Kir Bulychev facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kir Bulychev
Kir Bulychev at Polcon 1997 in Katowice, Poland
Born	Igor Vsevolodovich Mozheiko 18 October 1934 Moscow, USSR
Died	5 September 2003 Moscow, Russia
Pen name	Kir Bulychev
Occupation	oriental studies
Language	Russian
Nationality	Russian
Citizenship	Soviet Union →  Russia
Alma mater	Maurice Thorez Moscow State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages
Genre	Science fiction
Notable works	Alisa Selezneva series Guslar series
Notable awards	Aelita Prize 1997

Kir Bulychev (Russian: Кир Булычёв [Kir Bulychyov]; born 18 October 1934 – died 5 September 2003) was a famous Soviet and Russian science fiction writer. His real name was Igor Vsevolodovich Mozheiko. He also worked as a critic, translator, and historian.

Bulychev is best known for his children's science fiction series called Alisa Selezneva. Even though he wrote many books for adults, this series is his most famous work. More than 20 of his books have been made into movies, TV shows, and cartoons. This is more than any other Russian science fiction author! Kir Bulychev even wrote the scripts for some of the first movies based on his stories.

About Kir Bulychev

Igor Mozheiko earned a Master's degree in 1965 and a Ph.D. in 1981. From 1963, he worked at the Institute of Oriental Studies. He was an expert in the history of Burma, a country in Southeast Asia. He even wrote a book about the life of Aung San, a famous leader from Burma.

He started using the pen name Kir Bulychev in 1965. This was for his very first science fiction story, "A Girl Nothing Can Happen To." This story was the beginning of his most popular book series, Alisa Selezneva. This series eventually grew to include more than 50 stories and short novels.

The Alisa Selezneva Series

The Alisa Selezneva series is a children's science fiction adventure. It follows a teenage girl from the future named Alisa. She travels through space and time, solving mysteries and making new discoveries. Alisa often helps save people and animals that are in danger. Kir Bulychev continued writing Alisa stories throughout his life. The very last book in the series came out in 2003, just a few months before he passed away.

The Alisa stories have been very popular. Four animated movies and three live-action movies have been made from them. There are also comics and video games based on Alisa's adventures.

Other Famous Works

Another well-known series by Bulychev is about Veliky Guslar. This is a fictional Russian town where all sorts of aliens and magical creatures show up. The idea for this town came from a real city called Veliky Ustyug.

He also wrote many other science fiction novels that were not part of a series. Some of these include The Last War (1970), Thirteen Years of Travel, and Those Who Survive. The book Those Who Survive was made into an animated film called Pereval. Other popular books include The Witches Cave (which was also made into a movie) and Abduction of the Wizard.

Kir Bulychev wrote scripts for more than 20 movies. This makes him the most adapted Russian science fiction author. Besides writing his own stories, he also translated many American science fiction stories into Russian.

Movies Based on His Books

Kir Bulychev wrote the scripts for most of these movies himself.

Based on Alisa Selezneva Stories

• Mystery of the Third Planet (1981), an animated movie based on Alisa's Voyage.
• The Guest from the Future (1985), a TV miniseries based on One Hundred Years Ahead.
• The Lilac Ball (1987), based on the book with the same name.
• Prisoners of Yamagiri-Maru (1988), an animated movie based on a story.
• Island of Rusty General (1988), based on The Rusty Field Marshal.

Movies not written by Bulychev:

• Alice's Birthday (2009), an animated movie based on the story.
• Alisa Knows What to Do! (2013), an animated TV series that uses his characters.

Other Movies

• The Throw, or Everything Started on Saturday (1976), a TV film.
• Abduction of the Wizard (1981), a TV film.
• Per Aspera Ad Astra (1981), based on an original script by Bulychev.
• Tears Were Falling (1982).
• Comet (1983).
• Chance (1984).
• Two Tickets to India (1985), an animated movie.
• The Pass (1988), an animated movie based on Village.
• The Witches Cave (1989), based on the book.
• Abduction of the Wizard (1989), also based on the story.

See also

In Spanish: Kir Bulichov para niños