He brought up his childhood when he pondered the French Revolution and whether anyone could actually survive a horrible terror such as that not knowing one-day he would himself. ... It hurt Russia so much it took several generations to get over it. ... Instead of bringing Russia up to a stronger place in the world it weakened it from the inside out. And put the people of Russia into extreme fear. ... And how this man changed history in Russia forever....

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Wednesday, 11th June 2003 The symbolism in Animal Farm Animal Farm has been described as a satire on the Russian revolution , as a result, many symbolisms can be found in this book. ... Pigs which might represent the communist party, Stalin's friends as well perhaps, as the Duma ( or Russian parliament). ... What is more, Boxer, together with Clover are used to represent the proletariat in the Russian society. ...

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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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Power corrupts, and the human nature to want power is why communism does not work. Although not likely intentional, George Orwell, in his novel Animal Farm, portrays events in Russia during the revolution. By looking at the actions of the pigs, Orwell shows that a communist system does not work. T...

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