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3 unusual facts about Grigory Adamov


Grigory Adamov

He moved to the state publishing house Goslitizdat and started writing for Nashi Dostizhenyia (Our Achievements) magazine, edited by Mikhail Koltsov.

In 1930 Adamov became a professional writer and turned to the so-called 'close range science fiction' genre (dealing with Solar and Earth power employment, artificial climate change for the benefit of the Soviet Russia, etc.), his first short stories published by Znanie-Sila (Knowledge is Power) magazine.

The author even made an expedition to the Russian North, so as to investigate on site his theory that by warming the Arctic Circle area (by artificially heating the Gulf Stream) one might bring great benefits to the Soviet people.



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