He saw the carnage of two world wars, the destruction of empires through revolutions in Austria, Germany, Hungary and Russia, the surfacing of mass communist and fascist movements throughout Europe, the misery of the third Reich, the division of Germany and the cold war. ... Brecht was exiled and travelled almost all over Europe, followed by the Nazi's until eventually, via Russia, he reached America. ...
Zedong and Stalin led the communists in China and Russia. ... The chaos which followed WWI allowed totalitarian governments to be founded in Russia, Italy, and Germany. In the case of 1984, totalitarianism is established after a revolution occurs. ... The dictators normally do not allow citizens to possess weapons so that, in case of a revolution, the government can quietly and easily put it down. ... There have been many totalitarian states throughout the course of history including Germany, Italy, Russia, and China. ...
