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During the [[Russo-Japanese War]], Aminoff was involved in Swedish efforts to secretly support [[Empire of Japan|Japan]] with [[military intelligence]]. Aminoff helped [[Nils D. Edlund]] and [[Axel Klingenstierna]] organize an [[espionage network]] inside Russia. The information they collected was forwarded to [[Colonel|Col.]] [[Akashi Motojirō]] and his agents across Europe.[{{cite book |last1=明石 Akashi |first1=元二郎 Motojirō |editor1-last=Fält |editor1-first=Olavi K. |editor2-last=Kujala |editor2-first=Antti |translator-last1=稲葉 Inaba |translator-first1=千晴 Chiharu |title=Rakka ryūsui: Colonel Akashi's Report on His Secret Cooperation with the Russian Revolutionary Parties during the Russo-Japanese War |date=1988 |publisher=Suomen Historiallinen Seura |location=Finland}}] |
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During the [[Russo-Japanese War]], Aminoff was involved in Swedish efforts to secretly support [[Empire of Japan|Japan]] with [[military intelligence]]. Aminoff helped [[Nils D. Edlund]] and [[Axel Klingenstierna]] organize an [[espionage network]] inside Russia. The information they collected was forwarded to [[Colonel|Col.]] [[Akashi Motojirō]] and his agents across Europe.[{{cite book |last1=明石 Akashi |first1=元二郎 Motojirō |editor1-last=Fält |editor1-first=Olavi K. |editor2-last=Kujala |editor2-first=Antti |translator-last1=稲葉 Inaba |translator-first1=千晴 Chiharu |title=Rakka ryūsui: Colonel Akashi's Report on His Secret Cooperation with the Russian Revolutionary Parties during the Russo-Japanese War |date=1988 |publisher=Suomen Historiallinen Seura |location=Finland}}] |
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Aminoff opposed the [[dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden]] because he expected Norway to come under attack by Russia as soon as the former was no longer defended by Swedish troops. In 1906–1907, Aminoff wrote a novel in 2 volumes depicting this scenario titled ''The Russo-Norwegian War'' (Kriget Norge-Ryssland).[{{cite book |last1=Aminoff |first1=Iwan T. |title=Kriget Norge-Ryssland: Följder af olycksåret 1905 |date=1906 |publisher=Weijmers Bokförlag AB |location=Stockholm |edition=1st |language=Swedish |trans-title=The Russo-Norwegian War: Aftermath of the Unfortunate Year of 1905 |volume=1}}][{{cite book |last1=Aminoff |first1=Iwan T. |title=Kriget Norge-Ryssland: Följder af olycksåret 1905 |date=1907 |publisher=Weijmers Bokförlag AB |location=Stockholm |edition=1st |language=Swedish |trans-title=The Russo-Norwegian War: Aftermath of the Unfortunate Year of 1905 |volume=2}}] |
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Aminoff opposed the [[dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden]] in 1905 because he expected Norway to come under attack by Russia as soon as the former was no longer defended by Swedish troops. In 1906–1907, Aminoff wrote a novel in 2 volumes depicting this scenario titled ''The Russo-Norwegian War'' (Kriget Norge-Ryssland).[{{cite book |last1=Aminoff |first1=Iwan T. |title=Kriget Norge-Ryssland: Följder af olycksåret 1905 |date=1906 |publisher=Weijmers Bokförlag AB |location=Stockholm |edition=1st |language=Swedish |trans-title=The Russo-Norwegian War: Aftermath of the Unfortunate Year of 1905 |volume=1}}][{{cite book |last1=Aminoff |first1=Iwan T. |title=Kriget Norge-Ryssland: Följder af olycksåret 1905 |date=1907 |publisher=Weijmers Bokförlag AB |location=Stockholm |edition=1st |language=Swedish |trans-title=The Russo-Norwegian War: Aftermath of the Unfortunate Year of 1905 |volume=2}}] |
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In 1911, Aminoff wrote the first Swedish novel about [[aeronautics]], ''Lords of the Air'' (Luftens herrar).[{{cite book |last1=Aminoff |first1=Iwan T. |title=Luftens herrar |date=1911 |publisher=Weijmers Bokförlag AB |location=Stockholm |edition=1st |language=Swedish |trans-title=Lords of the Air}}] In 1913, he wrote the [[children's novel]] ''Gool's Adventure'' (Gools äventyr), notable for being an early attempt to depict the age of [[dinosaur]]s. |
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In 1911, Aminoff wrote the first Swedish novel about [[aeronautics]], ''Lords of the Air'' (Luftens herrar).[{{cite book |last1=Aminoff |first1=Iwan T. |title=Luftens herrar |date=1911 |publisher=Weijmers Bokförlag AB |location=Stockholm |edition=1st |language=Swedish |trans-title=Lords of the Air}}] In 1913, he wrote the [[children's novel]] ''Gool's Adventure'' (Gools äventyr), notable for being an early attempt to depict the age of [[dinosaur]]s. |