<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Since the publication of Nineteen Eighty - Four the phrase "Big Brother" has come into common use to describe any prying or overly - controlling authority figure, and attempts by government to increase surveillance . </P> <P> Big Brother and other Orwellian imagery are often referenced in the type of joke known as the Russian reversal . </P>

Where did the name big brother come from