Svyatoslav Loginov has long been known and appreciated by science fiction lovers both in Russia and outside the country. In his childhood he liked to read, but at first he did not think about the writing profession. And even after writing several miniatures in the genre of science fiction, Loginov was in no hurry to call himself a writer. The career of a writer went uphill in the early 80s of the last century.
From the biography of Stanislav Loginov
The future Russian science fiction writer Loginov (his real name is Wittmann) was born in Ussuriysk on October 9, 1951. Shortly after birth, the family moved to Leningrad. Here Svyatoslav Vladimirovich and lives to the present.
At school, Svyatoslav studied very average, although his abilities showed up early. Apparently, natural laziness affected, according to science fiction himself. At first, Whitman did not even suspect that real, “living” writers live in the world. He naively believed that all masters of literature exist only in portrait frames on the walls of the cabinet of literature.
The young man at one time wanted to become a chemist, since he graduated from school with a chemical bias. Later he entered the chemistry department of Leningrad State University. Svyatoslav did not feel much desire to learn formulas. Already in the university years, a lot of time and effort was spent on creativity: he set about creating fantastic stories.
But even having composed two dozen literary works, the young man did not yet consider himself a literary figure. Once Svyatoslav brought to the Writer's House, where he listened to a seminar of Boris Strugatsky. There he was authoritatively explained that the writing profession can and should be studied. From this memorable day, Svyatoslav began to count his experience as a science fiction writer.
Science fiction writer Svyatoslav Loginov
Wittmann's first work was published in the spring of 1975 in the journal Ural Pathfinder. The second publication took place only in 1981, this time in the Iskorka magazine. However, in the interval between the two events, Loginov worked hard and hard. He did not want to drive the "conjuncture" to the public's request.
Around the same time, they explained to Svyatoslav: if you want to print often, you need to take a creative pseudonym. It is advisable that he end in "s". The mother’s maiden name was used. So the science fiction writer Loginov was born.
Having adopted a new name, Svyatoslav began to be published every year. Sometimes publications were even more frequent - twice in twelve months.
Here are just a few of the many works by a science fiction writer beloved by the Russian reader: The Iron Age (1982), The House by the Road (1985), The Law of Conservation (1990), Without Paradoxes (1990), The Many-armed God of the Dalayne (1995), "I Will Catch Time" (1996), "Black Tornado" (1999), "The Highest Measure" (2009), "Axis of the World" (2010).
Loginov is a laureate of the prestigious awards "Wanderer", "Aelita", "Interpresscon".
