We is a groundbreaking dystopian novel that profoundly shaped the Cold War imagination of totalitarianism. Written in 1920—amidst the chaos of civil war and just three years after the Bolsheviks seized power—Yevgeny Zamyatin’s vision predated the formal creation of the Soviet Union.

In the world of We, individuality has been erased, and “I” is indistinguishable from “we.” Society is ruled by the omniscient Benefactor, a distant leader worshipped as the source of universal well-being. Enforcing order are the Guardians, a secret police force dedicated to eliminating dissent.

Featuring a new Foreword by writer and critic Damien Walter whose work has appeared in the Guardian, BBC, Wired, Independent, and Aeon, this exceptional Science Fiction classic has been hailed as a critical influence on both George Orwell’s 1984 Aldous Huxley's Brave New World.