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Π ΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½ ΠΠ²Π°Π½Π° ΠΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΠ²Π° Β«ΠΠ° ΠΊΡΠ°Ρ ΠΠΉΠΊΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΒ» β ΡΠ΄ΠΈΠ²ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅, ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²ΡΡΡΠ½Π½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΡΠ΅Π²Π½Π΅ΠΌΡ ΠΠ³ΠΈΠΏΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈ ΠΡΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠΈΠ½Π΅Π½ΡΠ°, ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ Π² ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΠ΅Π²ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΡΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΠ΅ ΡΠ°Π½Π΅Π΅ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ²Π°Π»Π°ΡΡ. ΠΠ΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈ ΠΎΡ Π²Π°ΡΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΡ ΡΠ°ΡΠ°ΠΎΠ½Π° ΠΠΆΠ΅Π΄Π΅ΡΡΡ, ΡΡΡ Π±ΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½Π°Ρ Π²Π»Π°ΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π²Π΅ΡΠ³Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΈΡΠΏΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΠΌ ΡΠΎ ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ ΠΆΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ² Π Π° ΠΈ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°. Π§ΡΠΎΠ±Ρ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ»Π°Π²Ρ, ΠΠΆΠ΅Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠ° ΠΎΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠΊΡΠΏΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΡ Π² ΠΏΠΎΠΈΡΠΊΠ°Ρ Π·Π°Π³Π°Π΄ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ»ΠΈ ΠΡΠ½Ρ. ΠΡΠΎΡΠ°Ρ ΡΠ°ΡΡΡ, ΠΎΡΡΡΠΎΡΡΠ°Ρ ΠΎΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉ Π½Π° Π΄Π΅ΡΡΡΡ ΡΡΠΎΠ»Π΅ΡΠΈΠΉ, ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ ΠΎ Π³ΡΠ΅ΠΊΠ΅ ΠΠ°Π½Π΄ΠΈΠΎΠ½Π΅, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ Π±Π΅ΠΆΠΈΡ ΠΎΡ ΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΠΊΠΈΡ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡΠ΅Π·ΠΎΠ², ΠΏΠΎΠΏΠ°Π΄Π°Π΅Ρ Π² ΡΠ°Π±ΡΡΠ²ΠΎ Π² ΠΠ³ΠΈΠΏΡΠ΅ ΠΈ, ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π²Π°Ρ ΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ, Π²ΠΎΠ·Π²ΡΠ°ΡΠ°Π΅ΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½Ρ. Π ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ Π²ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΡ Β«Π’Π΅Π½Ρ ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΡΠ²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎΒ» ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π·Ρ ΠΡΡΠ΅ΠΌΠΎΠ²Π° β ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ° ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ°Π½ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠΊΠΈ.
Ivan Efremov's novel 'At the Edge of Oikoumene' is a remarkable work that explores ancient Egypt and the history of the African continent, a theme largely absent in post-revolutionary Russian literature. The story follows Pharaoh Djedefre, whose divine power is overshadowed by the ambitions of the priests of Ra and the challenges of his predecessors. To gain glory, Djedefre sends an expedition to the mysterious land of Punt, leading to the epic journey of Baurojed. The second part of the novel, set over a thousand years later, follows the Greek youth Pandion, who escapes from Cretan raiders and is enslaved in Egypt. Through perseverance, he regains his freedom and embarks on a perilous journey through central Africa. The book also includes the novella 'Shadow of the Past' and stories by Efremov, a pioneer of modern Russian science fiction.