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That makes me wonder why Russia would be interested in spreading Orwell's ideas.
by humaniania 6y ago
That makes me wonder why Russia would be interested in spreading Orwell's ideas.
- lasagnaphil 6y agoI 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 agoThis 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 agoThe "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 agoIn which case the remark doesn't make sense, as orwell.ru isn't run by Russian government/ruling party (presumably).
- disown 6y agoYou 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 agoI 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 agoI 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.