e/The Doomed City

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has gloss	eng: The Doomed City is a 1975 science fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, which is widely considered among the most philosophical of their novels. The name originates from a work by Nicholas Roerich which "astonished [the authors] a while ago with its gloomy beauty and the feeling of hopelessness radiating from it." . This novel does not belong to the Noon Universe, and does not reference, nor is referenced by, any other of their works. Plot summary The novel is set in a mysterious world where enigmatic Mentors run a sociological experiment. The mentors gathered volunteers from Earth from various places and times: from Germany of 1940s, the USA of the 60s, Sweden of the 70s, etc. The volunteers do not know the goals or conditions of the experiment. In spite of different native languages the people can effortlessly communicate with each other. Most of the people live in the City that is skirted by a swamp on one side and a desert on the other. Apparently, the experiment runs out of control, the City is shaken by a social unrest and an egalitarian system of job assignments is replaced by a dictatorship.
lexicalization	eng: The Doomed City
lexicalization	eng: Град обреченный
instance of	c/Novels

Meaning
German
has gloss	deu: Das Experiment ist ein Science-Fiction-Roman von Arkadi und Boris Strugazki. Er wurde zwischen 1969 und 1975 verfasst, konnte aber erst 1989 veröffentlicht werden. Das Werk kann als Abrechnung mit politischen Ideologien und als eine Parabel auf das menschliche Streben nach Erkenntnis betrachtet werden.
lexicalization	deu: Das Experiment
Russian
has gloss	rus: Град обрече́нный — роман Аркадия и Бориса Стругацких 1975 года, опубликован в 1988—1989 годах.
lexicalization	rus: Град обреченный
lexicalization	rus: Град обречённый
Ukrainian
has gloss	ukr: Прире́чене мі́сто — роман братів Стругацьких 1975 року, опублікований у 1988—1989 роках. Назву твору автори перейняли з картини М. К. Реріха, який, за їхніми словами, вразив їх "своєю похмурою красою та відчуттям безнадійності. Є одним з найбільш філософських та гостро-соціальних творів братів Стругацьких.
lexicalization	ukr: Приречене місто

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