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Written by Creator/KirBulychev, and highly popular in Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union, the books feature adventures of a young girl, Alice (Alisa) Seleznyova and her friends. [[Characters/AliceGirlFromTheFuture See the list here.]] [[Film/AliceGirlFromTheFuture There have been several adaptations.]]

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Written by Creator/KirBulychev, and highly popular in Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union, the books feature adventures of a young girl, Alice (Alisa) Seleznyova and her friends. [[Characters/AliceGirlFromTheFuture See the list here.]] [[Film/AliceGirlFromTheFuture There have been several adaptations.]]
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* DeceptivelyCuteCritter: In the novella ''The Golden Bear Cub'', there is the eponymous bear cub. It is so adorable that nobody even bothers to remember it was found on a planet where no other animals lived. [[spoiler:It turns out to be a banished tyrant with brainwashing abilities]].

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* HumansAreSpecial: According to Rat in ''A Planet for Tyrants'', as of late XXI century Earth is ''the only'' planet in the Milky Way "where nobody takes bribes, there are no cheaters or even politicians".



%% * LaserGuidedAmnesia: ''Literature/TheCityWithoutMemory'' is built around that.

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%% * LaserGuidedAmnesia: ''Literature/TheCityWithoutMemory'' is built around that.reveals that [[spoiler:the entire planet of Krina was subject to this, causing its civilization to collapse. Remnants of amnesia-inducing energy are still being used to erase people's memories as punishment.]]
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* FlatEarthAtheist: A the start of ''The Fairy Tales Preserve'', both Alice and her father refuse to believe in fairy tale creatures despite actually seeing them in reality. They get better, though. This is in fact lampshaded by the dwarf who seeks assistance from Alice:
-->'''Sven:''' If I told you that I come from planet Pataliputra, where everyone is the same height as me and wears red hoods, would you believe me?
-->'''Alice:''' I would.
-->'''Sven:''' And when I tell you that I'm a dwarf, you don't believe me?

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* ADogNamedCat: Alice's pet cat is called Mouse, because he is grey and was very tiny as a kitte

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* ADogNamedCat: Alice's pet cat is called Mouse, because he is grey and was very tiny as a kittekitten.


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* FullyClothedNudity: In one book, Alice is hitchiking wearing only shorts -- which even have a ''pocket'' -- and is repeatedly referred as naked. Granted she is topless but she is only twelve -- and before that she ran though a city in the same clothing, with no comments. Justified since [[DeliberateValuesDissonance the one talking to her is a robot actor programmed to believe he's a 19th century peasant.]]
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: Professor Lu Fu from ''The Kindness Ray'' may be a mild case of this; he wears only open-toed sandals even in cold weather, probably implying a disdain for footwear in general.
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* TheFateOfThePrincesInTheTower: The young princes are rescued and brought to the future.
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* ''The Star Dog'' (2000)

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* ''The Star Dog'' ''Literature/TheStarDog'' (2000)
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* HeinousnessRetcon: The recurring SpacePirates duo Rat and Jolly U are a lot crueler in the first three books that feature them. They use blackmail and torture, occupy peaceful planets, and even try wiping out entire planets' population. Further on into the franchise, they suddenly become much nicer without anyone InUniverse acknowledging it. In the later books, for example, Alice muses that Rat and Jolly U would never imprison anyone for the sake of obtaining secrets of new technology (never mind that it's ''exactly'' what happens in ''Literature/TheVoyageOfAlice''), and Rat is furious at planetary tyrants who spent their lives conquering and oppressing others (having apparently forgotten he did the same some books earlier).
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* BalefulPolymorph: Sometimes, most notably in ''There Are No Ghosts'' and ''Secret of the Black Stone''.
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** Iria Gai. Raised as a WrenchWench ultimate tomboy, then met a guy, turned out SheCleansUpNicely, and she became a housewife... That is, unless someone hits the BerserkButton. Then, she's a MamaBear taken UpToEleven.

