Сердце змеи

"Serdt͡se zmei" - nauchno-fantasticheskai͡a povestʹ Ivana Efremova (1908-1972) o pervom kontakte chelovechestva s inoplaneti͡anami. Zvezdolet "Tellur" vstrechaet korablʹ drugoĭ t͡sivilizat͡sii v sozvezdii Zmei. Nesmotri͡a na opasnosti, svi͡azannye s razlichii͡ami v biologii i atmosfere, ėkipazhi dvukh korableĭ nachinai͡ut sblizhenie, stremi͡asʹ naladitʹ kontakt i uznatʹ bolʹshe drug o druge.V sbornik takzhe voshli rasskaz "Pi͡atʹ kartin" i povestʹ "Zvezdnye korabli".

"The Heart of the Snake" is a science fiction novel by Ivan Yefremov (1908-1972) about humanity's first contact with extraterrestrials. The spaceship "Tellurus" meets the ship of another civilization in the constellation of the Serpent. Despite the dangers associated with differences in biology and atmosphere, the crews of the two ships begin to approach each other, seeking to establish contact and learn more about each other.The collection also includes the short story "Five Paintings" and the novella "Starships".