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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] |
Science Fiction Themes
The following is a list of articles about recurring theme (narrative), themes in science fiction. Overarching themes *First contact (science fiction), First contact with aliens *Artificial intelligence in fiction, Artificial intelligence **Machine rule/Cybernetic revolt/AI takeover *Extraterrestrials in fiction *End of humanity: Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction *The future **Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction: Apocalypses or worldwide disasters and Post-apocalypse, new societies that develop after the event *History **Alternate history (fiction), Alternate history **Scientific prediction of the future (e.g. Psychohistory (fictional), psychohistory) *Human fears: List of science fiction horror films *Language **Alien languages (e.g. Klingon language, Klingon, Hutt (Star Wars), Huttese) **The Sapir–Whorf Hypothesis (e.g. ''Babel 17'', ''The Languages of Pao'') **Universal translators (e.g. Babel fish) *Military science fiction, Military/conflicts **Interstellar wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space exploration, time travel, Parallel universes in fiction, parallel universes, and extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial life. The genre often explores human responses to the consequences of projected or imagined scientific advances. Science fiction is related to fantasy (together abbreviated wikt:SF&F, SF&F), Horror fiction, horror, and superhero fiction, and it contains many #Subgenres, subgenres. The genre's precise Definitions of science fiction, definition has long been disputed among authors, critics, scholars, and readers. Major subgenres include hard science fiction, ''hard'' science fiction, which emphasizes scientific accuracy, and soft science fiction, ''soft'' science fiction, which focuses on social sciences. Other no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard To Be A God
''Hard to Be a God'' () is a 1964 science fiction novel by the Soviet writers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, set in the Noon Universe. Premise and themes The novel follows Anton (alias Don Rumata throughout the book), an undercover operative from the future planet Earth, in his mission on an alien planet that is populated by human beings whose society has not advanced beyond the Middle Ages. The novel's core idea is that human progress throughout the centuries is often cruel and bloody, and that religion and blind faith can be effective tools of oppression, working to destroy the emerging scientific disciplines and enlightenment. The title refers to Anton's perception of his precarious role as an observer on the planet, for while he has far more advanced knowledge than the people around him, he is forbidden to assist too actively as his assistance would interfere with the natural progress of history. (See " Zoo hypothesis"). The narrative delves into the subjectivity of the main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FantLab
Laboratoria Fantastiki, or FantLab (, "speculative fiction laboratory"), is a Russian website dedicated to science fiction and fantasy literature. It was founded in 2004 by Alexei Lvov. Content The website contains an extensive user-populated database of books, annotations, and reviews. Unregistered users have access to author pages, ratings, news and awards. If users sign up, they can review and rate books, generate reading lists. They can also create their own bookshelves and publish articles. In June 2013, the site had over 88,000 members and over 244,000 works by authors had been added. Fantlab calls its mission: *To compile bibliographies for any author writing in Science Fiction or Fantasy genres, complete with maximum information about the author, and his or hers biography, including awards and nominations. *Fair rating for books and authors based on reader votes and book reviews. *Recommended titles list, based on individual profiling. *Classification system for books and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoners Of Power
''Prisoners of Power'', also known as ''Inhabited Island'' (, ), is a science fiction novel written by Soviet authors Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. It was written in 1969 and originally published in the same year in the literary magazine ''Neva'' (1969, No. 3, 4, and 5, publication of the Leningrad Division of the Union of Soviet Writers). It appeared in a book form in 1971, with great number of changes as demanded by the state censor; the English translation was released in 1977. The protagonist is a youngster, Maxim Kammerer, who comes from the version of Earth that exists in the Noon Universe and gets stranded on an unknown planet named Saraksh. Plot summary Maxim Kammerer is a young amateur space explorer from Earth, regarded as a failure by his friends and relatives because this occupation is not considered to be a serious pursuit. The novel starts when he accidentally discovers an unexplored planet Saraksh inhabited by a humanoid race. The atmospheric conditions on Sara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Export Of The Revolution
Export of the revolution is actions by a victorious revolutionary government of one country to promote similar revolutions in unruled areas or other countries as a manifestation of revolutionary internationalism of certain kind, such as the Marxist proletarian internationalism."Revolution and World Politics", by Fred Halliday (1999) "Internationalism in Practice: Export of Revolution" pp. 94–132/ref> Fred Halliday analyzes the traits of the export of revolution by case studies of the French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, and the Iranian Revolution. See also *Cultural Revolution *Democracy promotion * Domino theory *Empire of Liberty * French Revolution **Sister republic * Interventionism *Iranian Revolution **The policy of exporting the Islamic Revolution *Regime change *Revolutionary wave *Russian Revolution *Workers of the world, unite! *World revolution World revolution is the Marxist concept of overthrowing capitalism in all countries through the consciou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Waves Extinguish The Wind
''The Waves Extinguish the Wind'' (; also translated as ''The Time Wanderers'') is a 1985 science fiction novel by Soviet writers Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, set in the Noon Universe. The book is narrated by Maxim Kammerer, and tells the story of ''The Great Revelation''. Plot summary The principal characters are Maxim Kammerer and Toivo Glumov, both working for an organization which investigates "Unexplained Events" (UEs). Their investigation of a series of events leads them to believe that they are witnesses the "progressorship" intervention by the precursor civilization of the Wanderers. This idea was discredited earlier, up to the level of mockery, therefore their research was met with distrust. After much investigation, the UEs are discovered to be the work of a secret society called the Ludens. They claim to have chosen this name for themselves as a derivative of the Russian word ''lyudi'' "humans", "people" with several semi-jocular allusions such as the popular L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escape Attempt
''Escape Attempt'' () is a 1962 science fiction novel by Soviet writers Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, set in the Noon Universe. The English translation was published in a single volume with the other Noon universe stories '' Space Mowgli'' and '' The Kid from Hell''. Plot summary The novel tells a story of two young men from Earth, ''Anton'' and ''Vadim'', who decide to go for a trip to Pandora, but are persuaded rather to travel to an uncharted planet by a mysterious man whom they know Saul Repnin. Their choice is an unnamed planet in EN-7031 system, because that's where Gorbovsky and Bader predicted that Wanderers' traces could be found. After landing successfully on the planet (which they named Saula after Repnin), the explorers soon discover a local human civilization, as well as the predicted Wanderers' traces. The latter appear as a phenomenon later called " everlasting machines" and largely influence the entire local population. Despite the fact that it is strictly fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progress
Progress is movement towards a perceived refined, improved, or otherwise desired state. It is central to the philosophy of progressivism, which interprets progress as the set of advancements in technology, science, and social organization efficiency – the latter being generally achieved through direct societal action, as in social enterprise or through activism, but being also attainable through natural sociocultural evolution – that progressivism holds all human societies should strive towards. The concept of progress was introduced in the early-19th-century social theory, social theories, especially Cultural evolution, social evolution as described by Auguste Comte and Herbert Spencer. It was present in the Age of Enlightenment, Enlightenment's philosophy of history, philosophies of history. As a goal, social progress has been advocated by varying realms of political ideologies with different theories on how it is to be achieved. Measuring progress Specific indicators for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beetle In The Anthill
''Beetle in the Anthill'' (, ) is a 1979 science fiction novel by Russian writers Boris and Arkady Strugatsky, set in the Noon Universe. ''Beetle in the Anthill'' is the title of a theory explaining the Stepchildren phenomenon. Another example of such a title in Strugatskys' books is the '' Roadside Picnic'', describing a possible origin of the "Zones". Plot summary ''Beetle in the Anthill'' is the sequel to ''Prisoners of Power'', but its plot is almost independent. The novel is set in 2178 AD (approximately 20 years after the events of ''Prisoners of Power'') and follows the story of the main character of the first novel, Maxim Kammerer. Kammerer, now an experienced investigator of COMCON-2, receives an order to track down a man named Lev Abalkin, who was not supposed to return to Earth but has returned nevertheless. The order was issued in secret by Rudolf Sikorski (called "Excellency" throughout the book), the chief of COMCON-2. Studying the materials on Abalkin that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
