Hard to Be a God

In this novel, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky explore the complexities of observation and intervention through the character of Don Rumata, a historian from Earth who is sent to the medieval kingdom of Arkanar.

There, he must navigate the challenges of being a god-like figure in a society that is fraught with violence and political upheaval.

The novel is a critique of the dangers of unchecked power and the consequences of intervention in foreign societies.