This collection of old magazine illustrations is a tribute to a great artist and science fiction illustrator of the second half of the 20th century. His style was unmistakable, his imagination boundless, his impact on sci-fi fans huge.

I don't own the rights to Robert Avotin's artwork, I just admire it. I grew up reading scientific magazines with illustrations by Robert done during the 1960s-1980s. His artwork affected a whole generation of science fiction fans and anyone interested in new technologies, it exudes a spirit of optimism and enthusiasm as many people believed at the time that we were just one step away from conquering other planets, the deep oceans, and making other technological advances.

By the way, Robert also illustrated The Fountains of Paradise, a novel by Arthur C. Clarke, and according to the author himself who visited the editor's office of the Technology for the Young People magazine in Moscow and gave an interview, of all the editions printed around the world and translated into many languages, it was Robert Avotin's artwork that he loved the most, it was the most accurate and credible. Also, illustrations by Robert Avotin of the space elevator from that novel attracted the attention of NASA scientists who did their own work in that direction.

Many more samples of Robert Avotin's artwork can be found here:
http://artwork.project-time-machine.com/2012/05/blog-post_21.html
http://fantlab.ru/art141