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Shweta Sharma

The once-banned dystopian novel that has become Russia’s bestseller

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George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, about citizens living under an oppressive regime that is continuously engaged in a senseless war, has become the most-read book in Russia.

The classic novel is the most popular download of 2022 on Russia’s online bookseller LitRest, and the second most popular book downloaded in any category, according to state news agency Tass.

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