The Beautiful Lies of Soviet Sci-Fi

Today we’re exploring the beautiful lies of Soviet sci-fi—from Yefremov’s utopias to the Strugatskys’ satirical chaos, Zamyatin’s glass prisons, and Lem’s cosmic indifference. This deep-dive video unpacks how science fiction in the USSR evolved from propaganda to subversion, revealing the dream—and the disillusionment—behind the Soviet future. #scifi #soviet #books 🚀 Free Sci-Fi Ebook! Get a FREE copy of my dystopian thriller "A Figure Zero" when you sign up for my newsletter! 📖 👉 Claim your free ebook here and get exclusive updates on my upcoming books! 📚 https://shorturl.at/LT2y4 🚀 Check out my sci-fi novels below 😊 DELPHINE DESCENDS 📖 - (Amazon link) https://shortlink.uk/P59l After losing her family and freedom at the hands of the Imperial Network, Kathreen is sent to a brutal life of servitude, until a chance twist of fate grants her the identity of a powerful senator's heiress. Determined to destroy the the system that shattered her life, she vows to rise through their ranks-but to defeat them, she risks becoming a monster greater than any of them. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Delphine Descends completely shattered my expectations! ... I could hardly put the book down." - Goodreads BLACK MILK 📖 - (Amazon link) https://shortlink.uk/MHpv Prometheus can resurrect his wife, but at the cost of Earth's destruction-a choice that will unravel the fabric of time and doom humanity to a desperate fight for survival. Black Milk weaves a gripping tale of five lives, bound across aeons, as they battle a relentless post-human entity, with the fate of the universe hanging on Prometheus's ability to confront his own grief. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I would highly recommend this book to any one who is a sci-fi fan…and even those who are not just to show how great this genre can be." - Goodreads ___________________________________________________________________ MY STUFF https://linktr.ee/scifiodyssey ____________________________________________________________________ GOODREADS You can stalk me on Goodreads to see what I'm currently reading. https://bit.ly/3rrcByD ____________________________________________________________________ IMAGE USE The images in my videos are mostly licensed stock photos. However, occasionally I will use images found online. I always seek to properly credit artists and offer a link back to their amazing work but sometimes it's hard to find the original source of the work. If I've used an image you own and I haven't credited you, please feel free to get in touch as I am always more than happy to do so. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------