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FWIW, most of Orwell's works, including essays, have been available for many years at https://orwell.ru/ https://orwell.ru/ These include "Such, such were the

FWIW, most of Orwell's works, including essays, have been available for many years at https://orwell.ru/ https://orwell.ru/ These include "Such, such were the joys", referenced in the Guardian article when it states: "Neither will anyone be allowed to trespass on all the material that came to light post-1950 and which Davison painstakingly assembled in his compendious George Orwell: The Complete Works (1998). This includes Such, Such Were the Joys, the notorious account of his tribulations at a character-forming Sussex prep school, first published in the US in 1952 but not issued in the UK until as late as 1968, for fear of libel proceedings." That essay is here, and has been for a long time: https://orwell.ru/library/essays/joys/english/e_joys https://orwell.ru/library/essays/joys/english/e_joys

tashi 6y ago
I think you might be misunderstanding the point of the article. They're talking about the hurdles you have to jump in order to reprint or adapt his writings, not just read them.
humaniania 6y ago
That makes me wonder why Russia would be interested in spreading Orwell's ideas.
- lasagnaphil 6y ago
  I think you're overthinking this. it probably would be just a Russian hobbyist who's interested in archiving Orwell's works. (Also since these are in the public domain in Russian territory)
- throwaway2245 6y ago
  This makes me wonder if people really accept the Western media's point of view that a population of 150 million act in unison as a singular being named "Russia".
  - 411111111111111 6y ago
    The "Russia" he referenced isn't the general population. It's the political party that's in power, influencing the media and allowing/forbidding things to be associated with it. Almost all nations actively shape their image, Russia is one of them. (Just as the usa)
    - ZoomZoomZoom 6y ago
      In which case the remark doesn't make sense, as orwell.ru isn't run by Russian government/ruling party (presumably).
- disown 6y ago
  You think putin is personally hosting that site? The insane lunacy when it comes to putin, xi, trump, erdogan or whichever boogeyman the media/propagandists decides to scaremonger with.
- Bakary 6y ago
  I think this is an example of the kind of armchair international relations pareidolia that shaves off much of the nuance of the real world. It tends to be mixed with main character syndrome. It reminds me of a friend I knew who was terrified that the Chinese would search all his belongings and files once he landed in Beijing. Of course, once he got there he soon realized most people did not give a shit about what a random foreigner was up to
- Can_Not 6y ago
  I feel like it's being overlooked in this thread that mostly anyone can buy a .ru or .us domain, in fact ru domains are really affordable. A lot of country TLDs are available to non-citizens.

tashi 6y ago

I think you might be misunderstanding the point of the article. They're talking about the hurdles you have to jump in order to reprint or adapt his writings, not just read them.

humaniania 6y ago

That makes me wonder why Russia would be interested in spreading Orwell's ideas.

lasagnaphil 6y ago
I think you're overthinking this. it probably would be just a Russian hobbyist who's interested in archiving Orwell's works. (Also since these are in the public domain in Russian territory)
throwaway2245 6y ago
This makes me wonder if people really accept the Western media's point of view that a population of 150 million act in unison as a singular being named "Russia".
- 411111111111111 6y ago
  The "Russia" he referenced isn't the general population. It's the political party that's in power, influencing the media and allowing/forbidding things to be associated with it. Almost all nations actively shape their image, Russia is one of them. (Just as the usa)
  - ZoomZoomZoom 6y ago
    In which case the remark doesn't make sense, as orwell.ru isn't run by Russian government/ruling party (presumably).
disown 6y ago
You think putin is personally hosting that site? The insane lunacy when it comes to putin, xi, trump, erdogan or whichever boogeyman the media/propagandists decides to scaremonger with.
Bakary 6y ago
I think this is an example of the kind of armchair international relations pareidolia that shaves off much of the nuance of the real world. It tends to be mixed with main character syndrome. It reminds me of a friend I knew who was terrified that the Chinese would search all his belongings and files once he landed in Beijing. Of course, once he got there he soon realized most people did not give a shit about what a random foreigner was up to
Can_Not 6y ago
I feel like it's being overlooked in this thread that mostly anyone can buy a .ru or .us domain, in fact ru domains are really affordable. A lot of country TLDs are available to non-citizens.