The history of the Soviet publication and science magazine _Tekhnika - Molodezhi_ opens a window onto a wider story about the history and development of Soviet science fiction. From 1930-90, _T-M_ magazine was the primary Soviet magazine to organise literary and art contests for science-fiction writers and artists; while also publishing interviews with, and works by, key Soviet and international authors. During this era it was often the first publisher of foreign science fiction authors in the USSR. Through examining the key artists and contributors it is possible to illuminate the ways in which science fiction functioned as powerful outlet for the socio-political anxieties and tensions of this period.