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Interesting Facts

• The book «We» is one of the first works in the dystopian genre, depicting a society where personal life and freedom are suppressed by an all-powerful state.
• The protagonist, D-503, is the designer of the spaceship «Integral», which is meant to help the One State conquer other planets.
• Mathematics and logic are used in the work as the foundation for the organization of society, where everything must be absolutely precise and predictable.
• The conflict in the novel revolves around the protagonist's internal struggle when he meets the woman I-330, who involves him in the activities of the underground group Mephi.
• The work was banned from publication in the Soviet Union for many years due to its critical stance on the ideals of utopian socialism and totalitarianism.