This article focuses on the contrast between the society in Orwell’s novel 1984, and the reality of communist Russia. The author of this piece, George M. Enteen, actually studied in Russia between 1959 and 1960. Enteen teaches history courses on communism and opens with a personal anecdote about teaching with students about communism with 1984. He also describes his experience in Russia. He found that the novel exaggerated many aspects of the Russian society but also found that it portrayed it accurately in many respects as well. Also, Enteen examines many symbols and themes from 1984 and how they relate to his experience in Russia.
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