The plot of Animal Farm follows the Russian Revolution. This is achieved by corresponding events in the novel to the actual events in Russian history. During the Russian revolution, Russian leader Joseph Stalin used secret police to 'get rid' of anyone who threatened his power. ... However, this is not the only event that corresponded between the novel and Russian history. ... " During the Russian Revolution, Russia suffered a similar event which resulted in a famine. ...

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Even the minor characters of the story symbolize relevance with Russian history. ... Orwell pushes his allegorical narrative from past history to future prophecy. ... All this is an allegory to Russian Revolution. ... The statement can not only be used to describe the story of animals, but the events that occur during Russian history. ... By using irony and satire, he has formed a masterpiece of allegory, to which we can relate back to the history of Russian Revolution. ...

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He is considered one of the greatest villains in history. ... Stalin greatly reformed Russia, and advanced Russia at the expense of the common citizens. ... Stalin did improve Russia's industrial system, but he had a negative effect on Russian society. ... Stalin's reforms of Russia modernized and advanced Russia, but at the expense of the common Russian citizens. ... He did greatly advance Russia, and made Russia a world power, but he killed millions and caused many terrible things, including one of the greatest famines in Russian history. ...

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He is considered one of the greatest villains in history. ... Stalin greatly reformed Russia, and advanced Russia at the expense of the common citizens. ... Stalin did improve Russia's industrial system, but he had a negative effect on Russian society. ... Stalin's reforms of Russia modernized and advanced Russia, but at the expense of the common Russian citizens. ... He did greatly advance Russia, and made Russia a world power, but he killed millions and caused many terrible things, including one of the greatest famines in Russian history. ...

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He was underestimated by his opponents who always became his victims, and he had one of the most ruthless, regimes in history. ... A History of Russia. ... Early Russia - The Russie. ... The Fall of the Russian Monarchy. ... Russian Revolution of 1917. ...

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He was underestimated by his opponents who always became his victims, and he had one of the most ruthless, regimes in history. ... ("Russian Revolution," Grolier ). ... A History of Russia. ... Early Russia - The Russie. ... "Russian Revolution of 1917." ...

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After this day, the people of Russia had developed a very cold image and misunderstanding image for the Czar. ... The Manifesto was a major step for the Russian people. ... Stage 4 Russia was later split into many parties. ... History as a process in which human freedom is always being extended. ... This had ceiled the election votes, and made Stalin the new ruler of Russia. ...

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The author, Jean-Jacques Marie, is a Russian historian. ... He was graduated in Russian studies at "école nationale des langues orientales-. ... In the beginning of the book, a short preface is given to us in order to demonstrate us the importance, for the history, of the archives of Russia that became accessible after the collapse of the U.R.S.S. During years the history of Stalin and the U.R.S.S was given from limited documents. ... He wrote the book after having access to the Russian archives. ...

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Georgians possessed their own culture and language which was very different from the official Russian language of the empire, and the young Stalin only began learning Russian when he was nine years old. ... It is reported that in his last years his ability to speak Russian deteriorated and he spoke only Georgian. The one institution that Stalin's birthplace shared with the larger Russian Empire was the Orthodox Church which Georgia actually converted more than 500 years before Russia. ... Marxism was known as the scientific socialism or better known as Communism which stated that human h...

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Stalin wanted to modernize Russia making it an advanced industrial country he had to cover agriculture as well as industry and wanted to bring peasants under state control. ... " Russia was to become a self-sufficient country. ... As for Stalin, agriculture could now play its part in the modernization of Russia. ... Slogans, songs, pictures and stories about him filled newspapers, cinemas, radios and school books where he wanted to be called the, "father of Russia." The names of his rivals were then removed from official histories of the revolution. ...

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His brutal dictatorship was one of the bloodiest in history. ... He would read literature written by Karl Marx, a German political philosopher, and soon he would join the revolution called Russian Marxism. ... During the first world war, moral was low in the Russian Army. ... The Czar Nicholas II knew his time was up and fled Russia a few days later, ending a 300 year old legacy. ... He would of course have history rewritten giving him a bigger role when he becomes dictator. ...

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I enjoyed reading Animal Farm. Orwell's creative writing style draws you into the book and it's hard to stop reading. I also enjoyed the characters of the book. As the book progresses and the characters as presented to the reader. The Animals have many similarities to important political figures. ...

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De Jonge's mother is a Russian and he himself was brought up speaking the Russian language. ... D Analysis This investigation proves important because it shows the character of Josef Stalin and his struggle to come to power in Russia. ... Trotsky was even erased from history in his moments of importance and high power. ... They would explain why he did not stop at taking Trotsky out of power but had his life and history also taken. ...

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