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Tetris and the Seed Potatoes of Leningrad

The Anthropocene Reviewed

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Introduction

Tetris was invented by a computer programmer working for the soviet government in 19 84. The games tag line was, from russia with fun. Tetris would go on to infect the thoughts and dreams of millions of people. It also lead to a complex series of lawsuits over who owns intellectual property created by an employee of a totalitarian state that no longer exists.

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