Arkadiy Natanovich Strugatskiy was a renowned Soviet/Russian science fiction writer, who often collaborated with his younger brother Boris Strugatskiy. Born on August 28, 1925, in Batumi, Georgian SSR, Transcaucasian SFSR, USSR, now in Georgia, Strugatskiy's early life was marked by significant events.
As a child, he moved to Leningrad with his family, where his father, Natan Strugatskiy, a Jewish art critic, and his mother, a Russian Orthodox teacher, raised him. However, during the siege of Leningrad in 1942, Strugatskiy was evacuated from the city along with his father, who tragically did not survive the journey.
The following year, Strugatskiy was drafted into the Soviet army and sent to study at the artillery school in Aktyubinsk. After completing his education, he graduated from the Military Institute of Foreign Languages in Moscow in 1949, specializing in Japanese and English interpretation.
Strugatskiy's military career spanned over a decade, until he made the transition to writing in 1955. He began his artistic collaboration with his brother Boris in 1958, a partnership that would last until his death.
One of the Strugatskiy brothers' most notable works is their novel "Piknik na obochine" ("Roadside Picnic"),which was loosely adapted for the screen by Andrei Tarkovsky as the 1979 film Stalker. Arkadiy Strugatskiy passed away on October 12, 1991, in Moscow, USSR, now in Russia.
The Strugatskiy brothers' writings continue to inspire creators across various mediums, including movies, such as Dark Planet (2008),and video games, such as S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (2007) and its sequels.
