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Progressorship
In science fiction, progressorship is the clandestine activities of a more advanced civilization (or individual persons of it) aimed at the acceleration of progress of a less advanced civilization. Persons who do this are called progressors. The term and the concept () were introduced by Soviet science fiction writers, Strugatsky brothers. Origins Konstantin Šindelář, a Czech language, Czech translator of the Strugatsky brothers' works and the biographer of the Strugatsky brothers consider the concept of progressorship to be a major innovation in social science fiction. Progressorship is a considerable element in the novels from Strugatski's Noon Universe associated with Maxim Kammerer. The term was first introduced in ''Beetle in the Anthill'' and further elaborated in ''The Waves Extinguish the Wind''. However, literary critics note that the idea itself can be traced to Strugatsky's 1962 novel ''Escape Attempt'' and some later novels, notably ''Hard to Be a God''. Controver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noon Universe
The Noon Universe (Russian language, Russian term: "Мир Полудня" or "Мир Полдня" – "World of Noon"; also known as the “Wanderers’ Universe”) is a future history, fictional future setting for a number of hard science fiction novels written by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. The universe is named after ''Noon: 22nd Century'', chronologically the first novel from the series and referring to humanity reaching its noon in the 22nd century. According to Arkady Strugatsky, the brothers at first did not make a conscious effort to create a fictional universe. Rather, they reused characters and settings from prior works whenever they found it convenient. It was only later that they began drawing on common themes and plot threads from various novels to create newer works. Description The victory of communism and the advance of technological progress on the Earth of the Noon Universe has resulted in an overabundance of resources and eliminated the need for most types ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |