Red Plenty is a graphic novel by writer and artist Francis Spufford that explores the history of the Soviet Union's attempts to create a utopian society. The novel is a mix of fiction and non-fiction, combining real-life characters and events with imagined conversations, vignettes, and dreams. It follows the stories of a variety of characters, from scientists and engineers to factory workers and bureaucrats, and examines the successes and failures of the Soviet Union's attempts to bring about a socialist utopia in the years leading up to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Red Plenty is a thought-provoking exploration of the dreams and realities of a socialist society, and a unique look at the history of the Soviet Union.
Red Plenty is a graphic novel by writer and artist Francis Spufford that explores the history of the Soviet Union's attempts to create a utopian society. The novel is a mix of fiction and non-fiction, combining real-life characters and events with imagined conversations, vignettes, and dreams. It follows the stories of a variety of characters, from scientists and engineers to factory workers and bureaucrats, and examines the successes and failures of the Soviet Union's attempts to bring about a socialist utopia in the years leading up to the collapse of the Soviet Union. Red Plenty is a thought-provoking exploration of the dreams and realities of a socialist society, and a unique look at the history of the Soviet Union.