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%%* MagicIsEvil:* MagicIsEvil: The series in general is one hell of an anti-magic tract. Magic is portrayed as demonic, and some forms of it explicitly require one to abandon certain moral principles - flying, for instance, requires one to "lighten the soul" and "abandon the native soil" (that is, Russian patriotism).
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* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Everyone who happens to not be an Ortodox Christian is depicted as an irredeemable villain. And even if you practice the right (in Zervas' view) religion, you still would be portrayed as evil if you're not fundamentalist enough, as shown with Osip Kuroedov.

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* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Everyone who happens to not be an Ortodox Orthodox Christian is depicted as an irredeemable villain. And even if you practice the right (in Zervas' view) religion, you still would be portrayed as evil if you're not fundamentalist enough, as shown with Osip Kuroedov.

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* RelatedInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler:Harry Potter and Hermione Granger are ''sisters'' in this book.]]
* UnsettlingGenderReveal: [[spoiler:Harry Potter is revealed to be a girl.]]



* UnsettlingGenderReveal: [[spoiler:Harry Potter is revealed to be a girl.]]

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* TakeThat: The whole series, especially the first book, is a huge TakeThat to the Harry Potter series.

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* TakeThat: The whole series, especially the first book, is a huge TakeThat to the Harry Potter series.series and even ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' to a minor extent.


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* CompositeCharacter: Dumbledore and [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Gandalf]] are the same character in this book.


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* UnsettlingGenderReveal: [[spoiler:Harry Potter is revealed to be a girl.]]
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* HateFic: The series illegally features Harry Potter characters in order to bash them.
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In 2016, an [[AnimatedFilm/ChildrenVSWizards animated adaptation]] of the first book was released.

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In 2016, an [[AnimatedFilm/ChildrenVSWizards [[WesternAnimation/ChildrenVSWizards animated adaptation]] of the first book was released.
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* {{Transgender}}: In the book's climax, this series's version of Harry Potter is revealed as one.
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The series' plot follows [[DesignatedHero two Russian cadets and their mentor]], an adult Russian soldier, fighting against, well, basically everyone who isn't an Ortodox Christian, starting with goths, Islam terrorists and greedy journalists and ending with [[CaptainErsatz Captain Ersatzes]] of J.K. Rowling and her characters.

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The series' plot follows [[DesignatedHero two Russian cadets and their mentor]], an adult Russian soldier, fighting against, well, basically everyone who isn't an Ortodox Orthodox Christian, starting with goths, Islam terrorists and greedy journalists and ending with [[CaptainErsatz Captain Ersatzes]] of J.K. Rowling and her characters.

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In 2016, the [[AnimatedFilm/ChildrenVSWizards animated adaptation]] of the first book was released.

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In 2016, the an [[AnimatedFilm/ChildrenVSWizards animated adaptation]] of the first book was released.



* TheFundamentalist: The author himself is an extreme example, resulting in all "good" characters also falling squarely into this trope.
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* TheFundamentalist: The author Zervas himself is an extreme example, resulting in all "good" characters also falling squarely into this trope.
%%* GreedyJew:GreedyJew: Many of the antagonistic characters are Jewish.



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\nIn 2016, the [[AnimatedFilm/ChildrenVSWizards animated adaptation]] of the first book was released.
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The first book, "Children Against Wizards", got published in 2004. It soon was followed by two [[{{Sequelitis}} far less known]] sequels, titled "Cadets Dot Ru" and "Greek Flame", both released in 2007.



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The first book, "Children Against VS Wizards", got published in 2004. It soon was followed by two [[{{Sequelitis}} far less known]] sequels, titled "Cadets Dot Ru" and "Greek Flame", both released in 2007.





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[[folder:Children Against VS Wizards]]
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* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Everyone who happens to not be an Ortodox Christian is portrayed as . Even the Orthodox Christians who , as shown with Osip Kuroedov

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* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Everyone who happens to not be an Ortodox Christian is depicted as an irredeemable villain. And even if you practice the right (in Zervas' view) religion, you still would be portrayed as . Even the Orthodox Christians who , as evil if you're not fundamentalist enough, as shown with Osip KuroedovKuroedov.

