Elements of fantastical or supernatural fiction have been part of mainstream Russian literature since the 18th century. Russian fantasy developed from the centuries-old traditions of Slavic mythology
A 1967 Soviet post stamp captioned "A Satellite of an Extraterrestrial Civilization"
The titular monster from Nikolai Gogol's gothic story Viy (1835)
Alisa Seleznyova is the protagonist of an eponymous series of children's science fiction books by Russian writer Kir Bulychev. The first novel of the series was published in 1965, with further writing
Fans posing in front of a still of Natalya Guseva as Alisa Selezneva
Memorial stone located at the Alisa Seleznyova Alley [ru], Moscow