On top of that, funny enough, he found over the course of the war that he agreed more with the more radical left position of the Spanish Anarchists over the POUM. Not that he broke with the POUM over that realization or anything, he just noted that it was amusing.
Orwell’s writings incessantly mocked the USSR, too.
The POUM was made up of anti-Stalinist socialists and communists so yes that tracks
On top of that, funny enough, he found over the course of the war that he agreed more with the more radical left position of the Spanish Anarchists over the POUM. Not that he broke with the POUM over that realization or anything, he just noted that it was amusing.
Homage To Catalonia is really a fantastic read