Three types of dystopian novels
All of these dystopian novels were clearly inspired by the Soviet Union, but all three have very different conceptions of what a dystopia is -and, remember, a dystopia for some is a utopia for others.
Anthem
this is the world if it were run solely by social liberals (AKA communists or orcs). The gerontocracy, the fear of technology, the extensive bullshit, the low age of retirement and life expectancy, and the (literal) tall poppy syndrome all suggest this is a communist world run by communists. This is a Leninist Russia, not a Stalinist one.
The Giver
This novel is set in a liberal democratic southern Russia (not if, as in reality, Russia was run by the oligarchs). Even to a greater degree than the communist paradise in Anthem, the whole country in The Giver (and, yes, dear reader, there is a country) is run on a foundation of bullshit.
1984
This is White world. Unlike the social liberal and liberal democratic worlds, this world is free of bullshit. However, this world is perhaps the most dangerous for the average inhabitant. The party promotes (voluntarily, of course, and bizarrely to any social democrat) touching their toes, which is more likely to lead to hyperflexion than actual good posture (see here and here on my posts on posture), especially if one is not aware of the importance of chin raising (which Winston Smith isn’t, from the very first sentence of the book). Similarly, the military, unlike in the worlds of Anthem and The Giver, is omnipresent, and everyone risks being sent off to the front. The style of surveillance (helicopters and cameras) is also something no LibDem or SocLib would think up, and everyone being ugly and only inner party members having good coffee is essentially the opposite of the SocDem goal. This world is perhaps the ultimate utopia for Whites and close to the ultimate dystopia for ivory tower eggheads. This is government by and for district attorneys.