{"product_id":"george-orwell-russia-masha-karp-9781788317122","title":"George Orwell and Russia | Masha Karp","description":"\u003csection class=\"product-description\" style=\"color: #1a1a1a; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003ch2 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.75em; margin-bottom: 15px; border-bottom: 2px solid #8B0000; padding-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eGeorge Orwell and Russia: 2 + 2 = 5\u003c\/h2\u003e\n  \n  \u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 0.95em; border: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000; width: 30%;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e9781788317122\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e1788317122\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eMasha Karp\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eEdition\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eFirst Edition\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eFormat\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eTrade Paperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eBloomsbury Academic (Bloomsbury Publishing)\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePublication Date\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eJune 15, 2023\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003ePage Count\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003e312\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n      \u003ctr\u003e\n        \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; padding: 10px; background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #8B0000;\"\u003eSubjects\u003c\/th\u003e\n        \u003ctd style=\"padding: 10px; color: #1a1a1a;\"\u003eLiterary Criticism, Political Science, Soviet \u0026amp; Russian History\u003c\/td\u003e\n      \u003c\/tr\u003e\n    \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n  \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eExtended Synopsis\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eFor citizens living behind the Iron Curtain within the Soviet Union, George Orwell’s foundational masterpieces \u003cem\u003eAnimal Farm\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eNineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/em\u003e did not read as speculative dystopias, but as startlingly accurate fictional mirrors of their daily political reality. In \u003cem\u003eGeorge Orwell and Russia: 2 + 2 = 5\u003c\/em\u003e, acclaimed Orwell scholar and Russian political analyst Masha Karp provides a rigorous exploration of how Orwell’s literary insights were received, interpreted, and preserved under severe Soviet censorship, and how those very mechanisms continue to dictate the modern autocratic framework of Russia today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003eDrawing upon extensive research and unique archival expertise from her decade leading the BBC Russian Service, Karp introduces newly surfaced contextual articles written by Orwell himself. These primary texts offer critical historical clarification regarding his controversial decision to provide British authorities with a list of communist sympathizers in the late 1940s. Furthermore, the narrative reveals why \u003cem\u003eThe Road to Wigan Pier\u003c\/em\u003e—Orwell’s celebrated examination of working-class British poverty—was actively suppressed and denied translation within Soviet boundaries. Bridging historical analysis with contemporary geopolitics, Karp demonstrates how the structural components of totalitarianism described over seventy years ago have re-emerged and solidified under Vladimir Putin’s governance, making Orwell’s warnings increasingly vital to modern global stability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eAcademics, educators, and students of twentieth-century British literature, geopolitical history, and totalitarian systems.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003ePolitical analysts and history enthusiasts researching Soviet state censorship, propaganda models, and contemporary Eastern European foreign policy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eReaders seeking a factual, context-driven breakdown of George Orwell’s personal documentation and historical relationships with state authorities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccolades \u0026amp; Awards\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cul style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 20px;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli style=\"margin-bottom: 5px;\"\u003eA seminal academic work combining literary criticism with modern political theory, authored by a recognized expert in regional post-Soviet media structures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n  \u003ch3 style=\"color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.25em; margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMasha Karp\u003c\/strong\u003e is an accomplished journalist, translator, and independent scholar specializing in the intersection of literature and political totalitarianism. For nearly a decade, she served as the head of the BBC’s Russian Service, directing broadcast journalism during critical phases of post-Soviet transitional politics. Her extensive research on George Orwell, civil rights, and Russian ideological history has featured prominently in prominent international journals, academic reviews, and media networks across the United Kingdom and Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n  \u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e\n  {\n    \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n    \"@type\": \"Book\",\n    \"name\": \"George Orwell and Russia: 2 + 2 = 5\",\n    \"author\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Person\",\n      \"name\": \"Masha Karp\"\n    },\n    \"isbn\": \"9781788317122\",\n    \"numberOfPages\": \"312\",\n    \"bookEdition\": \"First Edition\",\n    \"publisher\": {\n      \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n      \"name\": \"Bloomsbury Academic\"\n    },\n    \"datePublished\": \"2023-06-15\",\n    \"bookFormat\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/Paperback\",\n    \"inLanguage\": \"English\",\n    \"description\": \"Masha Karp investigates how George Orwell's work bypassed Soviet censorship, his personal writings regarding communist sympathizers, and the execution of totalitarian principles in modern Russia.\",\n    \"about\": [\n      {\n        \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n        \"name\": \"George Orwell\",\n        \"sameAs\": \"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/George_Orwell\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n        \"name\": \"Totalitarianism\",\n        \"sameAs\": \"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Totalitarianism\"\n      },\n      {\n        \"@type\": \"Thing\",\n        \"name\": \"Soviet Union\",\n        \"sameAs\": \"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Soviet_Union\"\n      }\n    ]\n  }\n  \u003c\/script\u003e\n\n  \u003chr style=\"border: 0; height: 1px; background: #8B0000; margin: 30px 0;\"\u003e\n  \u003cp style=\"text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: #8B0000; font-size: 1.1em; letter-spacing: 0.5px;\"\u003eBust-Down Books: Armed With Education\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Bust-Down Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51361468580155,"sku":"1788317122","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/2077\/7531\/files\/9781788317122.jpg?v=1781789586","url":"https:\/\/bustdownbooks.com\/products\/george-orwell-russia-masha-karp-9781788317122","provider":"Bust-Down Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}