Martian society mirrors the one that the Bolshevik revolution was supposed to replace. Aelita is the nominal Queen of Mars, but it is really ruled by a council of elders, who enslave the Martian workers underground (as in Metropolis). A Russian engineer builds a space craft, flies to Mars and inspires a revolution with the help of a Soviet soldier.
Interesting and famous as early science fiction. The Martian Sets and Costumes are in the best Russian Constructivist style of the time.
Interesting and famous as early science fiction. The Martian Sets and Costumes are in the best Russian Constructivist style of the time.