Short Stories

Short story collections

Along the Edge of Words

Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2.

The work of Tim Skorenko—writer, poet, musician, journalist, popular blogger, traveller, and a person of countless other pursuits—is as multifaceted as he himself is. Fond of experimentation, he rarely writes stories that resemble one another. The pieces that emerge from his keyboard are always sharp, unexpected, and thought-provoking—while at the same time engaging and memorable.

The collection includes the stories “The Demiurge’s Games,” “The Burden of a Good Man,” “Quiet Games,” “Hello, Cain,” “The Dungeons of the Third Rome,” “The Killinsby Catalogue,” “The Last Race of Red Byron,” “The Theory of Nonverbal Eugenics,” “The Man and His Rocket,” “The Unbending,” “Checkmate with a Bishop,” “The Photographer,” “To Die in Rome,” “Return as a Hero,” “Shannon McCormick,” “The Word of Mishko the Boy,” “A Friend of Mine,” “Words and Gloves,” “A Song of Love for Horses,” as well as the poem “The Blade (Лезвие).”

Nominations:

Strannik, 2013 // Grand Prix (finalist)

Publications in anthologies

Raevu päevad. Anthology. Tartu: Fantaasia, 2019. Series: Sündmuste Horisont. ISBN 978-9949-661-39-8.

In Estonian (translated by Veiko Belials).

“...people—monstrous, brilliant, cruel creatures created by nature, who have gained power over that very nature, yet do not use this power for the benefit of all living things...” These lines from the story “The Second Colonization” serve well as a motto for this collection, which brings together mostly 21st-century short fiction originally written in Russian. Unlike the previous collections ("We Love the Earth," 1 and 2), this anthology presents humanity from a darker perspective. Although the pendulum has swung to the opposite side, the thematic core remains essentially the same. This collection, too, explores the question: what—or who—is a human being?

Authors: Sever Gansovsky, Sergey Lukyanenko, Tim Skorenko, Kirill Benediktov, Andrey Teplyakov, Andrey Livadny, Alexander Bachilo, Alexander Bushkov, Yulia Ostapenko, Yuri Pogulyay

The anthology includes the story “Revenge” (in Estonian translation — “Revanš”).

Ruthless Tolerance. Anthology. Moscow: E, 2017. Series: Anti-Utopia XXI. ISBN 978-5-699-92564-3.

Is there a limit to tolerance? Where will total permissiveness lead humanity—to a world where the words “mother” and “father” are banned, traditional relationships are considered primitive and barbaric, and the once-vivid “rainbow” future has long become mundane reality? A world where the aggressive expansion of foreign cultures and ideologies overwhelms the very hosts who welcomed them? And what dangers might this pose to the state and society?

Oleg Divov, Leonid Kaganov, Sergey Chekmayev, Dmitry Volodikhin, Yuri Burnosov, Kirill Benediktov, and others present a collection of speculative fiction devoted to a future that should never come to pass.

Authors: Anna Kitaeva, Kirill Benediktov, Oleg Divov, Tatyana Tomakh, Vladimir Berezin, Sergey Chekmayev, Yulia Ryzhenkova, Tim Skorenko, Yuri Burnosov, Dmitry Volodikhin, Leonid Kaganov, Igor Kulikov, Natalya Egorova, Sergey Bayteryakov, Dmitry Akhmetshin, Olga Dorofeeva, Evgeny Garkushev, Oleg Drozhzhin, Svetlana Prokopchik, Egor Kalugin

Second edition. The anthology includes the story “The Theory of Nonverbal Eugenics.”

Magium Sovieticum. Anthology. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2016. Series: Anthologies. ISBN 978-5-904919-94-8.

What if the Soviet Union had arisen and developed in a fantasy world—we have already seen that. But what if the reverse were true? Socialist magic combined with industrialization, the Thaw, the relentless march of the working class, and all the other features of a half-forgotten Utopia—the USSR at the height of its power, achieved not only through tank armies and strategic missile forces, but also through magical might.

Intriguing? The authors of this collection attempt to imagine what might spark such a rise—and what would emerge by the end of the Soviet era: something akin to Watchmen with a Soviet version of Doctor Manhattan, or perhaps a global Strugatsky-style research institute as an alternative.

To avoid limiting creative freedom, the editors structured the yet-unwritten stories into two mutually exclusive sections: The Bright Side of Socialist Realism and The Dark Side. Naturally, these forces are in conflict — not within a single story, but across the overarching concept. Each contributor presents the triumph of one or the other force in the most plausible and realistic manner.

Which strategy proves victorious — the bright and optimistic, or the dark and occult? Who wins? That is for the reader to decide.

Authors: Tatyana Tomakh, Valeriya Kaluzhskaya, Igor Veresnev, Andrey Marchenko, Tim Skorenko, Efim Gamayunov, Andrey Dashkov, Alex Gromov, Yulia Ryzhenkova, Miko Mari, Dmitry Lukin, Alexander Bachilo, Irina Serebrova, Vladimir Venglovsky, Olga Shatokhina, Nikolay Nemy­tov, Marina Yasinskaya, Mikhail Klikin

The anthology includes the story “Save the Queen.”

Militarium. A World on the Edge. Anthology. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2014. Series: Anthologies. ISBN 978-5-904919-98-6.

The birth of a new world always begins with the destruction of the old. A century ago, Europe stood on the brink of war, and only a few shots were enough to cross the line. Unprecedented weapons and methods of mass intimidation brought an end to chivalry and empires. Countless armies fought for Paris and Jerusalem. This anthology presents a wide range of visions of what reality might have been—and perhaps truly was—beneath the thin surface of everyday life.

Authors: Alex Gromov, Olga Shatokhina, Timur Aliyev, Mike Gelprin, Alex Bor, Alisa Belova, Andrey Marchenko, Karina Sarsenova, Tim Skorenko, Jacqueline de Gé, Sergey Belyakov, Dmitry Bogutsky, Vladimir Venglovsky, Dmitry Gradinar, Sergey Chebanenko, Yuliana Lebedinskaya

The anthology includes the story “Autoportraits of Pierre Vuitton.”

The Dark Side of the City. Anthology. Moscow: Eksmo, 2014. Series: Russian Science Fiction. ISBN 978-5-699-71889-4.

Shops selling magical items are nothing unusual—but not all of them trade in real magic. And even fewer deal in benevolent magic… In this collection, featuring works by leading Russian science fiction writers, each story or novella is a product from such a shop. And in this shop one can find everything—from a wooden doll that helps NKVD officers uncover a German spy network, to the mysterious kachil-chirakana—a creature with the snout of a caiman, the body of a worm, and the legs of a toad…

Authors: Vladimir Arene v, Vasily Shchepetnev, Tim Skorenko, Maria Galina, Dmitry Kolodan, Dalia Truskinovskaya, Andrey Sennikov, Nadezhda Shtayn, Natalya Rezanova, Svyatoslav Loginov

The anthology includes the story “The Burden of a Good Man.”

Apple Trees on Mars. Anthology. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2013. Series: Kimberlite. ISBN 978-5-905360-27-5.

