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George Orwell

George Orwell. 1903-1950 WWI The Spanish Civil War The Russian Revolution Nazi Germany Fascist Italy WWII. Totalitarianism.

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George Orwell

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  1. George Orwell 1903-1950 WWI The Spanish Civil WarThe Russian RevolutionNazi GermanyFascist ItalyWWII

  2. Totalitarianism • Totalitarianism refers to any system of government that has complete and total control of all aspects of life: wealth, speech, labour, ownership, beliefs, loyalties, education, health, movement and so on.

  3. George Orwell • Orwell witnessed totalitarianism in its various forms. His novels and essays reflect his fears for the world should totalitarianism spread. • Animal farm, published in 1945, is a “cautionary tale”; a warning to its readers.

  4. The Russian Revolution 1917

  5. Tsar Nicholas II Ruler of the Russian Empire 1894-1917

  6. The happy rich; the miserable poor.

  7. Karl MarxThe “Father of Communism”. Karl Marx’s social and political model (Marxism) called for: • State ownership of industry and land. • Equal distribution of wealth to abolish poverty and oppression. • From Marxism evolved the Communist political models around the world.

  8. The 1917 Revolution • The Russian people’s movement to remove the Tsar, and form a communist state.

  9. Joseph Stalin • Leader of Russia’s ruling Communist Party 1922 to 1957.

  10. The ideals of Communism are eroded by poverty and misery. • The Great Purges: Stalin imprisons or kills those who oppose his words or actions.

  11. The ideals of Communism are eroded by poverty and misery. • The Gulags (“correctional labour camps”).

  12. The ideals of Communism are eroded by poverty and misery. • The KGB or secret police.

  13. The ideals of Communism are eroded by poverty and misery. • Pravda: the propaganda organisation that promoted Stalin’s policies and actions as being good for Russia and its people.

  14. Stalin’s legacy?

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