•Chapter 6
of Animal Farm relates to the Holodomor and clear reference to Duranty’s “death’s due to malnutrition” article is alluded to with; “Nine hens had died in the meantime. Their bodies were buried in the orchard, and it was
given out
that they had died of coccidiosis.“
•In fact,
Duranty’s infamous article referred to “Mr. Jones” on
four separate occasions, and likewise Orwell never once refers to ‘Farmer Jones’, but always “Mr Jones – the
farmer”.
•Duranty was
not trusted by Orwell as he was cited in his controversial crypto-Communist list.