The characters in Animal Farm favor the main personalities of the Russian Revolution. ... Leon Trotsky seized government buildings in Petrograd, and he arrested the members of the Provisional Government (Perry 661). ... The socialism displayed in Orwell's Animal Farm is equivalent to the Russian Revolution. ... The Russian revolution's key players are characterized in Animal Farm's main characters. Animal Farm's plot is similar to events that took place in the Russian Revolution. ...

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In Russia, there were many food shortages which caused the people to demonstrate and then the Russian soldiers refused to suppress them and the leaders demanded that Nicholas transfer his power to parliamentary government because everything was getting out of control. Soviet workers and soldiers formed a special committee and established a government. ... Many lessons can be learned by reading Animal Farm that can help countries and governments around the world from making mistakes in wielding their power against their people. If a population is suppressed and not allowed ...

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In Russia, there were many food shortages which caused the people to demonstrate and then the Russian soldiers refused to suppress them and the leaders demanded that Nicholas transfer his power to parliamentary government because everything was getting out of control. Soviet workers and soldiers formed a special committee and established a government. ... Many lessons can be learned by reading Animal Farm that can help countries and governments around the world from making mistakes in wielding their power against their people. If a population is suppressed and not allowed to accumulate things ...

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Joseph Stalin, a Russian dictator, is the counterpart of Napoleon in the story. ... He was a cruel man and showed it by making the peasants of Russia suffer throughout his reign as Czar of Russia. ... While the people of Russia were dying in poverty, most of the officials and leaders of the Russian Communist Government were living the high life off of the deceasing lower class. ... Stalin's tyranny mirrored this almost perfectly, as hundreds of Russians died at the hands of Stalin's government officials for treason. Joseph Stalin was the worst man that Russia had ever seen...

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Revolution is defined as the overthrow of a ruler or government. ... Sometimes the government will be able to stop the revolution, but in Animal Farm as with many other revolutions, they could not. ... This is clearly evident in the Russian Revolution and also in Animal Farm. In the Russian Revolution, Stalin went so far as to cut off all supplies to his own hometown to bend them to his will. ... Furthermore, it has three branches of the government that can overrule each other if one tries to seize too much power. ...

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This was primarily due to the fact that he saw to many similarities between the communist governments and the former Tsarist regimes in Old Russia. ... It is clear to see that the pigs and dogs take most of the power for themselves, seeing themselves as the best administrators of the "government". ... This of course resembles the actions of Stalin who murdered in order to maintain power of Russia. ... The cruelty of Stalin towards the Russian people is also shown through the character of Napoleon. ... Many commentator's correlate squealer with the Pravda, the Russian newspaper of the 19...

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.: Pigs- Politicians; Horses- Laborers; Sheep- Gullible People; etc. ) This book shows how a government that is set up to serve the people turns against them, just like communism did to the Russian people. ... Boxer symbolizes the hard working Russian class that Stalin abused for his own benefit. ... She represents the nobles of Russia that abandoned the people after the Russian Revolution. ... The government then served the ruling class not the rest. This book shows the true nature of a totalitarian government. ...

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Orwell intended to criticize the communist regime he saw sweeping through Russia and spreading to Europe and even the United States. Though he agreed with many Marxist values, Orwell couldn't really accept the communist understanding of socialism because he saw many similarities between the communist governments and the previous tzarist regimes in old Russia. ... The pigs and dogs take most of the power for themselves, thinking that they are the best proprietors of government. ... From a symbolic point of view, the windmill represents the enormous transformation projects undertook in So...

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The novel Animal Farm by George Orwell is an allegory or a symbolism of the Russian Revolution. ... Marxism eventually prevailed into the most accepted form of government. ... As was the beginning of the Communist rule in Russia. ... Napolean it seemed began to take on more human vices just as the new communist government in Russia took on the vices of the old bureaucracy. It is fair to say that the downfall of all governments in the world, is a result of abuse of power and authority, and will allow for events that are exactly what the government is trying to prevent. ...

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He anthropomorphises the animals, and alludes each one to a counterpart in Russian history. ... Almost immediately, Napoleon established a totalitarian government. ... Immediately the reader can begin to draw parallels between the book's characters and the government in 1917-44 Russia. ... Snowball represents Trotsky, a Russian leader after the revolution. ... Rather, "state communism" was established, where a central government owned them. ...

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He anthropomorphises the animals, and alludes each one to a counterpart in Russian history. ... Almost immediately, Napoleon established a totalitarian government. ... Immediately the reader can begin to draw parallels between the book's characters and the government in 1917-44 Russia. ... Snowball represents Trotsky, a Russian leader after the revolution. ... Rather, "state communism" was established, where a central government owned them. ...

