| Georgii Pavlovich Tushkan Георгий Павлович Тушкан | |
| Birth Date: | 1905 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Poltava, Russian Empire |
| Death Place: | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Occupation: | Novelist |
| Genre: | Adventure, science fiction |
Georgii Pavlovich Tushkan (1905–1965) was a Soviet novelist, specializing in adventure and science fiction.
Tushkan's father was Pavel Fedorovich Tushkan, an agronomist and a teacher. In 1926, Tushkan graduated from Uman Polytechnic, then in 1929 from Kharkov Institute of Grain Crops.[1] Starting in 1933, he worked Pamir Mountains, conducting economic surveys for the Turksib highway and other facilities. He traveled extensively through Central Asia.[2]
During World War II, Tushkan voluntarily enlisted in the Red Army in 1941. He was wounded several times. He worked in intelligence, searching for German missile weapons, which he described in his 1961 book Hunters for the FAA.
In the 1960s, Tushkan was chairman of the science fiction and adventure division of the Moscow Writing Organization.
Jura is Tushkan's most famous work. It was twice adapted for film: in 1964 by director Adolf Bergunker, then in 1985 as a television mini-series by directors Saido Kurbanov and Viktor Mirzayants.