We Modern People: Science Fiction and the Making of Russian Modernity

"An erudite and thoughtful study of Soviet science fiction" (Science magazine) revealing a unique Russian vision of modernity distinct from Western models.

Science fiction emerged in Russia considerably earlier than its English version and instantly became the hallmark of Russian modernity. We Modern People investigates why science fiction appeared here, on the margins of Europe, before the genre had even been named, and what it meant for people who lived under conditions that Leon Trotsky f...