Boris Natanovich Strugatsky was a prominent Soviet and Russian science-fiction author, best known for his collaboration with his brother Arkady. Born on April 14, 1933, he lived through the siege of Leningrad during World War II. After finishing high school in 1950, he initially applied to the physics department at Leningrad State University but later switched to study astronomy. Upon graduating in 1955, Boris worked as an astronomer and computer engineer at the Pulkovo Observatory.

In 1960, he took part in a geodetic and astronomical expedition in the Caucasus. Boris Strugatsky joined the Writers' Union of the USSR in 1964, marking the beginning of his distinguished writing career. He is celebrated for co-authoring many influential science fiction works that remain popular to this day.