Aleksandr Belyaev - odin iz osnovopolozhnikov zhanra nauchnoj fantastiki v nashej strane. Prikovannyj k posteli, pisatel' zhil v izumitel'nom mire, sozdannom ego voobrazheniem. Siloj svoej fantazii on risoval buduschee, predvoshischaya vozmozhnost' dal'nejshih otkrytij i novyh dostizhenij. Iz pyatidesyati nauchnyh predvidenij Belyaeva mnogie sbylis' ili printsipial'no osuschestvimy, i tol'ko tri schitayutsya oshibochnymi.
Alexander Belyaev (Russian: Александр Беляев) 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.