... -side farm. Much controversy came from Orwell's interpretation of the Communist leaders as pigs, since pigs are regarded as filthy and unclean animals. The two pigs represent Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky. Stalin's part being played by Napoleon and Trotsky's by Snowball. Many of the events that occur in the story are based on actual Soviet events. Stalin actually does over throw ... Trotsky, as does Napoleon to Snowball. The characteristics given to both of these animals are also amazingly similar to those of the Soviet leaders. Trotsky is truly a good speaker and a smarter individual, ...

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... more totalitarian and oppressive than the one it overthrew. Manor Farm represents Russia, and Old Major, Snowball, and Napoleon represent the prominent figures of the Russian Revolution namely Marx/ Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin respectively. "Animal Farm" is primarily a condemnation of Stalinism and his misuse of power to suit his own needs. Joseph Stalin (1878-1953) was the dictator of ... the Bolsheviks came to power. After Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin died in 1924, Stalin gained control of the party. Even though in the beginning Leon Trotsky and he were in charge, Stalin began a camp...

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... became less involved in the party's affairs. When Lenin died in January 1924, it left two men in contention for the party's leadership. These two men were Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky. The men had opposing ideas on how the party should be run. Stalin was a more aggressive leader, and had one of his men kill ... Trotsky. Stalin sent one of his agents to kill Trotsky, who was in exile in Mexico. Stalin felt that if he eliminated his only threat, that it would mean less opposition to his power. This gave Stalin full control ... ...

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... newly created French Communist Party. In 1923, Ho traveled to Russia for the first time. After subsequent visits, he became acquainted with the most influential Soviet leaders including Nikolai Bukharin, Leon Trotsky, and Joseph Stalin. While in Russia, Ho was trained as an agent of the Comintern which was found by Lenin in 1919. He studied the thought of Marx and Lenin ... ...

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... alliances with Kamenev and Zinivyev to insure that he would stay in power. This smart move also helped him defeat his biggest threat and the foremost candidate for Lenin's position Leon Trotsky. Once the threat of Trostky was eliminated, Stalin reversed course, making a new alliance with Nikolay Bukharin, and Aleksey Rykov. This new alliance was against his old friends Kamenev and Zinivyev ... ...

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... his parties central commitee. Lenin chose Stalin to be a member of this commitee. Revolution Stalin played an important, but not vital, part in the revolution. Lenin worked most closely with Leon Trotsky in the Bolshevik take over of the government. Within a few months, opposition to the new government developed in many parts of the country. Armed uprisings broke out and grew into ... ...

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