RUSSIAN COSMISM

Cosmism emerged in Russia before the October Revolution and developed through the 1920s and 1930s/ like Marxism and the European ava nt-garde, two other movements that shared this intellectual moment, Russian Cosmism rejected the contemplative for the transformativ e, aiming to create not merely new art or philosophy but a new world. Cosmism went the furthest in its visions of transformation, ca lling for the end of death, the resuscitation of the dead, and free movement in cosmic space. This volume collects crucial texts, ma ny avail...[Read more]