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You see, being a prominent scientist and fundamental believer in that the [[Rousseau Was Right]], Yefremov found the [[Humans Are Bastards]] trope and all its consequences distasteful in the extreme. He also was disturbed by the frequent [[Science Is Bad|antiscientism]], which then started to appear not only in Western, but also in the Soviet society. He also became quite disillusioned with the Soviet society at laarge, and his next epic, ''[[Literature/The Bulls Hour|The Bull's Hour]]'', while on the surface criticizing the Chinese brand of "ant socialism", how he called it (the novel was completed in 1968, at the height of the Sino-Soviet Split), was close enough to home for the authorities [[Banned in China|to ban it]] ''days'' after the book was out.
After that, Yefremov turned to [[Historical Fiction]]. Early on he already published an adventure novel about [[Ancient Egypt]]-cum-[[Ancient Greece]], ''[[Literature/At The Edge Of Ecumene|At The Edge Of Ecumene]]'' and returned to the theme once more, in his last work, ''[[Thais of Athens (Literature)|Thais of Athens]]'', a story about historical [[High Class Call Girl|haetera]] Thais, who was a companion of [[Alexander the Great]] and is famous for [[Kill It With Fire|burning down the Persepolis]]. The novel, which basically [[Historical
The key point of this theory is that the Nature is completely indifferent to the individual and is thus inherently endlessly cruel, and all natural processes (including spontaneous, uncontrolled processes in society) only serve to increase the suffering of the intelligent beings — a process he called "the circle of Inferno". He also predicted that the uncontrolled social processes will introduce the negative selection — essentially a moral version of [[The Peter Principle]], where [[Aristocrats Are Evil|only the worst will come to the top]]. Only conscious, controlled and good-natured effort could break this vicious circle.
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* [[Faster Than Light Travel]]: With much moderation. In the ''Andromeda's'' Universe, for example, it was developed ''very'' late into the franchise and is still a tricky and dangerous thing.
* [[Historical Fiction]]
* [[Huge Guy, Tiny Girl]]: Arguably, the [[Author Appeal]] — Yefremov insisted that the women shouldn't be very tall.
* [[No Poverty]]: A cornerstone of his utopias.
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]: The Italian crew in ''Razor's Edge''. Some of them ''do'' become [[True Companions]], while [[Jerkass|other]]... don't.
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