This essay makes a detailed analysis of the contents and contexts of a science fiction novel published in Moscow in 1928, and written by gynecologist Fedor Il’in (1873–1959) under the title The Valley of New Life. The analysis illuminates the process of the transformation of the specialized, and often quite arcane, scientific knowledge generated by biomedical research into an influential cultural resource that embodied acute societal anxieties (both hopes and fears) about the powers unleashed by the rapid development of the biomedical sciences. It explores the future scientific advances—bio- and psychotechnologies—portrayed in Il’in’s novel in light of contemporary research, and especially focuses on studies of telepathy. The essay depicts the “translation” of available scientific descriptions and explanations of telepathy into a highly metaphorical language of science fiction, and the resulting formation of a particular cultural resource embedded in such popular notions as “mental energy,” “thought transfer,” “radio-brain,” “nervous waves,” “psychic rays,” and “mind control.” It examines how and for what purposes this cultural resource was utilized by scientists, their patrons, and literati (journalists and writers) in Bolshevik Russia, Britain, and the United States.

中文翻译：

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科幻小说之间的思想转移和精神控制：

本文详细分析了 1928 年在莫斯科出版、由妇科医生 Fedor Il'in (1873–1959) 撰写的名为“新生命之谷”的科幻小说的内容和背景。该分析阐明了由生物医学研究产生的专业化且通常相当神秘的科学知识转化为一种有影响力的文化资源的过程，这种文化资源体现了对生物医学快速发展所释放的力量的强烈社会焦虑（既有希望也有恐惧）。科学。它根据当代研究探索了 Il'in 小说中描绘的未来科学进步——生物和心理技术，并特别关注心灵感应的研究。这篇文章描述了将可用的科学描述和心灵感应解释“翻译”成一种高度隐喻的科幻小说语言，以及由此产生的嵌入在诸如“精神能量”、“思想转移”、“思想转移”等流行概念中的特定文化资源的形成。无线电脑”、“神经电波”、“精神射线”和“精神控制”。它研究了布尔什维克俄罗斯、英国和美国的科学家、他们的赞助人和文人（记者和作家）如何以及出于什么目的使用这种文化资源。