''Esli'' (russian: Если, Russian for "If") was a Russian
science fiction
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literary magazine. It was started in 1991 in Moscow, as a publisher of foreign SF stories, but soon broadened its format to include Russophone writers as well. In the 2000s, Esli also started publishing
fantasy
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short stories and articles on
futurology
Futures studies, futures research, futurism or futurology is the systematic, interdisciplinary and holistic study of social and technological advancement, and other environmental trends, often for the purpose of exploring how people will li ...
.
The magazine won the European Science Fiction Award (
Eurocon
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award) for best science fiction magazine in 2000. ''Esli'' closed down by the end of 2012 due to retailing problems.
In late 2015, the magazine was relaunched with a new team and a new,
futurology
Futures studies, futures research, futurism or futurology is the systematic, interdisciplinary and holistic study of social and technological advancement, and other environmental trends, often for the purpose of exploring how people will li ...
-centered subject. It was suspended again in the late 2016.
See also
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''If'', American science fiction magazine launched in March 1952
External links
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Website
1991 establishments in Russia
2016 disestablishments in Russia
Bi-monthly magazines
Defunct magazines published in Russia
Magazines established in 1991
Magazines disestablished in 2016
Magazines published in Moscow
Russian-language magazines
Science fiction magazines published in Russia
Science fiction magazines established in the 1990s
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