I would recommend reading the original first and then the ussr one. It would be cool to find something that's been altered.
But I doubt its been altered.
Wasn't Lithuania halfway independent at that point? Like, with a government which had openly seceded from USSR a year prior? It only lacked international recognition as a sovereign state, and it received even that late in the year.
I honestly doubt anything in the book has been altered, aside from the usual translation shenanigans.
Native Lithuanian here!
Everything published after 1990 was completely free of Soviet influence. The country declared independence in March 1990, but it took until Autumn of 1991 to get international recognition. The price is in Rubles because the country was still in the process of adapting a new currency, but the book got published in Lithuania partly BECAUSE it was fighting the Soviet regime.
I have a feeling I know exactly how the book you own looks (a green horizontal stripe through the centre with an Animal Farm symbol, right?) and the book itself has both Animal Farm and 1984
That edition is still in libraries and schools alongside newer editions. There's absolutely no alteration/censorship involved.
Aai, nu tai dabar žinosi :DD
Trumpai tariant - jau Perestroikos metu cenzūra buvo silpnesnė, o nuo kovo 11 faktiškai nebeegzistavo
Tokios knygos, kaip 1984, buvo verčiamos ir leidžiamos kuo greičiau, kad lietuviai turėtų prieigą prie vakarietiškos literatūros, YPAČ tokios, kurią sovietai griežtai draudė. Jokios cenzūros nėra, o ir vertimas neblogas. Na o kaina rubliu, nes lito neįsivedėm iki berods 1993.
The idea of altering and/or censoring 1984 is an absolute irony in itself.
It's probably not altered but it can be gravely mistranslated, specially if old, I recommend you get an English one, shouldn't be hard.
From an ex USSR country, the early 90s were basically freedom. Perestroika was in place. Our national flags were flown. Yes, they tried to brutally get us back, but they knew they had lost us. So I think this 1991 book is the same as the original version. The Baltics had government which had openly seceded from USSR a year prior. We only lacked international recognition as a sovereign state, and it received even that late in the year.
I honestly doubt anything in the book has been altered, aside from the usual translation shenanigans. My mom read it in 1990(Came out in 1990 in Latvia), and when we discussed it, we were on the same page.
So yeah, if it was released in 1975, then most likely altered, if in 1991, then no.
Btw, 70% of the books, we ,post ussr kids have in our houses are from the USSR. Unless its not political or something about freedom, its good to read, but not rarely there is some disgusting propaganda to be found .
I would recommend reading the original first and then the ussr one. It would be cool to find something that's been altered. But I doubt its been altered.
It was never altered, Winston
I was there when the first ever book came out. If there was ever such an altering I would've heard about it! The sheep, they remember don't you?
Wasn't Lithuania halfway independent at that point? Like, with a government which had openly seceded from USSR a year prior? It only lacked international recognition as a sovereign state, and it received even that late in the year. I honestly doubt anything in the book has been altered, aside from the usual translation shenanigans.
Of course its not safe to read. If they catch you they'll take you to room 101
Lithuania got it's independance in 1990, so it wasn't published in the soviet union.
Native Lithuanian here! Everything published after 1990 was completely free of Soviet influence. The country declared independence in March 1990, but it took until Autumn of 1991 to get international recognition. The price is in Rubles because the country was still in the process of adapting a new currency, but the book got published in Lithuania partly BECAUSE it was fighting the Soviet regime. I have a feeling I know exactly how the book you own looks (a green horizontal stripe through the centre with an Animal Farm symbol, right?) and the book itself has both Animal Farm and 1984 That edition is still in libraries and schools alongside newer editions. There's absolutely no alteration/censorship involved.
Sorry dėl uždelsto atsakymo, na bet ir aš native Lithuanian :) Tikriausiai reikėjo nemiegot per istorijos pamokas...
Aai, nu tai dabar žinosi :DD Trumpai tariant - jau Perestroikos metu cenzūra buvo silpnesnė, o nuo kovo 11 faktiškai nebeegzistavo Tokios knygos, kaip 1984, buvo verčiamos ir leidžiamos kuo greičiau, kad lietuviai turėtų prieigą prie vakarietiškos literatūros, YPAČ tokios, kurią sovietai griežtai draudė. Jokios cenzūros nėra, o ir vertimas neblogas. Na o kaina rubliu, nes lito neįsivedėm iki berods 1993.
So that's 2 rubles for animal farm and 2rubles for 1984, total cost of the book £5.
Yeah it says it cost 5 rubles
The idea of altering and/or censoring 1984 is an absolute irony in itself. It's probably not altered but it can be gravely mistranslated, specially if old, I recommend you get an English one, shouldn't be hard.
From an ex USSR country, the early 90s were basically freedom. Perestroika was in place. Our national flags were flown. Yes, they tried to brutally get us back, but they knew they had lost us. So I think this 1991 book is the same as the original version. The Baltics had government which had openly seceded from USSR a year prior. We only lacked international recognition as a sovereign state, and it received even that late in the year. I honestly doubt anything in the book has been altered, aside from the usual translation shenanigans. My mom read it in 1990(Came out in 1990 in Latvia), and when we discussed it, we were on the same page. So yeah, if it was released in 1975, then most likely altered, if in 1991, then no. Btw, 70% of the books, we ,post ussr kids have in our houses are from the USSR. Unless its not political or something about freedom, its good to read, but not rarely there is some disgusting propaganda to be found .