The usual cliches... (Score 1)

Perhaps in this it is a reflection of the Eastern European experience of the communist regime of the period?

This is the most common cliche when American reviewers write about East European science fiction. Does every West European sci-fi book tell about capitalism? We had a long thread about Solaris on our mailing list just recently. The biggest debate was about the ending of the Tarkovsky's film when compared to the ending in the book. To begin, surf to the first message on the subject (in the archive of our mailing list Commie).