Principle-Free Readings. Versions of the Future. Reality 2104

"We just wanted to look at the future in a different format because if you get acquainted with any works of art on the theme of the future, humanity has four options for development: 1) we will destroy ourselves, 2)... ecological catastrophe, 3) artificial intelligence will enslave us or 4) aliens will arrive with bad intentions. We do not believe in the future… But the "Principle-Free Readings" do believe!"
Aleksandr Tsypkin, writer, founder of the "Principle-Free Readings" project

"Creativity is the foundation of the future. Sometimes scientists and artists take a fundamentally new step without realizing what the result will be, and often completely new hypotheses are born, creating a new world. At first glance, science and culture are two spheres that may seem distant from each other. But that is not the case: by coming together, they create a wonderful foundation for progress and the development of society."
Elena Mironenko, director of the "ATOM" foundation

"The goal of our project is to popularize modern Russian prose and attract new generations to the "Readings" in the broadest sense of the word."
Anastasia Prits, producer, co-founder of the "Principle-Free Readings" project

The book includes works by the winners of the short prose competition "The Future. Space. New Technologies" and stories by contemporary domestic science fiction writers.