Without imagination, relying solely on bare scientific facts, futurology becomes dull and unconvincing. How do we reach our dreams? How do we tame them? And where will the colonization of the Red Planet ultimately lead? These are the questions addressed by the authors of "Apple Trees on Mars.” Even if Martian orchards are unlikely to bloom in our lifetime, it is always better to set the bar high, isn’t it?

Authors: Karina Shainyan, Sergey Fomichyov, Polina Kormshchikova, Alexander Bachilo, Alexandra Davydova, Oleg Titov, Anna Domina, Alexander Lychev, Dmitry Perovsky, Olga Dorofeeva, Anna Ignatenko, Tim Skorenko, Vladimir Venglovsky, I. A. Dal, Viktor Kolyuzhnyak, Sergey Ignatyev, Boris Bogdanov

Second edition of the anthology “Apple Trees on Mars,” revised and expanded. The anthology includes the story “Walks in St. Petersburg.”

Master of One’s Craft. Anthology. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2013. Series: Kimberlite. ISBN 978-5-905360-28-2.

Great figures of the past often excelled in many—if not all—sciences, arts, and crafts. Over time, however, such universality has become increasingly difficult to achieve. Fields of knowledge grow ever more specialized and demand deep, focused education; the same holds true for other areas of human activity. The twentieth century became the century of specialists—people competent in one particular field, masters of a single craft. The twenty-first century has only intensified this trend.

In this collection, we explore this phenomenon from different angles and attempt to answer the question: what does it actually mean to be a “master”?

Authors: Svyatoslav Loginov, Svetlana Tulina, Vladimir Arene v, Alexandra Davydova, Rady Radutny, Sergey Pirogov, Mike Gelprin, Polina Kormshchikova, Yuri Pogulyay, Ina Goldin, Dmitry Fershtein, Olga Dorofeeva, Sergey Fomichyov, Alexander Bachilo, Yulia Gavrilenko, Polina Kuzaeva, Natalya Aniskova, Vladislav Zarya, Larisa Bortnikova, Anna Golousikova, Dmitry Tikhonov, Alexander Podolsky, Tim Skorenko, Ekaterina Lesina, Eldar Safin

Second edition of the anthology, revised and expanded. The anthology includes the story “A Scene for John Doe.”

Do Robots Respond to a Whistle? And If So, Why? Anthology. Moscow: International Center of Science Fiction, 2013. Series: Roscon Warmer. ISBN 978-5-88483-075-2.

This collection includes works by the winners of the literary competition “Roscon Warmer 2013.” The title of the anthology was also the theme of the contest. The stories are presented in reverse order of their ranking—from tenth place to first.

Authors: Natalya Fedina, Maxim Tikhomirov, Dmitry Bogutsky, Alexandra Davydova, Igor Korel, Murchallo Mastroiani, Tim Skorenko, Nika Batkhen, Dmitry Viter, Vladimir Semenyakin, K. A. Terina, Anton Tudakov, Ivan Naumov

The anthology includes the story “Everything We Were Taught.”

The Liberal Apocalypse. Anthology. Moscow: Eksmo, 2013. Series: Russian Science Fiction. ISBN 978-5-699-61842-2.

What do liberal values bring to the world? Meticulous respect for human rights, unprecedented technological development, a market economy—or rather the horrors of globalization, the loss of national identity, corporate law replacing traditional legal systems, a soulless world of pure profit, and the substitution of time-tested concepts with artificial constructs that only appear viable?

In this project, well-known Russian science fiction writers and promising new authors reflect on a troubling question: what will happen if militant liberalism prevails—a force whose advocates, in their struggle for human rights and freedoms, are willing to sacrifice everything, including those very rights and freedoms?

Authors: Elnur Serebryakov, Timur Aliyev, Alexander Tyurin, Dmitry Volodikhin, Tim Skorenko, Vadim Panov, Igor Veresnev, Maxim Makarenkov, Alexander Gordian, Oleg Divov, Kirill Benediktov, Tatyana Minasyan, Vyacheslav Rybakov, Andrey Skorobogatov, Yuri Burnosov, Roman Zlotnikov, Alexey Eroshin

The anthology includes the story “Flesh of My Flesh.”

Elves and Their Hobbies. Anthology. Moscow: AST, 2013. ISBN 978-5-17-077270-4.

Elves... alves... sidhe... faerie... the Fair Folk... the children of destiny. Who are they really? Immortal, yet they do not drink blood—even at twilight. Refined, yet they do not sleep in lacquered coffins. They love music, but have little tolerance for operatic singing or the silence of graveyards. And elves rarely smell of rotten earth. If they travel abroad for leisure, they do so only by sea, through the Grey Havens, and only westward. Twenty-six stories about immortal beings—the perfect time to light a pipe and listen...

Authors: Andrey Balabukha, Maria Galina, Viktor Nochkin, Yuri Pogulyay, Yulia Zonis, Shimun Vrochek, Ina Goldin, Oleg Divov, Tim Skorenko, Maxim Dubrovin, Olga Onoyko, Vladimir Vasilyev, Alexey Vert, Alexander Sivinskikh, Vladimir Danikhnov, Natalya Shcherba, Sergey Legeza, Vyacheslav Shtorm, Eleonora Ratkevich, Andrey Ulanov, Anna Ignatenko, Alexander Shakilov, Svyatoslav Loginov, Henry Lion Oldie

The anthology includes the story “Helga, Hilde, Holde.”

Anthology of the Strange Story. Anthology. Kharkiv: Folio, 2012. Series: Library of the Almanac "Four Centimeters of the Moon". ISBN 978-966-03-6080-8.

“Strange” is the key word for this collection, which brings together under one cover stories by forty-eight Russian-language prose writers from Australia, Belarus, Germany, Israel, Latvia, Russia, the United States, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine.

Authors: Tatyana Bonch-Osmolovskaya, Tim Skorenko, Anna Glazova, Yulia Kisina, Karine Arutyunova, Bustanai, Dmitry Deitch, Guntis Berelis, Andra Neiburga, Natalya Antonova, Yuri Arabov, Oleg D'Ark, Alexander Ilichevsky, Viktor Ivaniv, Igor Klekh, Oganes Martirosyan, Anita Molos, Yuri Proskuryakov, Andrey Sen-Senkov, Alexey Tsvetkov Jr., Evgeny Vishnevsky, Alexey Kartashov, Rudolf Kotlikov, Rafael Levchin, Anna Mazurova, Alexandra Taits, Shamshad Abdullayev, Khamdam Zakirov, Natalya Akulenko, Yuri Bobrykin, Oleg Zavyazkin, Svetlana Zagotova, Yuri Zmorovich, Marina Kozlova, Andrey Krasnyashchikh, Alexey Kupreychik, Georgy Makhata, Alexander Milshteyn, Andrey Pichakhchi, Vladimir Rafeenko, Ivan Revyakov, Sergey Solovyov, Marina Sorina, Elena Styazhkina, Yuri Tsaplin, Sergey Shatalov, Viktor Shepelev.

The anthology includes the story “The Word of Mishko the Boy.”

Master of One’s Craft. Anthology. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Sociodrome-F. ISBN 978-5-905360-14-5.

