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>Александр Забирко One of the key concepts provided by Zorich (2003, 2004) is the notion of “retrospective evolution" – a term borrowed from the works of Isaac Asimov but placed in a slightly different context. While in his “Foundation” series Asimov applies this term to describe the technological degradation of stellar colonies that lost their connection with the metropolis, Zorich emphasizes social and cultural dimension of “retrospective evolution" by modelling human communities in which culture, religion, language, or the customs of the past are being revived without any visible political preconditions and, more importantly, without being coupled with technological degradation or backwardness. For example, the planet Khosrov experiences the revival of the Zoroastrian tradition and turns into a futuristic replica of Zoroastrian Persia, while one of the Russian colonies “reactivates” the customs and traditions of the pre-Christian Rus’.Кажется, такое должно понравиться юзеру krylov.
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