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Trudno bytʹ bogom

1966302 pagesProfizdat

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On a distant planet, a secret observer from Earth is tasked with guiding a medieval society towards enlightenment without direct interference. However, as he witnesses the brutal realities of their world, the line between observation and intervention blurs. This story questions the ethics of power and the true meaning of progress when faced with human suffering.

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Arkady Natanovich Strugatsky was born in Batumi, Russia. While he was a child, he moved with his family to Leningrad. In 1942, Leningrad was under siege and he left with his father, who did not survive the trip to Vologda. Arkady was later drafted into the Soviet Army, and in 1949 he graduated from the Military Institute of Foreign Languages in Moscow. He worked as a teacher and interpreter for the military until 1955. From 1955 he began to work as an editor and writer. In 1958, he began his lif...

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