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Clearly written and straightforwardly presented, George Orwell and Russia will thus appeal not only to the general reader but also to scholars interested in expert treatment of this significant dimension of the work and reception of George Orwell, arguably the most important literary figure of modern times
Karp is eloquent on how the Kremlin uses implausible lies to express contempt for the West while it winks at Russians and yet spreads uncertainty about the reliability of any information.
Karp's scholarly understanding of Russia and Orwell make the book a treasure trove of new insights and Karp's personal engagement with it, adds a fresh dimension to how we see Orwell and to the dilemmas of decent Russians who are now, yet again, in exile from their own country
George Orwell and Russia is engaging, scholarly, and thought-provoking. It is timely history. Just ask those many Russians who bought Nineteen Eighty-Four in 2022.
A timely book by Masha Karp, a former Russian Features editor for the BBC World Service, shines a light on an unexplored topic—George Orwell and Russia. Government oppression, official gaslighting and fabricating history did not die with Orwell's model for 1984, the Soviet Union. Russian leader Vladimir Putin retooled these practices for the 21st century.
The suggestion that Russia has become an Orwellian tyranny is an inadequate explanation as to why the country finds itself in its present situation
Still, for those interested in his political trajectory and in the people and events that determined it, Masha Karp's new book is certainly one of the most important published in the last 25 years
George Orwell and Russia makes for fascinating reading. Karp's exploration of the past, with an eye on the present, enables her to uncover the roots of George Orwell's enduring relevance.
Karp's book is fascinating, well-written, timely and original: a necessary reappraisal of what Orwell's work meant, and its relevance today
Alla Roylance, librarian for Slavic and Eastern European Studies; Linguistics, recommends George Orwell and Russia by Masha Karp (Bloomsbury Academic, 2023)
At the end of her brilliant book George Orwell and Russia, Masha Karp quotes from Orwell's late essay Looking Back on the Spanish War.
Throughout "Orwell and Russia", the author excels at pinpointing the crossovers between Orwell's lived experience, Soviet history and her own deep understanding of the Soviet system
George Orwell and Russia is engaging, scholarly, and thought-provoking. It is timely history. Just ask those many Russians who bought Nineteen Eighty-Four in 2022.
Karp's gripping new book, roots Orwell's dystopian literature and political commentary of the 1940s in his critical engagement with the totalitarian and fascist politics of the Soviet Union from the early 1930s
Karp has done extensive archival research and discovered valuable information from sources in Moscow
It's a timely and well-researched account of the origins of newspeak.
Masha Karp's 'George Orwell and Russia' explores the country's pathologies through the novelist's eyes
Karp's scholarly understanding of Russia and Orwell make the book a treasure trove of new insights and Karp's personal engagement with it, adds a fresh dimension to how we see Orwell and to the dilemmas of decent Russians who are now, yet again, in exile from their own country
Ms. Karp's close reading of Orwell is important and timely
