What is the society of 1949 present or absent in Orwell's 1984?

I think
that the fundamental question as to how the world following World War II will look drives 's
work.  Certainly, there is the ever present fear of consolidated and centralized government.
 This was something that Orwell automatically understood with the Soviet Union.  Not only was he
committed against Stalin in his political actions, Orwell's literary background included the , ,
which directly attacked Soviet- style Communism as a dictatorship where the few govern the many.
 This is the government of Big Brother in Orwell's.  Yet, this fear is also present in how
Orwell viewed the United States.  The fact that the world was only being led by the United
States...