Platon Obukhov
Platon Alexeevich Obukhov (Russian: Платон Алексеевич Обухов; born 9 September 1968 in Moscow, USSR) is a Russian journalist, writer, translator and painter.
Writer, journalist, translator and painter
[edit]Platon Obukhov has authored twenty fiction books, including science fiction.
- He has worked for Russian newspapers Izvestia (1988—99), Soviet Sport, and others.
- Obukhov is an abstract painter. His works are at private collections and museums of Moscow, Prague, Berlin, Copenhagen.
- Obukhov is an English-Russian translator. He has translated more than 30 books by English-speaking authors, including books by Emerson Hough, Frederick Remington, Frederick Manfred, George Bird Grinnell, and Martin Gilbert.
Novels
[edit]| Year of publication |
Name (Original/in English) | Genre | Circle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Прыжок Биг Босса | Fantasy | |
| 1991 | Несостоявшийся шантаж | Science fiction | |
| 1994 | Охота на канцлера | ||
| 1994 | Роковая женщина | ||
| 1995 | В обьятьях паука | Crime fiction | Gangster |
| 1996 | Демон секса | Fantasy | |
| 1996 | Спарринг со смертью | Science fiction | |
| 1996 | Антикварное дело | Science fiction | |
| 1996 | Бог любит блондинок | Fantasy | |
| 1996 | Королева красоты | Adventure | |
| 1997 | Нежное убийство | Science fiction | |
| 1999 | Обратная сторона Луны | Crime fiction | |
| 1999 | Женская измена | Science fiction | |
| 1999 | Брызги крови | Fantasy | |
| 1999 | Счастья на всех не хватит | Crime fiction | Gangster |
Arrest on spying charges
[edit]In 1996, Obukhov was arrested in Russia on charges of spying for the United Kingdom. Following his re-trial, on 17 May 2002 his conviction was reaffirmed by the Moscow City Court, but the court further found him not responsible on the grounds of mental illness, and ordered him transferred from prison to a psychiatric hospital.[1][2]
External links
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References
[edit]- ^ https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/written-answers/2002/oct/22/platon-obukhov. Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 22 October 2002.
{{cite book}}:|chapter-url=missing title (help) - ^ Bethell, Lord (2002-01-17). "The extraordinary case of Platon Obukhov". London: Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
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