... , whom they regarded as the true champions of the revolution. The Bolsheviks became the majority party in most of the Soviets by October 2. They formed the Military Revolutionary Committee under Leon Trotsky. Under this committee, the Red Guards were organized and commissars were procured to take charge of the Petrograd army units. Thus the complete allegiance of the Petrograd troops was secured ... Republic. In 1921, Lenin introduced the New Economic Policy (N.E.P) which was a blend of state socialism and state capitalism. After Lenin's death in 1924, there was a keen struggle between h...

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... Russian revolution, Russian leader Joseph Stalin used secret police to 'get rid' of anyone who threatened his power. This is in fact also what happened to Stalin's main rival, Leon Trotsky. The actions that took place are portrayed similarly in "Animal Farm," as Napoleon used his dogs to chase Snowball from the farm. In this case, Napoleon's guard dogs ... represent Stalin's secret police. Stalin/Napoleon viewed Trotsky/Snowball as a threat, he was scared that Trotsky/Snowball might try to steal his power away from him. His greed for power caused him to order death/imprisonment upo...

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... that would a treat to him. The best example of this, is that he used the Committee for State Security or better known as the KGB to killed Leon Trotsky as Stalin was afraid that Trotsky would take his position. In the story, Napoleon uses the dog to chased Snowball out of the farm as to ensure Napoleon had full control very everything. In ... ...

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... the novel corresponding to the actual events in Russian history. In the year 1937, Russian leader Joseph Stalin used secret police to get rid of rivals including his main rival, Leon Trotsky. Napolean uses his dogs to chase Snowball from Animal Farm. Napolean's guard dogs represent Stalin's secret police. Another example is when the animals start to rebuild the windmill and "starvation ... ...

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