Platon Obukhov

Platon Alexeevich Obukhov (; born 9 September 1968 in Moscow, USSR) is a Russian journalist, writer, translator and painter.

Writer, journalist, translator and painter Platon Obukhov has authored twenty fiction books, including science fiction.

He has worked for Russian newspapers Izvestia (1988—99), Soviet Sport, and others. Obukhov is an abstract painter. His works are at private collections and museums of Moscow, Prague, Berlin, Copenhagen. Obukhov is an English-Russian translator. He has translated more than 30 books by English-speaking authors, including books by Emerson Hough, Frederick Remington, Frederick Manfred, George Bird Grinnell, and Martin Gilbert.

Novels Year of publication Name (Original/in English) Genre Circle 1990 Прыжок Биг Босса Fantasy 1991 Несостоявшийся шантаж Science fiction 1994 Охота на канцлера 1994 Роковая женщина 1995 В обьятьях паука Crime fiction Gangster 1996 Демон секса Fantasy 1996 Спарринг со смертью Science fiction 1996 Антикварное дело Science fiction 1996 Бог любит блондинок Fantasy 1996 Королева красоты Adventure 1997 Нежное убийство Science fiction 1999 Обратная сторона Луны Crime fiction 1999 Женская измена Science fiction 1999 Брызги крови Fantasy 1999 Счастья на всех не хватит Crime fiction Gangster

Arrest on spying charges In 1996, Obukhov was arrested in Russia on charges of spying for the United Kingdom. Following his re-trial, on 17 May 2002 his conviction was reaffirmed by the Moscow City Court, but the court further found him not responsible on the grounds of mental illness, and ordered him transferred from prison to a psychiatric hospital.