> Sonia worked with the Information Research Department (IRD), a propaganda department of the British Foreign Office, which helped to increase the international

> Sonia worked with the Information Research Department (IRD), a propaganda department of the British Foreign Office, which helped to increase the international fame of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four. With her support, the IRD was able to translate Animal Farm into over 16 languages,[3] and for British embassies to disseminate the book in over 14 countries for propaganda purposes > Sonia is believed to be the model for Julia, the heroine of Nineteen Eighty-Four.[1][2]