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Prologue
I often thought about whether there are other people outside Stedumbrella group in Russia who wrote Avenger fanfics. I speculated that if someone could write fanfics earlier there, then it will be the earliest in 1994, I think, when the series was first broadcast in Russian there. Although some episodes with Emma Peel were aired without translation in the early 1990s on TV channel 2x2, it was a curious period as in TV schedules that time, did not indicate some programs. Moreover, The Avengers transmitted on TV channel 2x2 (like later on channel Saint Petersburg in mid-1990s) when people mainly were on job or educational institutions, so it could be seen if you were at home due to illness or other important reasons. For all the time I have met only three people who remember The Avengers on channel 2x2, and they all wrote that more prefered to a series "I Spy" - The Avengers and "I Spy" alternated by episodes on TV channel 2x2, and while "I Spy" has been specified in some TV schedules, The Avengers - no.
One day I wrote the message in Avengers group VK on topic about creating Russian fanfics that later I would have posted on the site. Despite the interest of some Russian, as result people prefered for already written Russian stories or foreign, if knew language properly.
Oh, there is no specific answer to the question - today I still come to the old condional point that likely in Russia only members of the group Steedumbrella worked in this direction.
But of course never know ...
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History of Rusian fanfics from fan group Steedovtsy
I'll start with the narration about Alexei Sidorov characteristics and other, on first look, far points, that actually help us to make a good look at the first fanfic.
I met Aleksei at the end of 1995 in college, where we studied, and although it was occasional quick engagement on breaks, I felt that we have something in common in the manners and worldview. I was at the time in a different group of people, and my colleagues do not particularly positive him to give me some doubts. Everything changed after one situation, which I described in the book Avengerworld, and when in winter 1996 I entered the circle of already established group (Sergey Pronin Alexey Arsent'ev and Alexei Sidorov), I soon discovered that Alexei Sidorov and I have more in common - exactly strong attachment to their own creativity. Yes, we were really obsessed with it. Aleksei and I have created different comics and stories directly on the classroom in college - we were only two people there who did it. Nevertheless, it not compromised the quality of our study, our team as a whole has been diligent in many things, and we allow ourselves to our creativity only at those moments when you for example have finished your task and have to wait to any of the teacher's signal or bell for finishing the lesson.
Aleksei Arsent'ev and Sergei Pronin were other characters as for creativity in clasrooms, and in those situations when A. Sidorov and me created the fanart, they played some games on paper, the most popular of which was "Questions and Answers". A fun non-standard game, which maybe Aleksei Arsent'ev was creator - sometimes we played together in it and once there was something connected with the Avengers in game "Questions and Answers". More on that another time. I will need to ask about it for add details, already vaguely remember this point.
Aleksei Sidorov was a huge Sherlock Holmes fan, he sometimes imitated Russian actor Vasily Livanov who played the character, discussed these Russian films, works of Arthur Conan Doyle, etc. He had a pipe smoking at house (although no one in our group had never smoked, and does not smoke), with which he looked exactly like mentioned actor.
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I was at that time already also fan of detective stories (thanks to the Avengers), and Sherlock Holmes was the first with which I began to introduce in this genre, since last year in school.
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Besides Aleksei was fascinated the British comedy serials (Benny Hill, Mr. Bean, The Baldy Man, and others). Although I must admit it was the single genre that we have received great pleasure all four, defibetely that affected on our work about the Avengers too.
The last major stroke of Aleksei's hobby was a policy that was the core of his manuscripts about the fictional country of Linzia, in which often broke out conflicts and it was necessary to solve the situation of the trickiest or smart ways.
That was Aleksei Sidorov.
At the time of my entry to the established group, Aleksei Sidorov worked on comic story "Iron General", which he began to create since 1995 - this was one of those stories where in Linzia in full swing was war and the course of events was unpredictable.
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Subsequently, in the comic story Iron General appeared a drawing with Steed and it is in this notebook was written first Russian fanfic by fan group Steedovtsy. But we're getting ahead of ourselves.
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To be continued... Stay Tuned.
Announce of part 2:
Soon
"Matter of minute"- first Russian fanfic of Alekei Sidorov will be presented for the first time ever on correct English.
You will learn why the story was written at all, as Aleksei did not planned it. Details of creating at lesson at the College in May 1996.
Scan of notebook cover for the first time ever.
And other interesting things I did not say in the book AVengerworld.
See you soon, dear fans!
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