Overview
The first book to show how Orwell's political writing was received in the Soviet Union, and how Orwell's vision of totalitarianism is reproduced in Russia today
For those living in the Soviet Union, Orwell''s masterpieces, Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four, were not dystopias, but accurate depictions of reality. Here, the Orwell scholar and expert on Russian politics, Masha Karp – Russian Features Editor at the BBC World Service for over a decade – explores how Orwell''s work was received in Russia, when it percolated into the country even under censorship. Suggesting a new approach to the controversial ‘Orwell’s list’ of 1949, Karp puts into context the articles and letters written by Orwell at the time. She sheds light on how the ideas of totalitarianism exposed in Orwell’s writing took root in Russia and, in doing so, helps us to understand the contemporary political reality. As Vladimir Putin''s actions continue to shock the West, it is clear we are witnessing the next transformation of totalitarianism, as predicted and described by Orwell. Now, over 70 years after Orwell''s death, his writing, at least as far as Russia is concerned, remains as timely and urgent as it has ever been.
- | Author: Masha Karp
- | Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- | Publication Date: Jun 15, 2023
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9781788317122
- | ISBN-10: 1788317122
