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Monday Begins on Saturday

Author

Strugatsky Brothers (Arkady and Boris Strugatsky)

Language

Russian

Year

1965

Country

Soviet Union

Genre

Novel

eastern europe

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Monday Begins on Saturday is a 1965 satirical science fantasy novel by Soviet writers Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, with illustrations by Yevgeniy Migunov. Set in a fictional town in northwestern Russia, where research in magic occurs, the novel is a satire of Soviet scientific research institutes. It offers an idealistic view of the scientific work ethic, as reflected in the title which suggests that the scientists' weekends are nonexistent. Their idealism is contrasted by inept bureaucrats and a dishonest, show-horse professor.