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* AlwaysChaoticEvil: Everyone who happens to not be an Ortodox Christian is portrayed as . Even the Orthodox Christians who , as shown with Osip Kuroedov



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* EvilRedhead: The author seems to really hate redheads for some reason, since ''every single red-haired character'' in this series happens to be a villain.
%%* TheFundamentalist: The author himself,

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* EvilRedhead: The author seems to really hate redheads for some reason, since ''every single red-haired character'' person'' in this series happens to be a villain.
%%* * TheFundamentalist: The author himself, himself is an extreme example, resulting in all "good" characters also falling squarely into this trope.



** Ivan Tsaritsin's name is an allusion to an "Ivan Tsarevich" (literally prince Ivan) character that plays the role of the protagonist in many Russian fairytales.

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** Ivan Tsaritsin's name is an allusion to an "Ivan Tsarevich" (literally prince Ivan) "Prince Ivan") character that plays the role of the protagonist in many Russian fairytales.



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%%* SociopathicSoldier: Lt. Colonel Telegin



* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Most of the foreign Merlin students' names fall under this, most egregious examples being a Hawaiian girl named Aluluhala Maunaloa and a Japanese boy named Seko Mutagochi.
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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Most of the foreign Merlin students' names fall under this, the most egregious examples being a Hawaiian girl named Aluluhala Maunaloa and a Japanese boy named Seko Mutagochi.
%%* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals:BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Practiced both by the villains and "[[DesignatedHero heroes]]" alike.
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%%* [[MeaningfulName Meaningful Name]]/[[PunnyName Punny Name]]: Almost every single character has one:
** Ivan Tsaritsin
** Heronda
** Osip Kuroedov's name

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%%* * [[MeaningfulName Meaningful Name]]/[[PunnyName Punny Name]]: Almost every single character has one:
** Ivan Tsaritsin
Tsaritsin's name is an allusion to an "Ivan Tsarevich" (literally prince Ivan) character that plays the role of the protagonist in many Russian fairytales.
** Heronda
** Osip Kuroedov's name
[=McNagaina=], the surname of the local Minerva [=McGonagall=] {{Expy}}, is a ShoutOut to Rudyard Kipling's [[Literature/TheJungleBook ''The Jungle Book'']].
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** Geronda

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** GerondaHeronda

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* DumbMuscle: Petrusha.

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DumbMuscle: Petrusha.Petrusha


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%%* TheFundamentalist: The author himself,
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%%* [[MeaningfulName Meaningful Name]]/[[PunnyName Punny Name]]: Almost every single character has one:
** Ivan Tsaritsin
** Geronda
** Osip Kuroedov's name
* TakeThat: The whole series, especially the first book, is a huge TakeThat to the Harry Potter series.


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* AsLongAsItSoundsForeign: Most of the foreign Merlin students' names fall under this, most egregious examples being a Hawaiian girl named Aluluhala Maunaloa and a Japanese boy named Seko Mutagochi.
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"The Science Of Winning" is a Russian children's book trilogy written by (allegedly) a Greek man named Nikos Zervas.

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"The Science Of Winning" is a Russian children's book trilogy written by (allegedly) ([[{{Pseudonym}} allegedly]]) a Greek man named Nikos Zervas.


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* DumbMuscle: Petrusha.
* EvilRedhead: The author seems to really hate redheads for some reason, since ''every single red-haired character'' in this series happens to be a villain.
* VocalDissonance: Petrusha, despite his tall and burly frame, is noted to have a high-pitched, almost girly voice.


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* {{Transgender}}: In the book's climax, this series's version of Harry Potter is revealed as one.


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* FracturedFairyTale: Ivan is tricked into starring in a play that turns out to be this.
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[[caption-width-right:199:The first book's cover]]

"The Science Of Winning" is a Russian children's book trilogy written by (allegedly) a Greek man named Nikos Zervas.

The series' plot follows [[DesignatedHero two Russian cadets and their mentor]], an adult Russian soldier, fighting against, well, basically everyone who isn't an Ortodox Christian, starting with goths, Islam terrorists and greedy journalists and ending with [[CaptainErsatz Captain Ersatzes]] of J.K. Rowling and her characters.

The first book, "Children Against Wizards", got published in 2004. It soon was followed by two [[{{Sequelitis}} far less known]] sequels, titled "Cadets Dot Ru" and "Greek Flame", both released in 2007.



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