Russian official warns of cultural shift from hope to apocalyptic themes
Alexey Semenov, deputy head of the presidential department for monitoring and analyzing social processes, has spoken about the shift in popular culture. He argues that the once-common vision of a bright future, as seen in films like Back to the Future, has vanished from public awareness. Semenov highlighted that modern mass culture often portrays an unavoidable end of the world. He pointed to the Fallout game series and the TV show Rai as clear examples of this trend. In these stories, survivors either rebuild civilisation from ruins or surrender control to a higher artificial intelligence.
He also stressed that such dark, post-apocalyptic themes now dominate fantasy and science fiction. According to him, this reflects a broader cultural move away from optimistic visions of progress. Semenov believes Russia must establish a deliberate state policy to revive the idea of a bright future. His comments suggest that without such efforts, pessimistic narratives will continue to shape public perception. The shift in cultural themes marks a significant change in how society views its potential path forward.
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