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Even the minor characters of the story symbolize relevance with Russian history. ... All this is an allegory to Russian Revolution. All of the characters of the farm have a special role in Russian Revolution. The farm itself represents Russia, with its poor conditions and unjust leaders. ... Similarly, this foundation also occurred in Russian Revolution. ...

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Similar results came from the French revolution, as well as the Russian revolution. When the French rebelled against Marie Antoinette And King Louis, A new government took over the old administration and did not provide the stability that the people needed so therefore conditions remained the same. Another example of how a change in political power doesn't result in a change of conditions for the people is the Russian revolution. ... As in the case of the Animal revolution,and the French revolution,Napolean and the new French government acquired control of their countries and circumstance...

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RELEVANCE: The story of the Animal Farm is about the Russian Revolution. ... My grandfather recommended this book to me because he said that I could easily find connections in this story even if I know nothing about the Russian Revolution. ... Moreover, the attitude of the pigs, who were leaders in the farm, is similar to some of our government officials. ...

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There will always be scandal and corruption in government. ... The fundamentals in which their society is based on reminds me of those of any democratic form of government. ... This gives the chance for debate in their government. ... The novel bares a striking resemblance to the story of revolution and communism in Russia, staring with the overthrow of the Tsar and in 1945 ending in the very oppressive and aggressive regime under Stalin. Many of the attributes of Stalin's leadership of Russia are the same as Napoleon's leadership of Animal Farm. ...

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Should the government have absolute power? ... In Fahrenheit 451, Guy's struggle between knowing what he has been told by the government and what he ultimately learns to be true, exposes the issue that exists with an overreaching, powerful government. ... " (106) Adolf Hitler lied to Joseph Stalin (like Fredrick lied to Napoleon) when he created an alliance between Nazi Germany and communist Russia and then Hitler violated their alliance and attacked the USSR. ... Are checks and balances necessary for government? Checks and balances keep a government from gaining absolute power. ...

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Animal Farm is a stinging review of the history and expression of the Russian Revolution. ... In a sense the pigs are the government of the farm and the other animals are the citizens. ... The books view and interpretation of these government systems is interesting. ...

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Contrary to modern day America, in the novel "1984," by George Orwell, the government seems to have mastered keeping all of the citizens of Oceania fooled almost constantly. ... By keeping them distracted The Party ensures that they stay dependent only on the government and not on each other. The government keeps the people updated with daily televised announcements. ... People like Julia and Winston find ways to rebel despite the governments perpetual efforts to deter people from going against The Party. ... Although some of the techniques may seem a bit unrealistic things like the torture of...

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Russia. ... Trotsky is truly a good speaker and a smarter individual, but Stalin showed no mercy to his counterpart and outsmarted him solely on the basis of his understanding of government. ... This book is Orwell's most popular book, and rightfully so, as it shows how communism will never work because there is no such thing as equality, and there can never be a successful totalitarian style government. ...

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Then as the animals, just as humans, begin to start their "Government", or ruling ways, you see corruption and unfair situations. ... In terms of the Russian revolution Old Major is compared to Karl Marx. ... This goes to show that Orwell shows parallelism between the government and the animals in Animal Farm. ...

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The book is an allegory to the Russian rebellion during WWI. ... Jones represents Tsar Romanov, the animals are the rebels, and the pigs are the new government with people like John Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. ...

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Although "Animal Farm- is only ten chapters in length, it is extremely thought-provoking and it represents a milestone in satirical literature. Because it is a story about a revolution betrayed, George Orwell's main concerns here are both political and satirical. However, I didn't find the book as ...

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His comment implies that the information the public receives can, and frequently is, skewed by the government. ... Animal Farm is most famous as a stinging critique of the history and rhetoric of the Russian Revolution. ... Stalin's tyrannical rule and eventual abandonment of the founding principles of the Russian Revolution are represented by the pigs' turn to violent government and the adoption of human traits and behaviors, the trappings of their original oppressors. ...

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In the 1st 50 years of the 20th Century, it came to pass that revolutionary turmoil in the name of social progress brought humanity to the gates of destruction. Out of these flames of war arose several huge Political systems that bestrode the globe. One of these, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was founded on the ideals of social equality and sharing. Instead the people of the USSR had a nightmare unleashed on them unrivaled in the archives of human history. Only once in the passing of human fictional literature has the sensitive horror of this regime been displayed once, much l...

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