Contemporary Russian Social Science Fiction: Olga Slavnikova’s 2017 Cover Image

Cовременная русская социальная фантастика (2017 Ольги Славниковой)
Contemporary Russian Social Science Fiction: Olga Slavnikova’s 2017

Author(s): Andrzej Polak
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Russian Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Slavnikova; strange revolution; social science ction; alternative history

Summary/Abstract: In the first part of the article the author presents phenomena characteristic of current Russian social fiction, focusing on genres such as alternative history, futuro-historical fiction and alternative futurology. In the Russian literature of the last two decades, futurological forecasts draw attention. As part of social-political projects, they offer an alternative to the real history of Russia in the 20th century. The second part of the paper discusses the novel 2017 by Olga Slavnikova, considered one of the most interesting examples of alternative futurology.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 297-306
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Russian