Republic of the Southern Cross and Other Stories

Short stories assembled from various Russian sources, including The Republic of the Southern Cross, Antarctica, perhaps the twenty-fourth century. The historical development of a cultural crisis in terms of psychopathology. Antarctica has been extensively colonised and its mineral resources develope [...]
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Short stories assembled from various Russian sources, including The Republic of the Southern Cross, Antarctica, perhaps the twenty-fourth century. The historical development of a cultural crisis in terms of psychopathology. Antarctica has been extensively colonised and its mineral resources developed. Its mines and factories have become the world's leading producers of metal goods. The wealth represented in these industries becomes so great that the continent declares its dependence and sets itself up as the Republic of the Southern Cross.