Russian Cosmism

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A focus on fictional and non-fictional texts, films, and art centered on the Russian fascination with outer space, science, and technology, from the 19th century to the present day. Russian Cosmism opens up new perspectives on Russian 19th century philosophy as well as the Russian avant-garde and present-day ideology and politics in Russia. artists and thinkers considered include A. Bogdanov, N. Federov, K. Malevich, A. Tarkovsky, and many others.