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Distant Rainbow

“Distant Rainbow” is a fantastic story by Soviet writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.

The work was created in 1963.

The time of action is not indicated, however, Gorbovsky, quoting Kuprin's “Duel,” adds: “This was said three centuries ago.” The “Duel” was written in 1905, which means that the duration of the story can be dated to the end of the XXII - the beginning of the XXIII century.
Place actions: deep space, planet Rainbow.
Social structure: developed communism (Noon).
The action takes place within one day. Planet Rainbow has been used by scientists for thirty years to carry out experiments, including zero-transportation, a technology previously available only to Wanderers. After each zero-transportation experiment, a wave arises on the planet - two energy walls "to the sky", moving from the poles of the planet to the equator, and burning out all the organic matter in their path. Until recently, the Wave was able to stop the "charybdis" - machines-energy absorbers.

The Wave, which was not observed earlier in power and type (“P-wave”, in honor of the null physicist “discrete” of Pagawa, who heads the observations in the Northern Hemisphere), emerged as a result of another experiment on zero-transportation, begins to move around the planet, destroying everything alive. One of the first to learn about the imminent danger is Robert Sklyarov, who is leading the observation of experiments from the Stepnoy post. After the death of the scientist Camille, who came to see the eruption, Robert evacuated from the station, fleeing from the Wave. Arriving at Greenfield to head Malyayev, Robert learns that Camille did not die - after Robert’s departure, he reports the strange nature of the new Wave, and the connection with him is interrupted. “Charybdis” are not able to stop the P-wave - they burn like candles, unable to cope with its monstrous power.

Hurried evacuation of scientists, their families and tourists to the equator, to the Rainbow Capital begins.

A large transport spaceship "Arrow" is approaching Rainbow, but it will not have time to arrive before the crash. On the planet itself there is only one starship, the small-capacity amphibious assault ship Tariel-2, commanded by Leonid Gorbovsky. While the Rainbow Council is discussing the question of who and what to save, Gorbovsky alone decides to send children and, if possible, the most valuable scientific materials into space. By order of Gorbovsky, with Tariel-2, they remove all the equipment for interstellar flights and turn it into a self-propelled space barge. Now the ship can take on board the hundreds of children remaining in the Rainbow, go into orbit and wait there for the Arrow. Gorbovsky himself and his crew remain on the Rainbow, like almost all adults, waiting for the moment when the two Waves meet in the Capital region. It is clear that people are doomed. They spend their last hours calmly and with dignity.

Description
Distant Rainbow

“Distant Rainbow” is a fantastic story by Soviet writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.

The work was created in 1963.

The time of action is not indicated, however, Gorbovsky, quoting Kuprin's “Duel,” adds: “This was said three centuries ago.” The “Duel” was written in 1905, which means that the duration of the story can be dated to the end of the XXII - the beginning of the XXIII century.
Place actions: deep space, planet Rainbow.
Social structure: developed communism (Noon).
The action takes place within one day. Planet Rainbow has been used by scientists for thirty years to carry out experiments, including zero-transportation, a technology previously available only to Wanderers. After each zero-transportation experiment, a wave arises on the planet - two energy walls "to the sky", moving from the poles of the planet to the equator, and burning out all the organic matter in their path. Until recently, the Wave was able to stop the "charybdis" - machines-energy absorbers.

The Wave, which was not observed earlier in power and type (“P-wave”, in honor of the null physicist “discrete” of Pagawa, who heads the observations in the Northern Hemisphere), emerged as a result of another experiment on zero-transportation, begins to move around the planet, destroying everything alive. One of the first to learn about the imminent danger is Robert Sklyarov, who is leading the observation of experiments from the Stepnoy post. After the death of the scientist Camille, who came to see the eruption, Robert evacuated from the station, fleeing from the Wave. Arriving at Greenfield to head Malyayev, Robert learns that Camille did not die - after Robert’s departure, he reports the strange nature of the new Wave, and the connection with him is interrupted. “Charybdis” are not able to stop the P-wave - they burn like candles, unable to cope with its monstrous power.

Hurried evacuation of scientists, their families and tourists to the equator, to the Rainbow Capital begins.

A large transport spaceship "Arrow" is approaching Rainbow, but it will not have time to arrive before the crash. On the planet itself there is only one starship, the small-capacity amphibious assault ship Tariel-2, commanded by Leonid Gorbovsky. While the Rainbow Council is discussing the question of who and what to save, Gorbovsky alone decides to send children and, if possible, the most valuable scientific materials into space. By order of Gorbovsky, with Tariel-2, they remove all the equipment for interstellar flights and turn it into a self-propelled space barge. Now the ship can take on board the hundreds of children remaining in the Rainbow, go into orbit and wait there for the Arrow. Gorbovsky himself and his crew remain on the Rainbow, like almost all adults, waiting for the moment when the two Waves meet in the Capital region. It is clear that people are doomed. They spend their last hours calmly and with dignity.