 1st English edition (1987) | |
| Author | Vladimir Voinovich |
|---|---|
| Original title | Москва 2042 |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre | Political, dystopian, satirical |
| Publisher | Harcourt Brace Jovanovich (English 1st ed.) |
Publication date | 1986 |
| Publication place | Soviet Union |
Published in English | 1987 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover, Paperback) |
| Pages | 424 |
| ISBN | 0-15-162444-5 |
| OCLC | 14932938 |
| 891.73/44 19 | |
| LC Class | PG3489.4.I53 M6513 1987 |
Moscow 2042 (Russian: Москва́ 2042, Moskva 2042) is a 1986 satirical novel (translated into English from Russian in 1987) by Vladimir Voinovich.[1] In this book, the alter ego of the author travels to the future, where he sees how communism has been successfully built in the single city of Moscow. It soon becomes clear that the political system in the country is not a utopia and that Russia is ruled by the "Communist Party of State Security" which combines the KGB, the Communist Party, and the Russian Orthodox Church.
The party is led by former KGB general Bukashin (name literally meaning "the insect") who met previously with the main character of the novel in Germany. An extreme slavophile Sim Karnavalov (apparently a parody of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn) enters Moscow on a white horse as the savior.
Voinovich wrote this book in 1982.[2]
- ^ Gross, John (2 June 1987). "Books of the times". The New York Times.
- ^ Yusupov, Alexander (6 August 2014). "'Moscow 2042' gets award 30 years on". The Moscow Times.