George Orwell and Russia

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.>

Product details

• Authors: Masha Karp
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.2023
• EAN: 9781788317122
• ISBN: 978-1-78831-712-2
• No. of pages: 312
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Russia, European History, LITERARY CRITICISM / Comparative Literature, Narrative theme: Politics, Comparative Politics, Political structures: totalitarianism and dictatorship, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Political subversion, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, Political structures: totalitarianism & dictatorship, HISTORY / Russia / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet