Homage to Catalonia
''Above all, there was a belief in the revolution and the future, a feeling of having suddenly emerged into an era of equality and freedom.''
In late 1936, the idealistic young George Orwell set out for Spain to join the Republican Army in its battle against the fascists. There he encountered a country in chaos. From the heady promises of revolutionary Barcelona to the betrayals, logistical nightma...
''Above all, there was a belief in the revolution and the future, a feeling of having suddenly emerged into an era of equality and freedom.''
In late 1936, the idealistic young George Orwell set out for Spain to join the Republican Army in its battle against the fascists. There he encountered a country in chaos. From the heady promises of revolutionary Barcelona to the betrayals, logistical nightma...
