Masha KarpMasha Karp is a political journalist and a leading scholar on Russian politics and the work of George Orwell. She was the editor of the BBC Russian Service between 2002-2009, and translated 'Animal Farm' and several other Orwell writings into Russianfor the first time. Her biography of Orwell, the first to be published in Russian, was a finalist for the ABS Literary Prize. She is a member of the board of the Orwell Society, and the editor of its journal. Read More Read Less