri Nikitin, total which is not inferior to the circulation of such masters as Sergey Lukyanenko and Vasily Golovachev.
In addition to Nikitin's science fiction works, contemporaries know his works related to the genres:
- political thriller,
- philosophical literature,
- socio-psychological novel (“Strange Novels”),
- classic story,
- heroic-epic and Slavic fantasy,
- children's fantasy and many others.
Yuri Nikitin- the first writer-kogist, the author of "Transhuman" and many other unique outstanding works. Creator of cult series and cycles of novels:
- "Three from the Forest"
- "Three Kingdoms"
- "Russians are coming"
- "Prince's Feast"
- "Hyperborea"
- "Megaworld"
- "Teeth wide open"
Perhaps his most outstanding series of books, Strange Novels, deserves special attention, such significant and ideological works as Transhuman, Imortist, Scythians and many others that are reflected in real life.
Nikitin is a pioneer in a number of genres.
I proved (for those whose brains are still working) that not all themes, not all ideas, not all images and plots are even mentioned. And whoever claims that there are only three, five or seven themes (ideas, images, etc.) in literature is either an idiot or a plagiarist.
Currently, Yuri Nikitin works in the latest literary genre- cogistics" (from the Latin cogito - "I think"). The genre, first mentioned in the novel "Transman", gave rise to a whole series of books with a Kogist orientation: "I am a Singular", "Singomakers", "2024th"
Comments of Yuri Nikitin himself:
I gave my definition of fiction: women's novels for men. But in women's novels thinking is not accepted. And in my novels, it is simply necessary to think. And after them too. That's why kogistics.
This series is actively supported by Nikitin and the aspiring writers on Transhuman, who recently published the first collection of short stories, The Singularity, which tells about a new strange world, which, perhaps, we will have to enter in the near future.
short biography
Born in 1939 in Kharkov. He left for the Far North, where he worked in logging. He was a choker, a raft driver. Worked in exploration: Sikhote-Alin, Ussuri taiga, Far East, Primorye.
In 1964 he returned to Ukraine, began working as a foundry worker at a factory. He went in for sports, received a master in canoeing, several first ranks, including boxing and sambo, and athletics.
He learned to play the violin, worked as an artist.
Participated in the creation and operation of science fiction clubs. At the same time, he began writing and publishing fantasy stories, making his debut with the publication of fantasy humoresques in 1965.
He was one of the members of the "Young Guard" group of science fiction writers. First published book - collection fantasy stories"The Man Who Changed the World", published by the publishing house "Young Guard" in 1973.
For the book “Fire Worshipers” (about the work of foundry workers) he received high literary awards and in 1977 he was admitted to the Union of Writers of the USSR, and in 1979, after the publication of the book “Alexander Zasyadko’s Sword” (“Golden Sword”), he was persecuted, and about seven years did not participate in the literary life.
After graduating from the Higher Literary Courses at the Literary Institute, he moved to Moscow.
For some time he worked as the editor-in-chief of the Fatherland publishing house. In the early 90s, with Lilia Shishikina, he organized the Zmey Gorynych or Ravlik publishing house, which first published foreign fiction, and then switched almost exclusively to publishing books by Yuri Nikitin himself. Currently, it does not function, and books are published by Tsentrpoligraf and Eksmo publishing houses. The most commercially successful, as critics call it, writer in the science fiction genre, although he modestly considers himself quite successful in historical novels, and in the genre of "weird novels".
He brilliantly marked himself in the genre of action-packed political action movie (the cycle "Russians are coming"), he works both in the genre of science fiction and in Slavic fantasy, which sometimes turns into historical novels.
The most famous works of Yuri Nikitin are fantasy books from the Three from the Forest series. The Strange Novels cycle stands apart in the writer's work, from which, in turn, a transhumanist subcycle stands out, consisting of books:
- "Transhuman"
- "I am Singular"
- "Singomakers"
- "2024th"
In 2008, probably the most complex and serious book, “The Beginning of All Beginnings,” came out from under his pen, telling about the birth of the world, the dawn of mankind before the Flood (according to Christianity), where the chronology from the Bible was taken as a basis.
P.S. from the editor:
On the this moment continues to write new novels with unusual Russian lit. community at a pace. According to rumors, in the near future should be published: "Thomas's Sword", "Targitai", " Prophetic Oleg”,“ Battle for Tsargrad ”,“ Zaman-2 ”,“ Yafet ”,“ Yutlan, brother of Pridon ”,“ Gods of the Mega World ”,“ Nasta ”and some of the unannounced.
Will wait!
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