Мир до катастрофы описан фантастическом романе 1837 года

In the future, humanity will be able to fully master the forces of nature thanks to technology and rational knowledge. The need for a police force has disappeared—people's morals have improved significantly, education has become widespread, and the ruler is a philosopher and a poet. The size of the cities in the novel is also astounding. Thus, Moscow and St. Petersburg have merged into a single metropolis and become districts, while their separate existence in the past is perceived as myth: "What a city, my dear comrade! What magnificence! What immensity! Flying through it, I believed the fabulous legend that there once were two cities here, one called Moscow, and the other, St. Petersburg proper, and they were separated from each other almost by the steppe. Indeed, in that part of the city called Moscow, where the majestic remains of the ancient Kremlin stand, there is something special in the architecture." In the novel "4338," society is highly technological. On Earth, people travel on "electric ships" through tunnels, and through the air on "aerostats" and "galvanostats." Light is produced by galvanic lanterns. To communicate over distances, people use telegraphs. Furthermore, space exploration is underway, particularly the geological exploration of the Moon, which has become a source of energy. However, the primary focus is nonetheless on technology. All of Odoevsky's fantasies, explored in the novel, describe with striking accuracy many technological phenomena of the modern world. For example, the subway, cameras, telephones, space travel, photocopiers, etc. Odoevsky describes an interesting detail in his "Fourth Letter": "Magnetic telegraphs are installed between familiar houses, through which those living at great distances communicate with each other. However, this isn't just a telephone, since any butler can photograph the house newspaper with a camera obscura, obtain the required number of copies, and distribute them among acquaintances. This newspaper usually contains information about the health or illness of the owners and other household news, then various thoughts, comments, small inventions, and even invitations; and when there's a call to dinner, then le menu." Backup communication method to avoid getting lost: Telegram https://t.me/razgadkiistorii RuTube https://rutube.ru/channel/23969536/ Email for advertising offers: [email protected] Email for artifacts and museum suggestions: [email protected] If you like what I do, support the channel: https://sobe.ru/na/razgadkiistorii YouMoney wallet: 41001693732179 Tinkoff card: 5536 9140 2853 4257