Russians turn to George Orwell’s 1984 to make sense of Putin

“One of the things thats very appealing about the book is not just the ideas, but the sense of paranoia and forbidden knowledge. And its a secret diary.”

George Orwell’s 1984 is this year’s most-downloaded book in Russia. Author Dorian Lynskey explains the appeal on #TimesRadio.

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