Episode 16 - Science Fiction in the Soviet Union

Hello everyone and welcome back to a new episode of becoming the product. Today, I'll cover some of my findings and interests regarding Science-fiction in the Soviet Union. I'll present some books, magazines, and films from Roumania, Poland, and Russia, and we will undercover together how science-fiction supported or criticized communist and socialist ideologies. You can support my projects! By buying a digital version of my books: payhip.com/Becomingtheproduct or through Patreon www.patreon.com/user?u=83560161 Thanks for listening Instagram : @billuartmc @_thexry_ Substack for writing and news: becomingtheproduct.substack.com/ References Daniel Alexandre. “Dystopian Illustrations of Romanian Sci-Fi Magazines During Communist Era.” Cultartes, September 18, 2022. https://cultartes.com/dystopian-illustrations-romanian-sci-fi-magazines-during-communist-era/. Darko Suvin. “On Communism, Science Fiction, and Utopia: The Blagoevgrad Theses.” Mediations 32.2, Spring 2019. www.mediationsjournal.org/articles/ communism-science-fiction-utopia. David Christopher. “Stalin’s ‘Loss of Sensation’: Subversive Impulses in Soviet Science-Fiction of the Great Terror.” Journal of Science Fiction Volume 1, no. Issue 2 (May 2016). Eugen Stancu. “Engineering the Human Soul Science Fiction in Communist Romania 1955-1989.” ENGINEERING THE HUMAN SOUL SCIENCE FICTION IN COMMUNIST ROMANIA 1955-1989, 2010. Jill Scharr. “Tales of Futures Past: Soviet Science Fiction of the Cold War.” Space, March 14, 2014. https://www.space.com/25042-soviet-science-fiction-cold-war.html. Madison Burke. “Science Fiction and Fantasy From Behind the Iron Curtain.” Museum Studies Abroad, January 18, 2021. https://museumstudiesabroad.org/science-fiction-fantasy-under-communism/. New Exhibitions Museums. “Report on the Construction of a Spaceship Module Museum as Hub.” New Museum, January 14, 2022. https://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/report-on-the-construction-of-a-spaceship-module. Timisoarz 2023. “New Temporealities: The Xenogenesis of SF.” Timisoarz 2023, European Capital of Culture, n.d. https://timisoara2023.eu/en/events/new-temporealities-the-xenogenesis-of-sf/. Youtube videos and podcast on the topic : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0OQIraSHqs&t=718s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChTbH_OH5yI&t=289s https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/exploring-polish-science-fiction-and-fantasy/id1597719632