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Exploring The World Of Russian Science Fiction Online

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stuff-to-read-in-english dept.

jimharris writes: "There is a vast heritage of science fiction in Russian that is as large and diverse as SF in English. This Russian site has several complete science fiction novels in English. If you go to their home page you will feel the language barrier. Most of these are out of print in the English speaking world, but many were translated and published in the seventies, and can be found through AddAll.Com. I have found one Russian Science Fiction club that tries to help the English speaking world understand Russian SF, and also gives their view on Heinlein and Philip K. Dick. Only Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky appear on the Classics of Science Fiction list. I have to wonder what far-out concepts I might be missing because I only understand English -- maybe the Internet will help break down this barrier."

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  1. Russian Sci-Fi... by Tickenest · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So I guess Russian sci-fi from, say, the Cold War includes stuff like indoor plumbing, supermarkets with actual food, and the freedom of uncensored thought?

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    1. Re:Russian Sci-Fi... by ctpater · · Score: 0, Flamebait

      ... while the American one concentrated on fantasizing about free, high-quality scientific education, free health-care, guarranteed employment and no fear of not being able to provide for you family, absense of discrimination, media without a single advertisement, absense of tricky laws and threat that almost anyone can sue and bankrupt you for almost anything you do, the list goes on and on ... it works both ways, you know

  2. Broken dreams.. by zulux · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    While we American fans of SF are still waiting for our flying cars and talking robots, our Russian friends are still waiting for their perpetual vodka stills and mutant psionic six-leged bears.

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