Nemtsov, V. The Golden Bottom (Zolotoe dno), 1952. In Russian.

Владимир Немцов.
Золотое дно. / Рисунки А. Лурье. Серия: «Библиотека научной фантастики и приключений» (Малая рамка).
Москва-Ленинград : Государственное издательство детской литературы Министерства просвещения РСФСР (Детгиз), 1952.
260 с. : ил. ; 17 × 13 см. (Уменьшенный формат). Твердый издательский переплет.
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Vladimir Nemtsov.
The Golden Bottom. / Illustrated by A. Lurie. Series: "Library of Science Fiction and Adventure" (The Little Frame).
Moscow-Leningrad: Detgiz (State Children's Literature Publishing House), 1952.
260 pp. : ill. ; 17 × 13 cm. (Pocket format). Hardcover. In Russian.

This 1952 edition of Vladimir Nemtsov’s The Golden Bottom (Zolotoe dno) is a quintessential representative of Soviet "close-range" science fiction (nauchnaya fantastika blizhnego pritsela). Published by Detgiz as part of the iconic "Little Frame" (Malaya Ramka) series, the text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of post-war technical optimism, including the arrangement of a futuristic underwater oil-drilling operation in the Caspian Sea. The novel follows the daring engineers and researchers who develop a subaquatic "mobile base" to tap into the vast energy resources of the seabed—the "golden bottom." Nemtsov, a professional radio engineer, infused the narrative with detailed technical descriptions of deep-sea diving gear, communication systems, and marine geology, reflecting the era’s belief that science could master nature for the socialist cause.