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Alexander Romanovich Belyaev was a Soviet Russian writer of science fiction. His works from the 1920s and 1930s made him a highly regarded figure in Russian science fiction, often referred to as "Russia's Jules Verne". Belyaev's best known novels include Professor Dowell's Head, Amphibian Man, Ariel, and The Air Seller.
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culture · Soviet writer (1884–1942) · writer · science fiction writer · reporter · jurist · journalist · also Alexander Belyayev, Alexander Belyaev, Alexander Romanovich Belyaev, Aleksandr Beliajev, Belyayev
Born 4 March 1884 · Died 6 January 1942 · Q497925
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The High Court of Arbitration of Russia found that Belyaev's works are protected by copyright until 1 January 2017 due to his activity during the Great Patriotic War, and remanded the case to lower courts for retrial
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A Krasnodar cassation panel agreed that Belyaev's works are in the public domain
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Terra publishing company acquired exclusive rights to print Belyaev's works from his heirs, and proceeded to sue Astrel and AST-Moskva publishing companies (both part of AST) for violating those exclusive rights
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Copyright protection was extended to 70 years after the author's death, and by an additional 4 years for authors who worked or fought during the Great Patriotic War
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Died 1942-01-06.
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His first novel, Professor Dowell's Head (Голова Профессора Доуэля) was published
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Moved to Moscow where he started to practice law again, as a consultant for various Soviet organizations
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Left law to concentrate on his literary pursuits
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Belyaev became a practicing lawyer and made himself a good reputation
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Born 1884-03-04.
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