Great figures of the past excelled in many—if not all—sciences, arts, and crafts. Over time, however, such universality has become increasingly difficult to attain. Fields of knowledge grow ever more specialized and demand deep, fundamental training; the same is true of other spheres of human activity. The twentieth century already became the century of specialists, people competent in one particular field, masters of one single craft—their own. The twenty-first century has only intensified this tendency. In this collection, we examine the phenomenon from different angles and attempt to answer the question: what does it actually mean—to be a master?

Authors: Svyatoslav Loginov, Svetlana Tulina, Vladimir Arenev, Alexandra Davydova, Rady Radutny, Sergey Pirogov, Mike Gelprin, Polina Kormshchikova, Yuri Pogulyay, Ina Goldin, Dmitry Fershtein, Olga Dorofeeva, Sergey Fomichyov, Alexander Bachilo, Yulia Gavrilenko, Polina Kuzaeva, Natalya Aniskova, Vladislav Zarya, Larisa Bortnikova, Anna Golousikova, Dmitry Tikhonov, Alexander Podolsky, Tim Skorenko, Ekaterina Lesina, Eldar Safin

The anthology includes the story “A Scene for John Doe.”

Temporium. Anthology. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2012. Series: Anthologies. ISBN 978-5-904919-42-9.

Time travel—what new can still be said about it? Yet another story about accidental time travelers, a reckless student-turned-superhero adventuring in the past, another “butterfly effect,” another predictable and rather dull tale of inventing a miracle machine… It turns out that this is far from all! The anthology Temporium reveals other facets of humanity’s interaction with time—more subtle, more complex, yet no less captivating and mysterious. Look at Time from a new angle and be amazed.

Authors: Pavel Amnuel, Evgeny Filenko, Evgeny Garkushev, Alexander Shchyogolev, Natalya Fedina, Vladimir Rogach, Alexandra Rodset, Igor Veresnev, Artyom Beloglazov, Nika Batkhen, Ina Goldin, Alexandra Davydova, Arina Troy, Natalya Korsakova, Yuliana Lebedinskaya, Yulia Zonis, Tim Skorenko, Alexander Gutnik, Anton Karelin

The anthology includes the story “Mr. Loneliness.”

Apple Trees on Mars. Anthology. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Science Fiction. ISBN 978-5-905360-11-4.

Without imagination, relying solely on bare scientific facts, futurology becomes dull and unconvincing. How do we reach our dreams? How do we tame them? And where will the colonization of the Red Planet ultimately lead? These are the questions addressed by the authors of "Apple Trees on Mars." Even if Martian orchards are unlikely to bloom in our lifetime, it is always better to set the bar high, isn’t it?

Authors: Karina Shainyan, Sergey Fomichyov, Polina Kormshchikova, Alexander Bachilo, Alexandra Davydova, Oleg Titov, Anna Domina, Alexander Lychev, Dmitry Perovsky, Olga Dorofeeva, Anna Ignatenko, Tim Skorenko, Vladimir Venglovsky, I. A. Dal, Viktor Kolyuzhnyak, Sergey Ignatyev, Boris Bogdanov.

The anthology includes the story “Walks in St. Petersburg.”

Real Science Fiction 2012. Anthology. Moscow: Eksmo, 2012. Series: Russian Science Fiction. ISBN 978-5-699-56892-5.

A gigantic ark-like spacecraft faces imminent destruction—and yet it has almost reached its destination… A Russian soldier serves on a distant planet, his only solace being letters to his beloved—letters that will never reach her… A great writer, a great director, and… a cosmic alien who seems almost invisible beside them…

Authors: Alexander Zheleznyakov, Maria Ginzburg, Pavel Meshkov, Rady Radutny, Dmitry Fedotov, Konstantin Sitnikov, Sergey Chebanenko, Darya Zarubina, Tim Skorenko, Maxim Tikhomirov, Vladimir Maryshev, Natalya Boldyreva, Vyacheslav Shtorm, Stepan Vartanov, Andrey Bocharov, Yaroslav Verov, Igor Minakov, Nikolay Stepanov, Andrey Bessonov, Dmitry Volodikhin, Andrey Dashkov, Mike Gelprin, Nikolay Kalinichenko, Oleg Silin, Svetlana Tulina, Marina and Sergey Dyachenko, Yuliana Lebedinskaya, Anton Pervushin, Viktoriya Balashova, Henry Lion Oldie

The anthology includes the story “A Friend of Mine.”

A Soft Structure with Boiled Beans. Anthology. Moscow: International Center of Science Fiction, 2012. Series: Roscon Warmer. ISBN 978-5-88483-071-4.

This collection includes works by the winners of the literary competition “Roscon Warmer 2012.” The title of the anthology was also the theme of the contest. The stories are presented in reverse order of their ranking—from tenth place to first.

Authors: Yulia Zonis, Vladimir Semenyakin, Dmitry Viter, Stuzhin, Nikolay Zhelunov, Pavel Ogurtsov, Darya Zarubina, Tim Skorenko, Dmitry Bogutsky, Olga Nikiforova, Eldar Safin, Maxim Tikhomirov, Alex de Clemeshe, Arkady Shushpanov

The anthology includes the story “Words and Gloves.”

Ruthless Tolerance. Anthology. Moscow: Eksmo, 2012. Series: Russian Science Fiction. ISBN 978-5-699-56300-5.

Is there a limit to tolerance? Where will total permissiveness lead humanity—to a world where the words “mother” and “father” are banned, traditional relationships are considered primitive and barbaric, and the once-vivid “rainbow” future has long since become everyday reality? A world where the aggressive expansion of foreign cultures and ideologies overwhelms the very hosts who welcomed them? And what dangers might this pose to the state and society?

Recognized masters of the short story and emerging talents have come together under one cover to share their visions of the limits of political correctness.

Authors: Anna Kitaeva, Kirill Benediktov, Oleg Divov, Tatyana Tomakh, Vladimir Berezin, Sergey Chekmayev, Yulia Ryzhenkova, Tim Skorenko, Yuri Burnosov, Dmitry Volodikhin, Leonid Kaganov, Igor Kulikov, Natalya Egorova, Sergey Bayteryakov, Dmitry Akhmetshin, Olga Dorofeeva, Evgeny Garkushev, Oleg Drozhzhin, Svetlana Prokopchik, Egor Kalugin

The anthology includes the story “The Theory of Nonverbal Eugenics.”

Noon. 21st Century. Anthology. Moscow, Saint Petersburg: AST, Poligrafizdat, Astrel-SPb, 2011. ISBN 978-5-17-075296-6, 978-5-4215-2537-0, 978-5-9725-2.

Works previously published in the almanac "Noon: 21st Century."

Authors: Yulia Zonis, Eldar Safin, Evgeny Akulenko, Vladimir Golubev, Tatyana Tomakh, Mike Gelprin, Tim Skorenko, Alexander Mazin, Alexander Prokopovich, Pavel Komarnitsky.

The anthology includes the stories “The Theory of Nonverbal Eugenics” and “The Curious Story of Ella Harper.”

Tomorrow There Will Be No Moon. Anthology. Moscow: International Center of Science Fiction, 2010. Series: Roscon Warmer. ISBN 978-5-88483-067-7.

This collection includes works by the winners of the literary competition “Roscon Warmer 2010.” The title of the anthology was also the theme of the contest. The stories are presented in reverse order of their ranking—from tenth place to first.

