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Although set in London I always thought 1984 was rather Soviet.
by youngerdryas 13y ago
Although set in London I always thought 1984 was rather Soviet.
- hga 13y agoBut inspired by the time he spent at the BBC. Obviously it and Animal Farm were based a lot on Communists and Fascists ... he saw them up close and personal in the Spanish Civil War. But various details of flavor, ways in which the U.K. had already moved towards them ... well, that period also inspired Hayek's The Road to Serfdom, which was in all seriousness and honesty dedicated to "THE SOCIALISTS OF ALL PARTIES", who as you know took over after Churchill. ADDED: I don't think it would resonate with American and Commonwealth audiences as well as it does if it wasn't as the above that I believe it to be. In part; plenty of it is universal enough.