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How Is Joseph Stalin Related To 1984

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As the first civilizations such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, and other small communities have emerged along with it has sprouted a body of government. There has always been a rocky relationship between the government and its people because many of the times the barrier between too involved and barely involved is not very clear-cute. In the book, 1984, by George Orwell, is a dystopian novel about a society where the government, Big Brother, has total control over its people. While this book may make a story like this seem like a total fantasy, never to really take place in the world; many events have happened that are surprisingly similar to the fictitious events in the book. Joseph Stalin was the dictator of the Society Union from 1929 to 1953. During his rule, the Soviet Union …show more content…

Very similar to the way Big Brother from 1984 operated, Stalin ruled his country with total terror, and squashed anyone that made even the tiniest noise that was out of line. Stalin ruled with an iron fist and made his people believe that everything he was doing was wonderful and sublime. Stalin made himself a role-model/celebrity and became part of the national anthem. Instead of burning books, Stalin rewrote books that cast him in the best light, ad brainwashed his people into knowing and believing that Stalin was basically a God. Stalin also used children to further his brain-washing of his realm. He would show pictures of him with kids in order to make himself friendlier to the public. Stalin also established youth groups in order for them to be in a way his personal cheerleaders where they spread the ideas of communism, and spread the love for Stalin. Stalin made these children his walking propaganda by filling their brains with messed up ideas and views at a very young age, shaping them into perfect cheerleaders. In the end, Stalin’s ruling diminished when he died in 1953 and Russia began to rebuild

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