Authors: Ekaterina Martinkevich, Olga Dorofeeva, Anna Gurova, Vladimir Nechayev, Herodotus Sova, Tim Skorenko, Alexandra Davydova, Yulia Chernykh, Eldar Safin, Anna Ignatenko, Viktor Kolyuzhnyak, Arkady Shushpanov, Natalya Karavanova

The anthology includes the stories “The Curious Story of Ella Harper” and “The Spice Box.”

Science Fiction and Fantasy. Anthology. Moscow: Fakultet, 2009. ISBN 978-5-904358-02-0.

This collection features some of the best speculative fiction works by Russian-language authors from around the world. The stories were carefully selected by some of the most respected figures in Russian science fiction. The names you will find in this book may not be familiar yet, but they will undoubtedly make a significant contribution to the development of the genre.

Authors: Ina Goldin, Roman Dibrov, Sergey Lukyanov, Artyom Beloglazov, Tim Skorenko, Anna Popova, Leonard Popov, Denis Pozdnyakov, Marina Yasinskaya

The anthology includes the stories “The Photographer,” “Revanche,” “The Demiurge’s Games,” and “The Killinsby Catalogue.”

The Most Important of the Arts. Anthology. Saint Petersburg: Azbuka-Klassika, 2009. Series: Worlds of the Strugatskys: Time of Apprentices, 21st Century. ISBN 978-5-395-00445-1.

This collection serves as a kind of response from contemporary science fiction writers to the ever-restless filmmakers and is dedicated to the release of the film The Inhabited Island. By the will of the authors, in medieval Arkanar a creator of a film projector is born; strange and dramatic events unfold during the filming of a new adaptation of Roadside Picnic; an actor preparing to play Kandid finds himself in that very Forest that so astonished readers of The Snail on the Slope. Or perhaps not quite the same one?.. These and other stories linking the worlds of the Strugatskys with “the most important of the arts” can be found in the first volume of the series.

Authors: Sergey Volkov, Tim Skorenko, Darya Zarubina, Sheila Kadar, Nick Romanetsky, Igor Minakov, Vyacheslav Rybakov, Inna Kublitskaya, Sergey Lifanov, Vladimir "Vasilid-2" Vasilyev

The anthology includes the story “Quiet Games.”

Surgical Intervention. Anthology. Moscow: Andrey Skoch Humanitarian Foundation “Pokolenie”, 2009. Series: Debut. ISBN 978-5-98738-029-9.

The collection consists of works by laureates and finalists of the Independent Literary Award “Debut” in the Science Fiction category.

Authors: Olga Onoyko, Tim Skorenko, Alexey Sokolov

The anthology includes the stories “Hello, Cain,” “The Demiurge’s Games,” “Return as a Hero,” and “Revenge.”

Science Fiction. "Golden Cup 2007" Competition. Anthology. Moscow: Vorobyev A.V., 2008. Series: Golden Cup Competition. ISBN 978-5-93883-052-3.

The final collection of the “Golden Cup 2007” competition, held in 2007. A total of 118 stories were submitted. This volume includes the prize winners—ten first-place entries (ten participants). The total prize fund amounted to 30,000 rubles. Science fiction short story competitions of the KLF are held two to three times a year. “Golden Cup” is a competition founded by writer Yuri Nikitin.

Authors: Alexey Tolkachyov, Ivan Makrushin, Tim Skorenko, Vadim Kirpichyov, Mike Gelprin, Sergey Chelyaev, Akim Zakharov, Yulia Polezhayeva, Maria Savenkova, Konstantin Pavlov

The anthology includes the story “The Photographer.”

Publications in periodicals

World of Fantasy. Magazine, no. 2 (195)'2020. Moscow: Hobby World, 2020.

A monthly Russian magazine and website devoted to fantasy and science fiction in all their forms. Published since September 2003, it is the largest speculative fiction magazine in the former USSR. The publication reviews books, films, TV series, games, and comics in genres such as science fiction, fantasy, and horror, and features articles on fictional universes, prominent authors, fandoms, mythology, and futurology.

Authors: Boris Nevsky, Denis Varkov, Alexander Gaginsky, Alexander Strepetilov, Evgenia Safonova, Evgeny Peklo, Marina Belyaeva, Igor Khovansky, Alexander Lyapustin, Alexey Ionov, Svetlana Evsyukova, Dmitry Zlotnitsky, Evgenia Yurova, Artyom Kiselik, Irina Nechaeva, Yuri Perebaev, Nikita Kazimirov, Kirill Razmyslovich, Ilya Glazkov, Anton Pervushin, Anton Minasov, Tim Skorenko.

The issue includes the story “Eresidae.”

World of Fantasy. Magazine, no. 7 (179)'2018. Moscow: Igromedia, 2018.

A monthly Russian magazine and website devoted to fantasy and science fiction in all their forms. Published since September 2003, it is the largest speculative fiction magazine in the former USSR. The publication reviews books, films, TV series, games, and comics in genres such as science fiction, fantasy, and horror, and features articles on fictional universes, prominent authors, fandoms, mythology, and futurology.

Authors: Vladimir Arenev, Anton Pervushin, Evgeny Peklo, Evgenia Blinova, Dmitry Zlotnitsky, Alexandra Korolyova, Igor Cherny, Alexandra Davydova, Evgenia Yurova, Yuri Perebaev, Alexey Ionov, Boris Nevsky, Alexander Gaginsky, Igor Khovansky, Pavel Ilyin, Alexander Strepetilov, Alexander Kiselev, Alexey Saponov, Darya Belenkova, Leonid Moyzhes, Tim Skorenko, Denis Tikhy, Elena Kleshchenko, Alexey Mazurov.

The issue includes the story “The Etiology of Myth.”

World of Fantasy. Magazine, no. 5 (177)'2018. Moscow: Igromedia, 2018.

A monthly Russian magazine and website devoted to fantasy and science fiction in all their forms. Published since September 2003, it is the largest speculative fiction magazine in the former USSR. The publication reviews books, films, TV series, games, and comics in genres such as science fiction, fantasy, and horror, and features articles on fictional universes, prominent authors, fandoms, mythology, and futurology.

Authors: Tim Skorenko, Alexey Malsky, Boris Nevsky, Eduard Kozlov, Margarita Shleykhert, Igor Cherny, Dmitry Zlotnitsky, Elena Yadrentseva, Vasily Vladimirskiy, Alexandra Korolyova, Irina Nechaeva, Lidiya Chuzhova, Zhanna Galieva, Evgenia Yurova, Alexey Ionov, Henry Lion Oldie, Igor Khovansky, Ksenia Atasheva, Darya Belenkova, Kirill Razmyslovich, Alexander Gaginsky, Dmitry Shepelev, Yuly Kim Jr., Alexander Strepetilov, Leonid Moyzhes, Alexander Kiselev, Vladislav Chirin, Dalia Budanova, Anton Pervushin, Igor Kray, Alexander Zolotko

The issue includes the story “Do Not Play with Tachyons.”

World of Fantasy. Magazine, no. 4 (176)'2018. Moscow: Igromedia, 2018.

A monthly Russian magazine and website devoted to fantasy and science fiction in all their forms. Published since September 2003, it is the largest speculative fiction magazine in the former USSR. The publication reviews books, films, TV series, games, and comics in genres such as science fiction, fantasy, and horror, and features articles on fictional universes, prominent authors, fandoms, mythology, and futurology.

