Suslov and Bodin have assembled a comprehensive guide to some very strange (but very fascinating) worlds. Some of them are frightening to visit, but the books readers could not be in better hands. * Eliot Borenstein, Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies, New York University, USA * Speculative fiction does not just imagine the future of Putins Russia one of its primary tasks is to process the traumatic legacy of the Soviet Unions collapse. Thus it is not a coincidence, or a trick of marketing, that makes speculative fiction of all sorts (utopian, dystopian, science fiction, fantasy, alt-history, horror) the most widely read literature in Russia today. This volume is a much-needed guide to key authors and trends in post-Soviet utopian writing. * Yvonne H. Howell, Professor of Russian and International Studies, University of Richmond, USA *
