Perhaps there aren't many works in the history of modern science fiction that have remained popular for such a long time. The story served as the basis for Tarkovsky's cult film 'Stalker'; three decades later, an equally cult computer game of the same name appeared, along with a whole series of stories and novels written using the world of 'Picnic.'
Authors: Arkady Strugatsky, Boris Strugatsky
Arkady Natanovich Strugatsky
He was born on August 28, 1925, in Batumi, where his father, Natan Zalmanovich Strugatsky, worked as editor of the newspaper Trudovoy Adjaristan. His mother, Aleksandra Ivanovna Litvitcheva (1901–1981), was a teacher and taught literature.
During the Great Patriotic War, the Strugatsky family was trapped in besieged Leningrad. In January 1942, his father, Natan Zalmanovich Strugatsky, and Arkady were evacuated via the “Road of Life” across Lake Ladoga, while his mother remained in the city with the ill Boris.…