Authors: Tim Skorenko, Alexey Ionov, Alexander Strepetilov, Evgenia Yurova, Alexandra Davydova, Margarita Shleykhert, Liliya Chuzhova, Alexandra Korolyova, Elena Yadrentseva, Vasily Vladimirskiy, Irina Nechaeva, Kirill Razmyslovich, Yuly Kim Jr., Alexander Gaginsky, Darya Belenkova, Dmitry Zlotnitsky, Pavel Ilyin, Alexey Saponov, Vladislav Chirin, Sergey Serebryansky, Anton Pervushin, Nikolay Blokhin.

The issue includes the story “Eternal Life.”

All Sorts of Things. Fanzine, no. 12'2017. Jelgava, 2017.

Originally an electronic publication distributed among friends and acquaintances by email. Essentially, it is a digest of material published online and in various periodicals. It has no clearly defined subject matter — it really does contain all sorts of things. Since it is published in Jelgava, once the capital of the Duchy of Courland, some pages are devoted to the history of the city. However, other historical episodes and figures also appear quite frequently in the magazine. News, and sometimes forgotten facts from science and technology, can be found in almost every issue.

Authors: Jeremy Rifkin, Anatoly Glyantsev, Alexander Minkin, Viktor Gushchin, Evgeny Krutikov, Stanisław Lem, Vasily Makarov, Sergey Belkin, Dmitry Smirnov, Alexander Remizov, Vasily Bystrov, Tim Skorenko, Leonid Moyzhes

The short story “The Prince and the Pauper” was published in the fanzine.

World of Fantasy. Magazine, no. 12 (172)'2017. Moscow: Igromedia, 2017.

A monthly Russian magazine and website devoted to fantasy and science fiction in all their forms. Published since September 2003, it is the largest speculative fiction magazine in the former USSR. The publication reviews books, films, TV series, games, and comics in genres such as science fiction, fantasy, and horror, and features articles on fictional universes, prominent authors, fandoms, mythology, and futurology.

Authors: Tim Skorenko, Alexey Ionov, Irina Nechaeva, Alexandra Korolyova, Igor Cherny, Margarita Kuznetsova, Dmitry Zlotnitsky, Boris Nevsky, Vasily Vladimirskiy, Nina Pushkareva, Nikolay Karaev, Alexander Gaginsky, Anton Pervushin, Vladislav Chirin, Dmitry Shepelev, Pavel Ilyin, Denis Pavlushkin, Sergey Kanunnikov, Ksenia Atasheva, Alexander Kiselev, Alexander Strepetilov, Alexey Saponov, Alexey Malsky, Leonid Moyzhes, Zhenya Krich, Maxim Tikhomirov, Denis Tikhy, Evgenia Danilova, Oleg Titov, Yuri Nekrasov, Sergey Onishchuk, Marina and Sergey Dyachenko

The issue includes the story “The Prince and the Pauper.”

All Sorts of Things. Fanzine, no. 11'2017. Jelgava, 2017.

Originally an electronic publication distributed among friends and acquaintances by email. Essentially, it is a digest of material published online and in various periodicals. It has no clearly defined subject matter — it really does contain all sorts of things. Since it is published in Jelgava, once the capital of the Duchy of Courland, some pages are devoted to the history of the city. However, other historical episodes and figures also appear quite frequently in the magazine. News, and sometimes forgotten facts from science and technology, can be found in almost every issue.

Authors: Robert Bernovsky, Viesturs Sprūde, Oleg Paramonov, Marina Lebedeva, Alexander Ponomaryov, Anastasia Stakhanova, Viktor Wagner, Vladislav Inozemtsev, Mikhail Buyanov, Anastasia Mironova, Konstantin Kurbatov, Dmitry Smirnov, Vitaly Podvitsky, Tim Skorenko, Jeremy Rifkin

The short story “Unequal Marriage” was published in the fanzine.

World of Fantasy. Magazine, no. 11 (171)'2017. Moscow: Igromedia, 2017.

A monthly Russian magazine and website devoted to fantasy and science fiction in all their forms. Published since September 2003, it is the largest speculative fiction magazine in the former USSR. The publication reviews books, films, TV series, games, and comics in genres such as science fiction, fantasy, and horror, and features articles on fictional universes, prominent authors, fandoms, mythology, and futurology.

Authors: Tim Skorenko, Alexey Ionov, Dmitry Zlotnitsky, Igor Cherny, Boris Nevsky, Natalya Osoyanу, Alexandra Korolyova, Irina Nechaeva, Yuri Perebaev, Alexander Gaginsky, Kirill Razmyslovich, Darya Budanova, Andrey Watt, Yuly Kim Jr., Ksenia Atasheva, Alexander Kiselev, Sergey Kanunnikov, Alexey Saponov, Robert Lapshin, Elena Kushnir, Alexander Strepetilov, Igor Kray, Dmitry Soshnikov, Olga Dorofeeva, Andrey Kokoulin, Marina and Sergey Dyachenko

The issue includes the story “An Unequal Marriage.”

Pointer. Magazine, no. 2 (14)'2014. Saint Petersburg: Prosvetkniga, 2014. ISBN 978-5-906-06920-7.

"Pointer" magazine is a unique case in the history of the Russian media market. For the first time, a retail chain has acted as the publisher of an informational magazine. Conceived as a guide to the world of cultural events and news, the publication targets a broad audience and is issued monthly, covering culture in all its diversity—from literature, cinema, and theater to haute cuisine, hobbies, and creative pursuits.

Authors: Nina Raylyan, Edward Radzinsky, Alexander Pravilov, Svetlana Kulikova, Kristina Frantsuzova-Yanush, Evgeny Kozlenko, Valentin Weiss, Daniil Granin, Pavel Krusanov, Sasha Neyland, Evgenia Shaffert, Darya Gontsova, Maria Ermakova, Tim Skorenko, Ekaterina Vorontsova.

The issue includes the story “Russia'36.”

Pointer. Magazine, no. 1-2 (5)'2013. Saint Petersburg: Prosvetkniga, 2013. ISBN 978-0-009-31838-0.

"Pointer" magazine is a unique case in the history of the Russian media market. For the first time, a retail chain has acted as the publisher of an informational magazine. Conceived as a guide to the world of cultural events and news, the publication targets a broad audience and is issued monthly, covering culture in all its diversity—from literature, cinema, and theater to haute cuisine, hobbies, and creative pursuits.

Authors: Kristina Frantsuzova-Yanush, Nina Raylyan, Sarah Maas, Tim Skorenko, Kristina Arzumanova, Yanina Goncharova, Ekaterina Vorontsova, Nikolay Shendaryov

The issue includes the story “The Carpet of Women’s Hair.”

Noon. 21st Century. Almanac, no. 8'2012. Saint Petersburg: Vokrug Sveta, 2012. ISBN 977-1-727-85400-9.

The first issue of "Noon. 21st Century" was published in May 2002. Its editor-in-chief and founder, Boris Strugatsky, initially conceived it as a “thick” literary magazine devoted entirely to Russian science fiction. Published once every two months, "Noon. 21st Century" brought together under one cover both speculative fiction and realism, popular genres and serious prose. Since May 2007, it has been published as an almanac, changing its format and effectively becoming a book series released on a monthly basis.

