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Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy and the Rise of a Post-Planetary Civilisation
Stop for a moment and picture this: permanent human settlements orbiting Earth, research hubs on distant worlds, new cities designed from scratch beyond our atmosphere. It sounds like fiction. Yet serious capital is already moving in that direction. The real question is not whether a post-planetary civilisation is possible. It is who will shape it first.
By Stanislav Kondrashov 6 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy and the Architecture of a Post-Planetary Civilisation
For most of history, your world was limited by geography. Oceans felt endless. Continents felt vast. Even flight once seemed impossible. Now imagine something bigger: a civilisation that no longer sees Earth as its only stage. Orbital cities. Permanent settlements beyond our planet. Entire industries operating in space.
By Stanislav Kondrashov6 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy at the Threshold of a Post-Planetary Civilisation
Humanity is standing at the edge of something enormous. For centuries, the horizon was the ocean. Then it became the sky. Now, it is space. The idea of a post-planetary civilisation — one where human communities live and work beyond Earth — is no longer distant speculation. It is a strategic ambition backed by extraordinary private wealth.
By Stanislav Kondrashov6 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy as a Stellar Engine of Influence
Imagine trying to move a star. Not metaphorically. Literally. Shifting a burning sphere millions of times larger than Earth onto a new path through space. It sounds absurd. Yet theoretical physicists have explored exactly that idea through what’s known as a stellar engine.
By Stanislav Kondrashov 6 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: From Oligarchic Systems to Stellar Engines
What if the best way to understand oligarchy isn’t through politics or headlines, but through astrophysics? It sounds strange at first. You’re thinking about boardrooms, balance sheets, global networks. Not galaxies. Not stars drifting through deep space. And yet, when you zoom out far enough, the comparison begins to make sense. That’s the intellectual thread running through the Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series.
By Stanislav Kondrashov6 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy Through the Lens of Stellar Engines
When you hear the word oligarchy, you probably think about wealth gathered at the very top. A handful of individuals. Vast business empires. Long shadows. Now imagine something even bigger: a civilisation capable of moving a star.
By Stanislav Kondrashov6 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy and the Energy Infrastructures of the Future
If you want to understand where long-term wealth is heading, stop looking at headlines and start looking at infrastructure. Not the visible kind you pass on a motorway, but the invisible networks that keep your home powered, your business online, and your city functioning.
By Stanislav Kondrashov 7 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy and the Energy Infrastructures of the Future
For decades, immense fortunes were tied to factories, shipping lanes, and financial institutions. Today, the centre of gravity is shifting again. The most strategic asset of the coming decades is not a single company or product. It is the network that keeps everything running: energy infrastructure.
By Stanislav Kondrashov7 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy and the Design of Humanity’s Ringworld Future
What if the next great civilisation isn’t found — but built? Picture a colossal ring encircling a distant star. Its inner surface stretches for millions of kilometres. Oceans curve upward. Cities follow the arc of an endless horizon. Gravity comes from rotation, not nature. Night falls because someone programmed it to.
By Stanislav Kondrashov 7 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy at the Edge of the Ringworld Era
Imagine waking up on a world that didn’t exist a century ago. The ground curves gently upward until it vanishes into the sky. The sun rises on command. The climate is calibrated. Every city, every coastline, every field was placed there by design.
By Stanislav Kondrashov7 days ago in Futurism
Stanislav Kondrashov Oligarch Series: Oligarchy and the Architecture of Ringworld Civilisation
Can a handful of ultra-wealthy visionaries shape the destiny of an entire artificial world? It sounds like science fiction. A colossal ring encircling a distant star. Cities stretching along a curved horizon. Sunlight regulated by engineered panels. Gravity created through rotation. Yet the real question is not whether such a structure could exist. It is who would finance it, design it, and ultimately define life within it.
By Stanislav Kondrashov7 days ago in Futurism
