Aelita

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Aelita is a pioneering early Soviet science fiction novel by Alexei Tolstoy that tells the story of a journey to Mars and a revolutionary uprising there.

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instanceOf novel
science fiction novel
adaptationMedium silent film
adaptedAs Aelita (1924 film) NERFINISHED
author Alexei Tolstoy NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
culturalContext early Soviet literature
depicts Martian civilization
interplanetary travel
filmAdaptationDirector Yakov Protazanov NERFINISHED
genre planetary romance
science fiction
hasFictionalTechnology interplanetary spacecraft
hasMainCharacter Aelita (character) NERFINISHED
Alexei Gusev NERFINISHED
Mstislav Los NERFINISHED
hasMotif collapse of an old social order
encounter with the Other
scientist-hero explorer
hasPoliticalSubtext reflection of early Soviet revolutionary ideals
hasTheme class struggle
contact with extraterrestrial civilization
love story
revolution
social critique
technology and progress
utopia and dystopia
influenced Soviet science fiction literature
intendedAudience adult readers
languageScript Cyrillic
literaryForm narrative fiction
literaryMovement early Soviet science fiction
medium prose
narrativeFocus journey to Mars
revolutionary uprising on Mars
notableFor combining science fiction with revolutionary themes
early depiction of space travel in Soviet literature
originalLanguage Russian
placeInCanon pioneering work of Russian science fiction
publicationPeriod 1920s
relatedWork Soviet space exploration fiction
setting Mars NERFINISHED
structure novel in chapters
timePeriodOfSetting contemporary to early 20th century Earth
mythic-historical Mars
titleCharacter Aelita (character) NERFINISHED

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