"The Doomed City" – a dystopia of the 21st century
The article studies the work by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky “The Doomed City” as a dystopia of the 21st century. In the beginning of the article, dystopia's origin as a cultural text, its connection with utopia are studied. The author researches and names dystopia signs in the novel. “The Doomed City” is characterized by the author as experience of introduction of mass culture into a local community.