solomon efimovich shulman (january 20, 1936 – september 6, 2017), also known as sol shulman and semion shulman, was a belarusian author, screenwriter, movie director and adventurer. he was the writer of more than forty documentary movies, five feature movie scripts, plus a host of literary and publicist works, published in many countries worldwide. his best known book was "power and destiny". his movies include "in broad daylight", "on the slopes of elbruce" and "in ancient khiv".