Divov Oleg Igorevich - a famous Russian writer working in a fantastic genre. For many years, he has served as a permanent Member of the Union of Writers of the Russian Federation and the Council on Fiction and Adventure Literature under the Joint Venture of the Russian Federation. He is a member of the editorial staff of the magazine If. Fiction and Futurology.
An active Internet user - in his "Live Journal" you can often read fresh excerpts from works that are still being invented by the author. And sometimes a story, story or novel is completely created on the basis of LJ records. First, the magazine Divov led along with his ex-wife - science fiction writer Svetlana Prokopchik.
Pages of the biography of Oleg Divov
The writer is a native Muscovite. His birth on October 3, 1968. His creative component of nature is obliged to parents who were famous in the capital hereditary restoration artists and engaged in their professional activities in the famous Tretyakov Gallery. To become a great artist or continue the work of their parents - this has never been in the thoughts of a young man. He wanted to write, but not pictures, but to capture his thoughts on paper, to organize words into sentences, and their, in turn, into harmonious meaningful texts. His desire, he surprised a lot of creative parents.
Oleg Igorevich showed early writing talent, while still a schoolboy. Since 1982, his articles begin to appear in metropolitan publications. This beginning of journalistic activity encouraged him to enter the Moscow State University, of course, at the Faculty of Journalism: international department, television. True, the young writer could not finish it because of the numerous tails and regular absenteeism. He was expelled from the third year. Therefore, he was soon called up for military service in the army, after which Oleg Divov firmly decided: not to continue his studies.
Science fiction career
From here began his career as a freelance writer. In 1990, he came to grips with copywriting. He managed to create high-quality content for sites of completely different subjects. The largest advertising agencies in Russia work with him. He developed turnkey advertising campaigns for enterprises of any orientation. From his pen came a lot of advertising concepts that were published not only in Russian, but also in various foreign publications.
In addition, Oleg Divov served as manager in the press centers of several large companies at once. In his free time, he participated in the filming of the television intellectual games Brain Ring and His Own Game. Impressions and memories from them find their place in the work of the writer "Law of the frontier."
After the change of five works, by 1995 his labor activity for the benefit of the state ends with the last statement āof his own free willā. Divov officially becomes unemployed, but not a loafer.
The debut of a young author
The first meeting with the young science fiction writer took place in 1997. At that time, Oleg Divov, an unknown author, presented to the public a fantastic thriller called The Master of Dogs. He dedicated it to his four-legged friend Karma-Dot. In the same year, the writer releases the novels āSteel Heartā and āBrothers in the Mind,ā which are connected in the plot with the first work. These three novels Divov finalizes and releases the authorās trilogy under the single title āZombie Trailā.
Creative way
The author becomes famous after the publication of his novels āThe Best Crew of the Sunā and āThe Law of the Frontierā, performed in the genre of social adventure fiction. They were published in 1998. Later, in 2000, the book Interpretation of Dreams became no less popular. But its appearance was already after the recognition of the science-fiction author, which took place in 1999 after the release of the authorās dystopia āCullingā.
Only at the very beginning of his creative career, Oleg Divov, whose bibliography is represented mainly by stories and short stories, writes extraordinary novels. Later, he needs less volume to tell his story in an exciting and unobtrusive way.
Author today
To date, Oleg Divov is considered the most popular domestic author of the science fiction genre. After many troubles with the work, a period has come in the life of the writer, when he can afford even long-term creative crises. There is no urgent need to make money. But there is still no time for a carefree vacation, there is another dream that does not allow the science fiction author to sit back - the Nobel Prize in mathematics for a literary work.
The outstanding science fiction writer Oleg Divov collects a variety of reviews about himself on the Internet. A lot of those who condemn him mainly for a carefree, maybe slightly unreasonable way of life. But there are many of his supporters who adore the work of the domestic writer of the science fiction genre. His outstanding works are easy to read, an interesting plot retains the intrigue until the very end.
Awards and prizes
Divov received numerous prizes and awards for his own work: more than thirty in total. His works resonated in the heart of every Russian fan of science fiction. The only work that did not receive any award was the 1998 novel The Best Crew of the Sun. But the author himself finds this quite reasonable explanation - the abundant use of obscene language.