Koncepcje „nowej seksualności” we współczesnej fantastyce rosyjskiej ("Nie" Linor Goralik i Siergieja Kuzniecowa)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the concept of „new sexuality” in Linor Goralik and Sergey Kuznetsov’s dystopian work No (Нет, 2003). Set in 2060, where the primary human activities revolve around fulfilling increasingly sophisticated sexual fantasies. This is achieved through two means: body modifications, often to resemble various animal species, and pornographic films, considered the highest form of art. These films convey not only traditional imagery but also sexual experiences scanned directly from the actors’ brains. In Goralik and Kuznetsov’s narrative, pornography serves as a metaphor for new cultural models, which strip away the remnants of human individuality and distinctiveness, thereby becoming a form of oppression. Furthermore, the new technologies associated with this trend do not contribute to human development but serve as tools for total mind control.