Archaeology of the Russian Internet

Modern means of communication and ways of transmitting information have become such an important part of our lives that we can no longer imagine the world around us without social networks, messengers, and mobile communication. The path that media have taken over the past century seems absolutely natural and the only right one to us. However, for Soviet scientists of the 1920s, 1960s, and even 1980s, it was far from obvious. At that time, many incredible hypotheses, amazing inventions, bold experiments, and innovative ideas were born, sometimes strange and sometimes completely crazy. The book by journalist, writer, and media history researcher Natalia Konradova tells how Soviet media were born and developed, how domestic scientists of the 20th century envisioned the future, and why the USSR lost the digital war to the USA.