After the collapse of the Soviet Union, left ideas are wiped from public space. The most reactionary and revanchist ideologies arise from the ashes of SSSR: laissez-faire capitalism, social Darwinism, right-wing nationalism and chauvinism, nostalgia for the so-called 'Red empire'. Science fiction quickly turns into military space endeavors, tales of oligarchs' indulgence, or libertarian utopias.

But some still would remember the first Socialist Republic; councils of workers, soldiers, and peasants; Red Guards militia; emancipation of women, national and religious groups, arts and sciences. Despite all the mistakes made, we praise the victory over Nazism, the first man in space, free health care, education and living, the progressive and peace movements.

Under darkness, the ashes did give out sparks and have risen to flames.
In 2013, several comrades from different post-Soviet and Western countries, tried to restore the out of joint time, and connect the cuts. They reached out beyond lands and seas, and created Буйный бродяга aka ББ sci-fi almanac, named after China Mieville's underground newspaper Runagate Rampant. The editorial board and authors' community also like to call themselves CoRe, according to Communist Republic setting created by one of our own authors.