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   No. 1 is the fictional representation of USSR leader Joseph Stalin.  This leader plays an important role in the novel, although he is entirely behind the scenes. He is the successor to the grand old leader, Vladimir Lenin, and he has eliminated all opposition to his reign. The dictator of the new, totalitarian party, No. 1 is immensely powerful, yet his alternate name implies that he is imprisoned like the other former leaders, perhaps by his own brutal policy that allows no deviation from the Party’s goals.

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   Posted by sullymonster on Wednesday October 17, 2007 at 7:57 PM