George Orwell and Russia
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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 Russia...
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Forlagsbeskrivelse af George Orwell And Russia af Masha Karp
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.
Detaljer
Forlag
Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN
9781788317122
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
312
Udgivelsesdato
15-06-2023
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3138566
EAN nr.
9781788317122
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
26
Bredde (mm)
138
Længde (mm)
217
Vægt (g)
400