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** Iria Gai. Raised as a WrenchWench ultimate tomboy, then met a guy, turned out SheCleansUpNicely, and she became a housewife... That is, unless someone hits the BerserkButton. Then, she's a MamaBear taken UpToEleven.up to eleven.
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* ''Literature/TheGirlToWhomNothingCanHappen'' (1965)

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* [[AliensSpeakingEnglish Aliens Speaking Russian]]: Zig-zagged. Many aliens (Rrrr, Gromozeka, Rat etc.) are fluent in it, however, TranslationConvention is commonly applied: the usual lingua franca in space is the Cosmolingua, and there are stories set on other planets where mostly the planets' native languages are used (such as ''Alice’s Birthday'', ''Literature/TheCityWithoutMemory'' etc.). But sometimes, aliens or creatures from the legend era speak perfect Russian with no explanation provided.

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* [[AliensSpeakingEnglish Aliens Speaking Russian]]: Zig-zagged. Many aliens (Rrrr, Gromozeka, Rat etc.) are fluent in it, however, TranslationConvention is commonly applied: the usual lingua franca in space is the Cosmolingua, and there are stories set on other planets where mostly the planets' native languages are used (such as ''Alice’s Birthday'', ''Literature/AlicesBirthday'', ''Literature/TheCityWithoutMemory'' etc.). But sometimes, aliens or creatures from the legend era speak perfect Russian with no explanation provided.



* FutureImperfect: In ''Alice's Birthday'', after Alice fixes the past, she finds out her actions are remembered only as an eccentric action of an enthusiastic woman (back then, it was mistaken for an assassination attempt).



* ThePlague: The "Space Plague" (literally named so) from ''Alice's Birthday''.



* TemporalParadox: Occasionally occurs. In "Alice's Birthday", for instance, the titular heroine [[spoiler:saves the civilization of one planet from death by travelling back in time and changing the past]]. She does this during [[spoiler:an archeological expedition to the ruins of said civilization]]. Go ahead, sort that out.

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* TemporalParadox: Occasionally occurs. In "Alice's Birthday", ''Literature/AlicesBirthday", for instance, the titular heroine [[spoiler:saves the civilization of one planet from death by travelling back in time and changing the past]]. She does this during [[spoiler:an archeological expedition to the ruins of said civilization]]. Go ahead, sort that out.
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* AnalogyBackfire: In ''Alice's Birthday'', Alice wants to save a planet. To give her more confidence, Gromozeka reminds her of Joan of Arc, who rescued France. Alice succeeds, but is captured in the process. While she awaits her trial she remembers that the ''actual'' Joan of Arc was executed. [[spoiler: Except she wasn't (see SparedByTheAdaptation below), and of course, Alice escapes.]]
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* ''Literature/AlicesBirthday'' (1974)
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* KillerRabbit: The titular critter in ''The Golden Bear Cub'' is a completely adorable and seemingly vulnerable alien bear cub with innocent PurpleEyes and unclear planet of origin. [[spoiler: He is later revealed to be Vyprakhol, a former genocidal warlord who had subjected his own planet to a horrific ReignOfTerror, was overthrown and spent decades on the run from the survivors of his regime wanting to get revenge. Vyprakhol's cuteness allowed him to avoid any suspicion from his human hosts, study human languages and technologies and develop mind control techniques against humans.]]

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* KillerRabbit: The titular critter in ''The Golden Bear Cub'' is a completely adorable and seemingly vulnerable alien bear cub with innocent PurpleEyes purple eyes and unclear planet of origin. [[spoiler: He is later revealed to be Vyprakhol, a former genocidal warlord who had subjected his own planet to a horrific ReignOfTerror, was overthrown and spent decades on the run from the survivors of his regime wanting to get revenge. Vyprakhol's cuteness allowed him to avoid any suspicion from his human hosts, study human languages and technologies and develop mind control techniques against humans.]]
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* EverythingsBetterWithCows: Skleess, the adorable flying cow of Sheshineru, is brought to Cosmozo in ''A Girl From Earth'' and has been a recurring ComicRelief ever since.
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* ''The War With Lilliputs'' (1992)

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* ''The War With Lilliputs'' ''Literature/TheWarWithLilliputians'' (1992)
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* ADogNamedCat: Alice's pet cat is called Mouse, because he is grey and was very tiny as a kitte
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** ''The Kindness Ray'' is darker than the rest of the series to a completely ridiculous degree. Unlike the other books, where late-twenty-first-century Earth is a post-scarcity CrystalSpiresAndTogas utopia with NoPoverty, no wars or crime, this novel depicts South-East Asia as a dirt-poor land of {{Banana Republic}}s where drug barons are rich, powerful and maintain private mercenary armies.


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* KillerRabbit: The titular critter in ''The Golden Bear Cub'' is a completely adorable and seemingly vulnerable alien bear cub with innocent PurpleEyes and unclear planet of origin. [[spoiler: He is later revealed to be Vyprakhol, a former genocidal warlord who had subjected his own planet to a horrific ReignOfTerror, was overthrown and spent decades on the run from the survivors of his regime wanting to get revenge. Vyprakhol's cuteness allowed him to avoid any suspicion from his human hosts, study human languages and technologies and develop mind control techniques against humans.]]
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* ToyTransmutation:
** In ''Alice and the Enchanted King'', the main villain's entire scheme depends on transforming people into dolls.
** In ''The Sorcerer and the Snow Maiden'', a retelling of ''Ghosts Don't Exist'' for younger readers, Snow Maidens get turned into dolls.
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* LivingMoodRing: Indicators are animals that changes color depending on their emotions, such as turning yellow when mistrustful, dark green when content, and transparent to show admiration.
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* ShowingUpChauvinists: A villainous/ReverseMole example: when Alice infiltrates a juvenile delinquents' school, she becomes the best student, in particular, by excelling in subjects usually reserved for boys, such as fighting dirty. When she first shows up to fight, the teachers allow her to participate because they think [[WouldHitAGirl defeating a girl]] would be amazing training for the boys.

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* ShowingUpChauvinists: A villainous/ReverseMole villainous/TheMole example: when Alice infiltrates a juvenile delinquents' school, she becomes the best student, in particular, by excelling in subjects usually reserved for boys, such as fighting dirty. When she first shows up to fight, the teachers allow her to participate because they think [[WouldHitAGirl defeating a girl]] would be amazing training for the boys.
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Written by Creator/KirBulychev, and highly popular in Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union. The books feature adventures of a young girl, Alice (Alisa) Seleznyova and her friends. [[Characters/AliceGirlFromTheFuture See the list here.]] [[Film/AliceGirlFromTheFuture There have been several adaptations.]]

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Written by Creator/KirBulychev, and highly popular in Russia and the countries of the former Soviet Union. The Union, the books feature adventures of a young girl, Alice (Alisa) Seleznyova and her friends. [[Characters/AliceGirlFromTheFuture See the list here.]] [[Film/AliceGirlFromTheFuture There have been several adaptations.]]
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* PrankPunishment: In ''The War with Lilliputs'', when Alice and Pashka try to fend off Granny Lucretia by telling her that they have to care after "skunusiks" (a fictional breed of animals), Lucretia pretends to believe them and creates holographic images of fantastic monsters to convince them that their lie came to life.

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* GiantEnemyCrab: The dog-sized cameusi from ''The End of Atlantis''.



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%% * LostColony: ''The End of Atlantis''.Atlantis'' features a research colony cut off from its homeworld for unknown reasons.
* {{Lunacy}}: The cameusi are only agressive during the full moon, despite living half a kilometer underwater.



* TheSwarm: ''Prisoners of the Yamagiri Maru'' has a swarm of mutant fish caused by 20th-century nuclear waste.

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* TheSwarm: ''Prisoners TheSwarm:
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of the Yamagiri Maru'' has a swarm of mutant fish caused by 20th-century nuclear waste.waste.
** ''The End of Atlantis'' has cameusi, dog sized GiantEnemyCrab species from which one must hide behind steel doors whenever they are agressive, otherwise they'll eat you alive.

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