Mikhail Akhmanov

Mikhail Akhmanov (Михаил Ахманов) is the pen name of Mikhail Mahmanson (b. May 29, 1945), a Russian science fiction writer with genres ranging from Space Opera (with a wide range on Mohs Scale of Science Fiction Hardness) to Alternate History. Many of his characters are modern-day people (usually soldiers) who somehow find themselves in a Fish Out of Temporal Water scenarios.