Modern classical futurology promises the world three general scenarios: either an extension of the happy market present, or a “neo-feudal” loss of technology, or a cognitive transition to a new phase of historical development. It is these three scenario branches that can become a measure of the significance of fantastic works. Of the general literary space, the most significant for the project are the books of the Strugatskys, and Tolkien, Efremov and Eskov, Simmons and Vinge...