[MrSkelter]

The idea 1984 is about Russia would have surprised people at the time. That’s an ironic twist of history Orwell could have written about himself.

[darepublic]

Maybe they are getting 1984 confused with animal farm?

[JKCalhoun]

The recent HN front-page post linked to Asimov's review of 1984—Asimov claimed it was Stalinism through and through (writing the review in 1980, FWIW).