Napoleon resembles the mad dictator known as Joseph Stalin, and Snowball, who was betrayed by Napoleon and banished from the farm (Russia), is an allegory of Trotsky. ... The rest of the animals also play certain parts in the parallel; Boxer as the working class, Molly as White Russia (those who fled Russia), and Napoleon's three vicious dogs are characters of the secret police of Joseph Stalin (Napoleon). ... The hen's revolt against Napoleon when he decides to sell the eggs corresponds to the feudal lords' revolt against Stalin when he makes farming collective. ...

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