Literature Network » George Orwell

Setting the record straight about George Orwell's list of Soviet stooges

Content courtesy of

From: The Spectator
Date: 19980627
Author:Johnson, Paul

The sensational treatment of 'revelations' about George Orwell's anti-communism does him an injustice. The Daily Telegraph's headline, `Socialist Icon Who Became an Informer', gives a completely misleading impression. Orwell never did anything secretively or furtively. Stalin's men tried to kill him during the Spanish Civil War, and they succeeded in murdering most of his friends there. He told the truth about it all in such writings as Homage to Catalonia, some of which he had great difficulty in publishing, so strong was the proSoviet element in the British media. He never hid his ...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.

Other Articles on George Orwell

About Our Articles: We've partnered with Highbeam Research to provide these article excerpts for your research needs. However, due to copyright laws, we cannot publish the whole article. To view these articles in full length you'll need to use the link above to access the free trial at Highbeam.