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| title = Monday Begins on Saturday

| original title = Понедельник начинается в субботу

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| author = Strugatsky Brothers
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| genre = Science fantasy
| publication date = 1965
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''Monday Begins On Saturday'' (Russian: "Понедельник начинается в субботу") is a 1964 novel, one of the most beloved works by the [[Strugatsky Brothers]]. [[Magitek|A mix of fantasy and science-fiction]], it tells the stories of [[Extranormal Institute|a Soviet research institute dedicated to studying magic and the supernatural]], the dedicated scientists who work there, and the wide variety of [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink|monsters, ghosts, and other critters]] that they study and work with. Adapted into a two-part Christmas special back in the early 80s. It's a fun movie in its own right, but it has very little to do with the novel it's supposedly based on (which annoyed the Brothers quite a bit at the time).
''Monday Begins On Saturday'' (Russian: "Понедельник начинается в субботу") is a 1964 novel, one of the most beloved works by the [[Strugatsky Brothers]]. [[Magitek|A mix of fantasy and science-fiction]], it tells the stories of [[Extranormal Institute|a Soviet research institute dedicated to studying magic and the supernatural]], the dedicated scientists who work there, and the wide variety of [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink|monsters, ghosts, and other critters]] that they study and work with. Adapted into a two-part Christmas special back in the early 80s. It's a fun movie in its own right, but it has very little to do with the novel it's supposedly based on (which annoyed the Brothers quite a bit at the time).


Was followed by a much more cynical ''[[Tale of the Troika]]'' just three years later.
Was followed by a much more cynical ''[[Tale of the Troika]]'' just three years later.
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=== Tropes found in the novel: ===

* [[Clingy MacGuffin]]: A "non-changeable dime" that returns to its owner every time it's spent.
* [[Clingy MacGuffin]]: A "non-changeable dime" that returns to its owner every time it's spent.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Cristobal Junta and Fyodor Simeonovich.
* [[Cool Old Guy]]: Cristobal Junta and Fyodor Simeonovich.
* [[Designated Love Interest]]: Stella.
* [[Designated Love Interest]]: Stella.
* [[Expospeak]]: [[Parodied]], when the traveller into "depicted future" quickly learned to avoid the most tiresome part - droning inventors.
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: The secret institute is called the Scientific Research Institute of Sorcery and Wizardry. In Russian, that abbreviates to '''NIIChaVo''', which sounds suspiciously like the Russian word for "nothing".
* [[Fun with Acronyms]]: The secret institute is called the Scientific Research Institute of Sorcery and Wizardry. In Russian, that abbreviates to '''NIIChaVo''', which sounds suspiciously like the Russian word for "nothing".
** One English translation gives the laboratory's name as "'''N'''ational '''I'''nstitute for the '''T'''echnology of '''Wi'''tchcraft and '''T'''haumaturgy".
** One English translation gives the laboratory's name as "'''N'''ational '''I'''nstitute for the '''T'''echnology of '''Wi'''tchcraft and '''T'''haumaturgy".
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* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]]/[[Take That]]: Vybegallo is modeled after Trofim Lysenko, the infamous Soviet politico and quack agriculturist/geneticist.
* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]]/[[Take That]]: Vybegallo is modeled after Trofim Lysenko, the infamous Soviet politico and quack agriculturist/geneticist.
* [[Memetic Badass]]: Cristobal Junta, ''in-universe''.
* [[Memetic Badass]]: Cristobal Junta, ''in-universe''.
* [[Merlin Sickness]]: Janos Nevstruev
* [[Merlin Sickness]]: {{spoiler|Janos Nevstruev. And his parrot.}}
* [[Naive Newcomer]]: Sasha Privalov
* [[Naive Newcomer]]: Sasha Privalov
* [[Nice Guy]]: Edik Amperyan
* [[Nice Guy]]: Edik Amperyan
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Latest revision as of 22:30, 8 May 2021

Monday Begins on Saturday
He should really be more careful with those keys...
Original Title: Понедельник начинается в субботу
Written by: Strugatsky Brothers
Central Theme:
Synopsis:
Genre(s): Science fantasy
First published: 1965
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Monday Begins On Saturday (Russian: "Понедельник начинается в субботу") is a 1964 novel, one of the most beloved works by the Strugatsky Brothers. A mix of fantasy and science-fiction, it tells the stories of a Soviet research institute dedicated to studying magic and the supernatural, the dedicated scientists who work there, and the wide variety of monsters, ghosts, and other critters that they study and work with. Adapted into a two-part Christmas special back in the early 80s. It's a fun movie in its own right, but it has very little to do with the novel it's supposedly based on (which annoyed the Brothers quite a bit at the time).

Was followed by a much more cynical Tale of the Troika just three years later.

Tropes used in Monday Begins on Saturday include:
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