Нет, конечно. Насколько я помню, мы ничего об этом Супермене и не знали тогда. Я уже писал, что Максим был нашим ответом начальству: не хотите серьезной литературы? Пожалуйста! Вот вам залипуха о приключениях комсомольца 22-го века. Почему-то нам, дуракам молодым, казалось, что мы таким образом способны специально раздражить начальство. Впрочем, начальство, действительно, впало в раздражение, но совсем по другому поводу.

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Of course not. As far as I remember, we did not know anything about this Superman. I already wrote that Maxim was our response to the authorities: You do not want serious literature? Here you go! Here you have a pulp about the adventures of a 22-century Komsomol member. For some reason, it seemed to us, young fools, that in this way we were able to especially annoy our superiors. However, the superiors, indeed, were irritated, but quite for quite a different reason.

Source: Boris Strugatsky Off-Line Interview, 7/2000, Q#26, discussing why Maksim Kammerer from "Inhabited Island" was such a "superman".

#What exactly was that reason that Strugatsky's "superiors" (presumably, publishing/censorship/literature board bosses) were irritated with seemingly wholly pro-Soviet "Inhabited Island"?

Нет, конечно. Насколько я помню, мы ничего об этом Супермене и не знали тогда. Я уже писал, что Максим был нашим ответом начальству: не хотите серьезной литературы? Пожалуйста! Вот вам залипуха о приключениях комсомольца 22-го века. Почему-то нам, дуракам молодым, казалось, что мы таким образом способны специально раздражить начальство. Впрочем, начальство, действительно, впало в раздражение, но совсем по другому поводу.

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Of course not. As far as I remember, we did not know anything about this Superman. I already wrote that Maxim was our response to the authorities: You do not want serious literature? Here you go! Here you have a pulp about the adventures of a 22-century Komsomol member. For some reason, it seemed to us, young fools, that in this way we were able to especially annoy our superiors. However, the superiors, indeed, were irritated, but quite for quite a different reason.

Source: Boris Strugatsky Off-Line Interview, 7/2000, Q#26, discussing why Maksim Kammerer from "Inhabited Island" was such a "superman".

What exactly was that reason that Strugatsky's "superiors" (presumably, publishing/censorship/literature board bosses) were irritated with seemingly wholly pro-Soviet "Inhabited Island"?

Нет, конечно. Насколько я помню, мы ничего об этом Супермене и не знали тогда. Я уже писал, что Максим был нашим ответом начальству: не хотите серьезной литературы? Пожалуйста! Вот вам залипуха о приключениях комсомольца 22-го века. Почему-то нам, дуракам молодым, казалось, что мы таким образом способны специально раздражить начальство. Впрочем, начальство, действительно, впало в раздражение, но совсем по другому поводу.

Of course not. As far as I remember, we did not know anything about this Superman. I already wrote that Maxim was our response to the authorities: You do not want serious literature? Here you go! Here you have a pulp about the adventures of a 22-century Komsomol member. For some reason, it seemed to us, young fools, that in this way we were able to especially annoy our superiors. However, the superiors, indeed, were irritated, but quite for quite a different reason.

Source: Boris Strugatsky Off-Line Interview, 7/2000, Q#26, discussing why Maksim Kammerer from "Inhabited Island" was such a "superman".

#What exactly was that reason that Strugatsky's "superiors" (presumably, publishing/censorship/literature board bosses) were irritated with seemingly wholly pro-Soviet "Inhabited Island"?

Нет, конечно. Насколько я помню, мы ничего об этом Супермене и не знали тогда. Я уже писал, что Максим был нашим ответом начальству: не хотите серьезной литературы? Пожалуйста! Вот вам залипуха о приключениях комсомольца 22-го века. Почему-то нам, дуракам молодым, казалось, что мы таким образом способны специально раздражить начальство. Впрочем, начальство, действительно, впало в раздражение, но совсем по другому поводу.

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Of course not. As far as I remember, we did not know anything about this Superman. I already wrote that Maxim was our response to the authorities: You do not want serious literature? Here you go! Here you have a pulp about the adventures of a 22-century Komsomol member. For some reason, it seemed to us, young fools, that in this way we were able to especially annoy our superiors. However, the superiors, indeed, were irritated, but quite for quite a different reason.

Source: Boris Strugatsky Off-Line Interview, 7/2000, Q#26, discussing why Maksim Kammerer from "Inhabited Island" was such a "superman".

#What exactly was that reason that Strugatsky's "superiors" (presumably, publishing/censorship/literature board bosses) were irritated with seemingly wholly pro-Soviet "Inhabited Island"?