I just can’t stop wondering what the average Russian is thinking right now. It is remarkable that such a literate and world-weary society is falling back into the days of Nicholas I.
Thank you so much for publishing this about Marsha's forthcoming book.It looks to be really 'getting to grips ' with Putin and totalitarianism.As a history teacher, writer and someone interested in politics, it looks to be an interesting read.I've also experienced and lived under such a regime in Libya, where I met and spoke with many Russians and Eastern Europeans.The Russian academics ( mostly professors) told me that they would smuggle copies of Orwell's books into Russia in brown paper covers, and pass them around amongst their colleagues.They spoke about the state communism and how it was functioning and become corrupted.(This was in the early 80s).So everything said here resonates with me.I went on later to live in Iran, wrote a novel recently about that experience, and have since spoken with a Channel 4 journalist who filmed me speaking with Richard Radcliffe
( husband of Nazanin) for a documentary he is making.I have always been inspired and influenced by Orwell in my writing and my politics ( member of the Women's Equality Party), and when I went to live in Catalonia, I just felt him everywhere.He is particularly worshipped and honoured there, by the Independence/Republican movement .Generations of Catalans now are fighting for their freedom from Spain and are prepared to stand up too to the weakness of the EU.Sorry this has been rather long.
I just can’t stop wondering what the average Russian is thinking right now. It is remarkable that such a literate and world-weary society is falling back into the days of Nicholas I.
Thank you so much for publishing this about Marsha's forthcoming book.It looks to be really 'getting to grips ' with Putin and totalitarianism.As a history teacher, writer and someone interested in politics, it looks to be an interesting read.I've also experienced and lived under such a regime in Libya, where I met and spoke with many Russians and Eastern Europeans.The Russian academics ( mostly professors) told me that they would smuggle copies of Orwell's books into Russia in brown paper covers, and pass them around amongst their colleagues.They spoke about the state communism and how it was functioning and become corrupted.(This was in the early 80s).So everything said here resonates with me.I went on later to live in Iran, wrote a novel recently about that experience, and have since spoken with a Channel 4 journalist who filmed me speaking with Richard Radcliffe
( husband of Nazanin) for a documentary he is making.I have always been inspired and influenced by Orwell in my writing and my politics ( member of the Women's Equality Party), and when I went to live in Catalonia, I just felt him everywhere.He is particularly worshipped and honoured there, by the Independence/Republican movement .Generations of Catalans now are fighting for their freedom from Spain and are prepared to stand up too to the weakness of the EU.Sorry this has been rather long.