Science fiction in Russia

[Muireann Maguire]

Dear Simon,

To Kevin Reese's excellent list, I would add Patrick McGuire's 'Red Stars: 
Political Aspects of Soviet Science Fiction' (Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research 
Press, 1985), which is good on post-Stalin writers, and the unsexy but 
essential history of Soviet sf by A.F. Britikov,'Russkii Sovetskii 
nauchno-fantasticheskii roman' (Leningrad: Nauka, 1970), which (conversely) 
has some good background on the earlier writers, from Vera 
Krzhizhanovksaia-Rochester to A.N. Tolstoi. There are also a few studies of 
specific Soviet sf writers, such as Yvonne Howells' research on the 
Strugatskii brothers, 'Apocalyptic Realism' (Peter Lang, 1994).

We took the liberty of reposting your query and Kevin's response on our 
blog, 'Snail on the Slope' (http://russiansf.wordpress.com/), which is 
devoted to Soviet sf topics. (Craven apologies for self-publicity, but we 
are actively seeking contributors, comments, and followers for this 
collaborative blog).

Best wishes,

Muireann


-- 
Dr Muireann Maguire             Wadham College, Oxford

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