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The author examines the dichotomy for critics still under the spell of the former Soviet Union, who cannot forgive Orwell for attacking it—even though his charges were all essentially validated and even amplified by Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev in 1956. It was the “thoughtcrime” itself they objected to rather than the specific allegations, which is why they often now resort to tangential criticisms—for example Orwell’s lack of feminist sensibilities when covering Lancashire miners in the 30s.
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Williams, I. (2017). Tangential Criticisms. In: Political and Cultural Perceptions of George Orwell. Political Philosophy and Public Purpose. Palgrave Pivot, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95254-0_5
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