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Orwell worked in Spain for about a year, 1936-37, his work on BBC during WWII was twice as long.

In my opinion, 1984 was shaped by his work in Britain.

>>thesz+(OP)
And the brilliant MI6 / BBC propaganda made it as if 1984 were about the Soviet Union :)

As if it was not enough that the author himself put it in Britain.

If you want Soviet Style distopia, better read "We" from Zamyatin.