Authors: Alexander Shchyogolev, Svetlana Tulina, Anton Mostovoy, Sergey Ignatyev, Maria Pozdnyakova, Olga Tkacheva, Tim Skorenko, Vadim Yecheistov, Stanislav Lev, Tatyana Kigim

The almanac includes the story “The Word of Mishko the Boy.”

October. Magazine, no. 12'2010. Moscow: October, 2010. ISSN 0132-0637.

Founded in 1925, the magazine is currently one of the leading Russian “thick” literary journals.

Authors: Asar Eppel, Vyacheslav Pyetsukh, Masha Levitina, Mikhail Levitin, Anna Tsvetkova, Ada Samarka, Evgeny Nikitin, Darya Bobyleva, Alexandra Mochalova, Maxim Lavrentyev, Leonid Chachko, Tim Skorenko, Nata Suchkova, Evgeny Myakishev, Anna Slapinya, Alexandra Dobryanskaya, Klara Saeva, Anastasia Gorkova, Natalya Naryshkina, Anastasia Bashkatova, Alexander Fuflygin, Dmitry Bak, Alexandra Kisel, Vladimir Kultygin, Natalya Polyakova, Boris Minaev

The issue includes the story “The Dungeons of the Third Rome.”

Four Centimeters of the Moon. Almanac, no. 3'2010. Donetsk: Helios Print, 2010. ISBN 978-9-66-971360-5.

A literary almanac published in Donetsk. One might describe "Four Centimeters of the Moon" paradoxically as a “thick” yet at the same time “informal” journal, whose creators strive to reflect the full range of modern human creative existence.

Authors: Viktor Sosnora, Sergey Dmitriyevsky, Yulia Seliverst, Sergey Shatalov, Yuri Arabov, Peter Greenaway, Yuri Proskuryakov, Olga Grebennikova, Vladislav Lamash, Sergey Korovin, Andrey Zinchuk, Valery Ronshin, Tim Skorenko, Oleg D'Ark, Anna Glazkova, Anatoly Gavrilov, Vladimir Otroshenko, Yuri Bobrykin, Valery Nugatov, Oleg Zavyazkin, Sergey Nosov, Anastasia Porokhova, Vitaly Akhramovich, Evgeny Golovin

The almanac includes the story “The Word of Mishko the Boy.”

Noon. 21st Century. Almanac, no. 9'2010. Saint Petersburg: Vokrug Sveta, 2010. ISBN 978-5-986-52300-2.

The first issue of "Noon. 21st Century" was published in May 2002. Its editor-in-chief and founder, Boris Strugatsky, initially conceived it as a “thick” literary magazine devoted entirely to Russian science fiction. Published once every two months, "Noon. 21st Century" brought together under one cover both speculative fiction and realism, popular genres and serious prose. Since May 2007, it has been published as an almanac, changing its format and effectively becoming a book series released on a monthly basis.

Authors: Pavel Amnuel, Eldar Safin, Andrey Kokoulin, Alexander Mazin, Tim Skorenko, Darya Belomoina, Ilya Kuzminov, Viktor Lomaka

The almanac includes the story “The Curious Story of Ella Harper.”

Noon. 21st Century. Almanac, no. 1'2009. Saint Petersburg: Vokrug Sveta, 2009. ISBN 978-5-986-52221-0.

The first issue of "Noon. 21st Century" was published in May 2002. Its editor-in-chief and founder, Boris Strugatsky, initially conceived it as a “thick” literary magazine devoted entirely to Russian science fiction. Published once every two months, "Noon. 21st Century" brought together under one cover both speculative fiction and realism, popular genres and serious prose. Since May 2007, it has been published as an almanac, changing its format and effectively becoming a book series released on a monthly basis.

Authors: Sergey Sinyakin, Tim Skorenko, Eldar Safin, Konstantin Krapivko, Andrey Vakhlayev-Vysotsky, Vladimir Pokrovsky, Viktor Tochinov, Pavel Poluyan

The issue includes the story “Revanche.”

World of Fantasy. Magazine, no. 12 (64)'2008. Moscow: Tekhnomir, 2008.

A monthly magazine devoted to science fiction and fantasy. "MF" focuses not only on the literary side of speculative fiction, but also on fantasy and science-fiction cinema, video and tabletop games, anime, comics, manga, and music. The magazine’s motto is “Science Fiction and Fantasy in All Their Forms.” Each issue contains articles on fictional universes, beloved heroes, and adventures. Its “historical block” includes materials from the analytical series "Forward into the Past" (analysis of historical facts and phenomena), "What If" (reconstruction of the conditions of fictional worlds), "The Reality of Fantasy" (analysis of the correspondence between fictional and real worlds), and much more.

Authors: Mikhail Popov, Boris Nevsky, Dmitry Zlotnitsky, Igor Cherny, Valeriya Kondrashova, Andrey Zilbershteyn, Maria Velikanova, Anastasia Kara, Grigory Spitsyn, Vladimir Puziy, Ksenia Atasheva, Nikolay Kudryavtsev, Anton Kadman, Elena Pervushina, Alexander Gaginsky, Alexander Kiselev, Anatoly Anikanov, Vasily Vladimirskiy, Yuri Nesterenko, Kirill Voloshin, Yuri Zakharov, Oleg Gavrilin, Sergey Chekmayev, Arseny Krymov, Roman Ostroverkhov, Svetlana Karacharova, Innokenty Gorbunov, Konstantin Gorbunov, Oleg Chebotaryov, Alexander Natarov, Dmitry Voronov, Igor Kray, Elvira Koshkina, Anton Pervushin, Alexey Talan, Tim Skorenko

The issue includes the story “The Killinsby Catalogue.”

Noon. 21st Century. Almanac, no. 9'2008. Saint Petersburg: Vokrug Sveta, 2008. ISBN 978-5-986-52217-3.

The first issue of "Noon. 21st Century" was published in May 2002. Its editor-in-chief and founder, Boris Strugatsky, initially conceived it as a “thick” literary magazine devoted entirely to Russian science fiction. Published once every two months, "Noon. 21st Century" brought together under one cover both speculative fiction and realism, popular genres and serious prose. Since May 2007, it has been published as an almanac, changing its format and effectively becoming a book series released on a monthly basis.

Authors: Yulia Zonis, Sergey Karlik, Igor Kolosov, Tim Skorenko, Adelaida Fortel, Igor Kornienko, Irina Komissarova, Yan Razlivinsky, Valery Bruskov, Mark Amusin, Anton Pervushin

The almanac includes the story “Quiet Games.”

The Reality of Science Fiction. Magazine, no. 8-9'2008. Kyiv: My Computer, 2008.

A monthly “thick” literary magazine of science fiction. Published in Kyiv from 2003 to 2010, it featured works of speculative fiction in a wide range of styles and directions. The magazine also included an extensive and high-quality section devoted to criticism and essays. Alongside established writers, it published a large number of emerging authors.

