Roman Zlotnikov is one of the most prominent contemporary Russian science fiction writers whose books are studied at universities. In addition, he is a colonel of police, a teacher of fire training and psychology, a website developer and an exemplary family man.
Biography
Roman V. Zlotnikov was born in a family of builders of communism in one of the Soviet secret scientific towns of Arzamas-16, genus. May 13, 1963. Later, the city was renamed Sarov. His parents, like other local residents, took part in the development of nuclear weapons, but in 1966 they moved to Obninsk.
Here the formation of the future science fiction began. Intelligent parents sent the boy to an art, music school, he visited all kinds of sections and circles. However, this was not the development of any specific talents, just the mother and father wanted to give the child a versatile education. The famous writer began to read from early childhood, and, by his own admission, he spent a fortune on books for his life.
Closer to graduation, Roman began to skip classes and neglect the instructions of his parents. And those, tired of the stubborn self-willed son, gave his upbringing into the hands of the stern grandfather, a front-line soldier. And he indisputably announced that he wants to see his grandson as an officer. And in 1980, the naughty teenager became a student at the Saratov Military School of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Career
After fulfilling the prescribed time in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Roman Zlotnikov in 1992 transferred to the Institute for Advanced Studies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, where he taught the basics of fire contact, the psychology of crowds and conflict, trained new recruits in shooting, took an active part in many thematic scientific conferences and published serious works. This invaluable experience was later reflected in his novels.
Zlotnikov took the first timid step as a writer by publishing the feuilleton in the military journal "At a military post", and then, in 1998, he released his debut novel "Swords over the Stars" - an amazing epic about a future in which humanity will have to face an incredible Enemy.
By 2011, the print runs of Zlotnikov's books exceeded the wildest expectations of its publishers. The writer's assets include diverse fiction of many genres. Here is an alternative story, and stories about "fellow soldiers", and a large-scale utopia "Empire", recommended for study in pedagogical, economic and legal universities of Russia, and the so-called Orthodox fiction (the formation of this subgenre is attributed to Zlotnikov himself), and quite fantasy orcs with the elves …
In a word, the author, who retired in 2004 and was completely immersed in his favorite literature, has books for every taste, and each of them is worth the time spent on the book. Many publications of the writer are marked by various literary awards.
