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The First Bolshevik Utopia (Soviet History, Politics, Society, and Thought)
by Alexander Bogdanov
A communist society on Mars, the Russian revolution, and class struggle on two planets is the subject of this arresting science fiction novel by Alexander Bogdanov (1873–1928), one of the early organizers and prophets of the Russian Bolshevik party.
The red star is Mars, but it is also the dream set to paper of the society that could emerge on earth after the dual victory of the socialist and scientific-technical revolutions. While portraying a harmonious and rational socialist society, Bogdanov sketches out the problems that will face industrialized nations, whether socialist or capitalist.
"[A] surprisingly moving story." ―The New Yorker
"Bogdanov's novels reveal a great deal about their fascinating author, about his time and, ironically, ours, and about the genre of utopia as well as his contribution to it." ―Slavic Review
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Best known as a Bolshevik activist, one-time co-worker with Lenin, and theorist of proletarian culture, Alexander Bogdanov (1873-1928) was also a physician, man of science, creator of tectology (systems analysis and organizational principles), and founder of Soviet SF.
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