Authors: Henry Lion Oldie, Andrey Valentinov, Vladimir Rogach, Viktor Nochkin, Anna Kitaeva, Yulia Galanina, Tim Skorenko, Natalya Fedina, Alexander Vasilenko, Grigory Panchenko, Tatyana Tomakh, Irina Komissarova, Maria Makina, Peter Shuley, Yuri Kemist, Pavel Amnuel, Elena Pervushina, Valery Okulov, V. Gorets, Maria Velikanova, Valeria Kondrashova, Mikhail Nazarenko, Tatyana Kokhanovskaya, Lev Gursky, Boris Sidyuk

The issue includes the story “Hello, Cain.”

List of published short stories

1. A Friend of Mine. Short story
   • Real Science Fiction 2012. Anthology. Moscow: Eksmo, 2012. Series: Russian Science Fiction. ISBN 978-5-699-56892-5: 291–304.
   • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 284–296.
2. An Unequal Marriage. Short story
   • World of Fantasy, No. 11 (171)’2017. Magazine. Moscow: Igromedia, 2017: 5.
   • All Sorts of Things, No. 11, 2017. Magazine. Jelgava, 2017. Pp. 90–91.
3. A Scene for John Doe. Short story
   • Master of His Craft. Anthology. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Sociodrome-F. ISBN 978-5-905360-14-5: 298–309.
   • Master of His Craft. Anthology. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2013. Series: Kimberlite. ISBN 978-5-905360-28-2.
4. A Song of Love for Horses. Short story
   • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 306–314.
5. Autoportraits of Pierre Vuitton. Short story
   • Militarium. A World on the Edge. Anthology. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2014. Series: Anthologies. ISBN 978-5-904919-98-6: 165–196.
6. Checkmate with a Bishop. Short story
   • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 185–218.
7. Don’t Play with Tachyons. Short story
   • World of Fantasy, No. 5 (177)’2018. Magazine. Moscow: Igromedia, 2018: 5.
8. Eresidae. Short story
   • World of Fantasy, No. 2 (195)’2020. Magazine. Moscow: Hobby World, 2020: 102–111.
9. Eternal Life. Short story
   • World of Fantasy, No. 4 (176)’2018. Magazine. Moscow: Igromedia, 2018: 5.
10. Everything We Were Taught. Short story
    • Do Robots Respond to a Whistle? And If They Do, Why? Anthology. Moscow: International Center of Science Fiction, 2013. Series: Roscon Warmer. ISBN 978-5-88483-075-2: 82–98.
11. Flesh of My Flesh. Short story
    • The Liberal Apocalypse. Anthology. Moscow: Eksmo, 2013. Series: Russian Science Fiction. ISBN 978-5-699-61842-2: 134–163.
12. Helga, Hilde, Holde. Short story
    • Elves and Their Hobbies. Anthology. Moscow: AST, 2013. ISBN 978-5-17-077270-4: 196–215.
13. Hello, Cain. Short story
    • Reality of Fantasy, No. 8–9’2008. Magazine. Kyiv: My Computer, 2008: 206–214.
    • Surgical Intervention. Anthology. Moscow: Andrey Skoch Humanitarian Foundation “Pokolenie,” 2009. Series: Debut. ISBN 978-5-98738-029-9: 315–324.
    • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 61–73.
14. Mr. James’s Legacy. Short story
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2013. Series: Unreal Prose. ISBN 978-5-904919-43-6: 124–148.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: AST, 2019. Series: Super Prose. ISBN 978-5-17-115877-4: 147–175.
15. Mr. Loneliness. Short story
    • Temporium. Anthology. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2012. Series: Anthologies. ISBN 978-5-904919-42-9: 304–324.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2013. Series: Unreal Prose. ISBN 978-5-904919-43-6: 149–170.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: AST, 2019. Series: Super Prose. ISBN 978-5-17-115877-4: 176–202.
16. Officers of the Reich. Short story
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2013. Series: Unreal Prose. ISBN 978-5-904919-43-6: 89–123.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: AST, 2019. Series: Super Prose. ISBN 978-5-17-115877-4: 106–146.
17. Quiet Games. Short story
    • Noon. 21st Century, No. 9’2008. Almanac. Saint Petersburg: Vokrug Sveta, 2008. ISBN 978-5-986-52217-3.
    • The Most Important of the Arts. Anthology. Saint Petersburg: Azbuka-Klassika, 2009. Series: Worlds of the Strugatskys: Time of Apprentices, 21st Century. ISBN 978-5-395-00445-1: 43–63.
    • Noon. 21st Century. Anthology. Moscow, Saint Petersburg: AST, Poligrafizdat, Astrel-SPb, 2011. ISBN 978-5-17-075296-6, 978-5-4215-2537-0, 978-5-9725-2: 243–270.
    • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 37–60.
18. Return as a Hero. Short story
    • Surgical Intervention. Anthology. Moscow: Andrey Skoch Humanitarian Foundation “Pokolenie,” 2009. Series: Debut. ISBN 978-5-98738-029-9: 335–350.
    • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 243–261.
19. Return to Nanjing. Short story
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2013. Series: Unreal Prose. ISBN 978-5-904919-43-6: 291–324.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: AST, 2019. Series: Super Prose. ISBN 978-5-17-115877-4: 349–388.
20. Revanche. Short story
    • Noon. 21st Century, No. 1’2009. Almanac. Saint Petersburg: Vokrug Sveta, 2008. ISBN 978-5-986-52221-0: 65–88.
    • Science Fiction and Fantasy. Anthology. Moscow: Fakultet, 2009. ISBN 978-5-904358-02-0: 153–174.
    • Surgical Intervention. Anthology. Moscow: Andrey Skoch Humanitarian Foundation “Pokolenie,” 2009. Series: Debut. ISBN 978-5-98738-029-9: 325–335: 350–371.
    • Raevu päevad. Anthology. Tartu: Fantaasia, 2019. Series: Sündmuste Horisont. ISBN 978-9949-661-39-8: 43–66.
21. Russia’36. Short story
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2013. Series: Unreal Prose. ISBN 978-5-904919-43-6: 5–25.
    • Pointer, No. 2 (14)’2014. Magazine. Saint Petersburg: Prosvetkniga, 2014. ISBN 978-5-906-06920-7.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: AST, 2019. Series: Super Prose. ISBN 978-5-17-115877-4: 349–388: 5–29.
22. Save the Queen. Short story
    • Magium Sovieticum. Anthology. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2016. Series: Anthologies. ISBN 978-5-904919-94-8: 326–349.
23. Shannon McCormick. Short story
    • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 262–272.
24. The Burden of a Good Man. Short story
    • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 21–36.
    • The Dark Side of the City. Anthology. Moscow: Eksmo, 2014. Series: Russian Science Fiction. ISBN 978-5-699-71889-4: 65–80.
25. The Carpet of Women’s Hair. Short story
    • Pointer, No. 1–2 (5)’2013. Magazine. Saint Petersburg: Prosvetkniga, 2012. ISBN 978-0-009-31838-0: 59–69.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2013. Series: Unreal Prose. ISBN 978-5-904919-43-6: 52–71.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: AST, 2019. Series: Super Prose. ISBN 978-5-17-115877-4: 349–388: 61–84.
26. The Cunning Holman. Short story
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2013. Series: Unreal Prose. ISBN 978-5-904919-43-6: 171–188.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: AST, 2019. Series: Super Prose. ISBN 978-5-17-115877-4: 203–224.
27. The Curious Story of Ella Harper. Short story
    • Tomorrow There Will Be No Moon. Anthology. Moscow: International Center of Science Fiction, 2010. Series: Roscon Warmer. ISBN 978-5-88483-067-7: 71–92.
    • Noon. 21st Century, No. 9’2010. Almanac. Saint Petersburg: Vokrug Sveta, 2010. ISBN 978-5-986-52300-2: 125–142.
    • Noon. 21st Century. Anthology. Moscow, Saint Petersburg: AST, Poligrafizdat, Astrel-SPb, 2011. ISBN 978-5-17-075296-6, 978-5-4215-2537-0, 978-5-9725-2: 271–296.
28. The Demiurge’s Games. Short story
    • Surgical Intervention. Anthology. Moscow: Andrey Skoch Humanitarian Foundation “Pokolenie,” 2009. Series: Debut. ISBN 978-5-98738-029-9: 325–335.
    • Science Fiction and Fantasy. Anthology. Moscow: Fakultet, 2009. ISBN 978-5-904358-02-0: 174–184.
    • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 8–20.
29. The Dungeons of the Third Rome. Short story
    • October, No. 12’2010. Magazine. Moscow: October, 2010. ISSN 0132-0637: 132–139.
    • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 74–88.
30. The Etiology of the Myth. Short story
    • World of Fantasy, No. 7 (179)’2018. Magazine. Moscow: Igromedia, 2018: 96–106.
31. The Ghost Hunter’s Monologue. Short story
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2013. Series: Unreal Prose. ISBN 978-5-904919-43-6: 208–240.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: AST, 2019. Series: Super Prose. ISBN 978-5-17-115877-4: 248–287.
32. The Killinsby Catalogue. Short story
    • World of Fantasy, No. 12 (64)’2008. Magazine. Moscow: Tekhnomir, 2008: 172–175.
    • Science Fiction and Fantasy. Anthology. Moscow: Fakultet, 2009. ISBN 978-5-904358-02-0: 185–194.
    • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 89–100.
33. The Last Race of Red Byron. Short story
    • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 102–126.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2013. Series: Unreal Prose. ISBN 978-5-904919-43-6: 26–51.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: AST, 2019. Series: Super Prose. ISBN 978-5-17-115877-4: 30–60.
34. The Man and His Rocket. Short story
    • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 156–162.
35. The Photographer. Short story
    • Science Fiction. Golden Cup — 2007 Competition. Anthology. Moscow: Publisher Vorobyev A.V., 2008. Series: Golden Cup Competition. ISBN 978-5-93883-052-3: 27–36.
    • Science Fiction and Fantasy. Anthology. Moscow: Fakultet, 2009. ISBN 978-5-904358-02-0: 143–153.
    • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 219–232.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2013. Series: Unreal Prose. ISBN 978-5-904919-43-6: 277–290.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: AST, 2019. Series: Super Prose. ISBN 978-5-17-115877-4: 332–348.
36. The Prince and the Pauper. Short story
    • World of Fantasy, No. 12 (172)’2017. Magazine. Moscow: Igromedia, 2017: 5.
    • All Sorts of Things, No. 12, 2017. Magazine. Jelgava, 2017: 89.
37. The Spice Box. Short story
    • Tomorrow There Will Be No Moon. Anthology. Moscow: International Center of Science Fiction, 2010. Series: Roscon Warmer. ISBN 978-5-88483-067-7: 169–186.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2013. Series: Unreal Prose. ISBN 978-5-904919-43-6: 72–88.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: AST, 2019. Series: Super Prose. ISBN 978-5-17-115877-4: 85–105.
38. The Theory of Nonverbal Eugenics. Short story
    • Ruthless Tolerance. Anthology. Moscow: Eksmo, 2012. Series: Russian Science Fiction. ISBN 978-5-699-56300-5: 206–240.
    • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 127–155.
    • Ruthless Tolerance. Anthology. Moscow: E, 2017. Series: Anti-Utopia XXI. ISBN 978-5-699-92564-3: 205–239.
39. The Unbending. Short story
    • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 163–184.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2013. Series: Unreal Prose. ISBN 978-5-904919-43-6: 255–276.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: AST, 2019. Series: Super Prose. ISBN 978-5-17-115877-4: 305–331.
40. The Window on the Sixth Floor. Short story
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2013. Series: Unreal Prose. ISBN 978-5-904919-43-6: 189–207.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: AST, 2019. Series: Super Prose. ISBN 978-5-17-115877-4: 225–247.
41. The Woman on the Rostrum. Short story
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2013. Series: Unreal Prose. ISBN 978-5-904919-43-6: 325–335.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: AST, 2019. Series: Super Prose. ISBN 978-5-17-115877-4: 389–401.
42. The Word of Mishko the Boy. Short story
    • Four Centimeters of the Moon, No. 3’2010. Almanac. Donetsk: Helios Print, 2010. ISBN 978-9-66-971360-5: 107–114.
    • Noon. 21st Century, No. 8’2012. Almanac. Saint Petersburg: Vokrug Sveta, 2012. ISBN 977-1-727-85400-9: 127–136.
    • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 273–283.
    • Anthology of the Strange Story. Anthology. Kharkiv: Folio, 2012. Series: Library of the Almanac “Four Centimeters of the Moon.” ISBN 978-966-03-6080-8: 31–40.
43. To Die in Rome. Short story
    • Along the Edge of Words. Short story collection. Moscow: Fantaversum, 2012. Series: Taleidoscope. ISBN 978-5-905360-15-2: 234–242.
44. Varick. Short story
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: Snezny Kom M, 2013. Series: Unreal Prose. ISBN 978-5-904919-43-6: 241–254.
    • Legends of Unknown America. Moscow: AST, 2019. Series: Super Prose. ISBN 978-5-17-115877-4: 288–304.
45. Walks in St. Petersburg. Short story
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46. Words and Gloves. Short story
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Microsoft New Year project

