{"product_id":"sannikov-land-by-vladimir-obruchev","title":"'Sannikov Land' by Vladimir Obruchev","description":"\u003ch4 data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"594\"\u003eA strange hybrid of adventure fiction, speculative geology, and early science fiction, \u003cem data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"189\"\u003eSannikov Land\u003c\/em\u003e imagines a lost Arctic territory—warm, fertile, and hidden beyond the known map.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"594\"\u003eWritten by Russian geologist and explorer Vladimir Obruchev, the novel sits in that late-19th\/early-20th century lineage of scientific romance, where expedition, myth, and theory blur into one another. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"596\" data-end=\"1052\"\u003eThis English-language edition was produced by Moscow’s Foreign Languages Press, part of a mid-century effort to circulate Soviet literature internationally. As an object, it carries that history—bold cloth binding, stark illustration, and a design sensibility that feels both utilitarian and quietly ideological. A compelling artefact as much as a novel, and a reminder of a moment when science, fiction, and state ambition briefly spoke the same language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1054\" data-end=\"1268\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eForeign Languages Press, Moscow hardback. First English-language edition. No dust jacket. Clean, bright cloth boards with strong colour and illustration; interior sound with illustrations intact.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44195277045843,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-03-18T104644.423.png?v=1773791424","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/sannikov-land-by-vladimir-obruchev","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}