The literary club "Paradoxes of the Fantastic and the Real" at the National Centre
The literary club "Paradoxes of the Fantastic and the Real" will take
place at the National Centre RUSSIA on February 20 at 18:00 as part of the
large-scale program of the International Symposium "Inventing the
Future," which will be held at the National Centre RUSSIA in October.
Participants will discuss the influence of science fiction on real life, as well
as the most interesting predictions made by science fiction writers. The event
will be hosted by Yevgeny Kharitonov, writer and chairman of the Council for
Science Fiction and Adventure Literature of the Union of Writers of Russia.
The meeting
will be divided into several sections. The first part will focus on the
predictions of science fiction writers, the second — on inventions first
described in science fiction literature that we use today. The third section
will explore fantastic coincidences and curiosities. During the club meeting,
experts will touch upon the interaction between science fiction and politics
and present striking examples of the genre in the film industry. Guests of the
event will learn how film storyteller Alexander Rou surpassed the famous
Hollywood special effects director Ray Harryhausen and how Elon Musk drew
inspiration from Soviet science fiction films.
The
literary club "Paradoxes of the Fantastic and the Real" will help
find answers to questions such as: Are science fiction writers visionaries or
simply well-read individuals? Why does real life influence science fiction and
vice versa? Why has science fiction literature become closely tied to the
modern political landscape, and why does China provide state support for the publication
of science fiction?
Speaker:
Yevgeny Kharitonov, science fiction expert, writer, head of the Centre for
Humanitarian Projects and Research at the Russian State Library for Young
Adults, and chairman of the Council for Science Fiction and Adventure
Literature of the Union of Writers of Russia.
Science
fiction enthusiasts are invited to attend at the following address: Moscow, 14
Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment, Pavilion No. 7, 2nd floor, Conference Hall No.
3.