Happy New Year 2017

Moscow, December 2016

Author

In 2016, I took part in Microsoft’s annual project—the creation of an interactive New Year greeting card. For each card, Microsoft employees developed a separate landing page with interactive elements; clicking on them unlocked additional content such as online games, quizzes, or (in the 2017 project) science fiction stories. Project cover:

Project annotation: “We invited you to travel to the year 2086 and discover how technology has transformed life by that time. To do this, we created a series of futuristic stories together with science fiction writer Tim Skorenko.”

For the project, I wrote 7 micro-stories on assigned themes:

1. “Lost in Translation” (topic: conversational interfaces)
2. “The Prince and the Pauper” (topic: Internet of Things)
3. “Eternal Life” (topic: facial recognition)
4. “Master vs Master” (topic: blockchain)
5. “An Unequal Marriage” (topic: mixed reality)
6. “Side Effect” (topic: big data)
7. “Do Not Play with Tachyons” (topic: quantum computing)

The micro-stories could be accessed by clicking on the corresponding areas of the search interface:

The project is available in the Internet Archive.

Four of the seven micro-stories (“The Prince and the Pauper,” “Eternal Life,” “An Unequal Marriage,” and “Do Not Play with Tachyons”) were later published in the print edition of the magazine World of Fantasy (Mir Fantastiki).