... takeover of the people in terms of popularity. He, firstly, became popular through projecting Cult of Lenin philosophy, as discussed before. In addition to the Cult of Lenin propaganda, Stalin also never went against Lenin's philosophies unlike his rivals. His popularity won huge gains through this. And thirdly, he gained even more popularity by promoting nationalistic ideologies in his ... support of "socialism in one country". People supported him immensely and gained trust in him as a realist, much like Lenin was. This nationalistic ideologies helped Stalin gained more popularity than...

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... rebels. He and his wife traveled to Spain to help the government forces. Orwell sided himself with the Spanish Trotskyists, followers of Leon Trotsky, Stalin's rival for power after Lenin's death. In Spain he experienced the same events as were going on in Russia. When the government gained control ... Jones (Czar Nicholas.) They call their dream of equality and freedom, their new future Animalism (Communism.) All is well for a time until two pigs, Napoleon (Stalin) and Snowball (Trotsky), struggle for control over the farm. Napoleon raises a whole litter of puppies, unknown to the others...

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... tsar and eventually remove him from power. Then they change the laws, one of which abolishes the death penalty (Russian Revolution in Dates). Napoleon then removes Snowball from power, like Stalin did to Trotsky (Joseph Stalin). Then there is the beginning of work on the windmill on animal farm. One can compare this to the development of a five-year plan by ... for their government and help them keep believing it was the correct direction for society to follow (The Basis of the Story). Napoleon's use of Squealer is very representative of Stalin's use of the newspaper Pravda. Pravda was ...

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... played a part in the make up of the Russian Revolution. Firstly, there is Napoleon. Orwell has used the character of Napoleon as a metaphor for Stalin and so Napoleon the pig is a central figure throughout the story. It is evident that Napoleons" characteristics represent the human errors of any revolution. ... although Napoleon sets out as a confident and able leader, he is soon overcome with greed and becomes power-hungry. This idea again shares parallels with Stalin who in Russia, left the original ideal of equality behind in search for total power in order to live a life of luxury at...

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... suppress any hint of dissent or autonomy. The resulting system of total control has been labeled totalitarianism, but others have called it Stalinism, after Joseph Stalin, the leader who shaped and controlled the government of the USSR for more than a quarter of a century after Lenin's death (Pious) Stalinism ... , of course, in no way resembled the Communist utopia that Marx and Engels had envisioned. Three decades after Stalin's death, the USSR was still ruled by command, not consent; it was a society administered in authoritarian fashion by a managerial bureaucracy, which in many ... ...

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... the farm, not much of a talker, but with a reputation of getting his own way (Orwell 25). Napoleon is the prime example of the greed and hunger power brings. He summarizes Stalin, the leader and dictator of Russia. Napoleon, a nasty pig who is farmyard stand-in for a monstrous dictator (Reilly 63). Both left original ideas of equality and socialism behind, giving themselves ... pigs and the dogs" (Orwell 118). The height of Napoleon's evilness comes after he slaughters so many animals for "apparently" plotting against him and being supporters of Snowball, much like Stalin did when he su...

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... and hint of dissent in the nation. The result of this austere government was totalitarianism. It was and controlled by a man named Joseph Stalin, and his ruling practice later became know as Stalinism (Pious, 160). Stalinism was nothing at all like the utopian society that Marx had envisioned years ... earlier. Even after Stalin's death the government continued to rule with and iron fist. The bureaucracy strictly controlled social and cultural life. There was no freedom of speech ... to get at Lenin's fortune of rubles. Later after some political development Ho Chi Min joined the communi...

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... , rather fierce looking Berkshire boar, the only Berkshire boar on the farm, not much of a talker, but with a reputation of getting his own way." (Orwell 35) According to Encarta Encyclopedia Stalin was a Georgian revolutionary which is compared to Napoleon. In fact Napoleon was the only Berkshire boar on the farm and ... Stalin was the only Georgian revolutionary following Marxism under Vladimir Lenin. In comparison to the quote of Napoleon, Stalin was large and fierce looking, and would strike fear into his adversaries and patrons. Though Stalin didn't speak much, when he did his words...

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... Orwell also associates certain real characters with the characters of the book. This is proved by Snowball and Napoleon, characters which represent Leon Trotsky and Stalin, respectively. However, this are not the only symbolisms. Throughout the novel, we find out that Napoleon is always surrounded and supported by the pigs ... . Pigs which might represent the communist party, Stalin's friends as well perhaps, as the Duma ( or Russian parliament). Moreover, as we have seen, the pigs have a different lifestyle from the other ... in the Russian society. We find out that it is indeed the pr...

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... , Leon Trotsky, and Lev Kamenev rose as potential leaders of the nation, but in 1929 when Joseph Stalin came into power, the terrible political purges in the 1930's took place. Stalin's goals included rapid industrialization, unity within the party and alertness against socialism. Stalin, after a long and bloody battle with farmers, put into practice the collectivization of agriculture. Massive disorganization ... the Second World War, Russian forces pursued the last of the German troops into Germany, the important battle of Stalingrad, and on their way occupied most of Eastern Europe. St...

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... towards the end of the government. In a communist state the abuse of power has grown so that government control is necessary to the wa! y that society works. Lenin's successor, Joseph Stalin continued with this abuse of power. He illustrates an amazing example of the way in which a totalitarian government that is supposedly communist is not even remotely close to what Marx ... had in mind. Stalin exercised the ultimate in absolute power, with complete, and deliberate, disregard for even the lives of his own people. Millions of peasants died during Stalin's time in office. Political riva...

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... Soviet governance V.I.Lenin encouraged debate and discussion of policy everything still had to be approved by him laying the foundations for the autocratic dictatorship which was to come under Stalin. Stalinist dictatorship was definitely a perversion of Marxist theory although there were some very positive aspects that came out of it. There were explicit reasons within Russian history which ... on to socialism whether or not the world revolution came. In effect this doctrine meant that Soviet support for international revolution was virtually withdrawn. Along with this stance Stalin Cl...

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... are the best administrators of government. Eventually the power corrupts them, and they turn on their fellow animals, eliminating competitors through propaganda and bloodshed. This is of course a reference to Stalin, who murdered many of his own people in order to maintain his dictatorship of Russia. There are countless numbers of symbols relating to politics in the novel. Some of them ... leader who used propaganda (Squealer) and violence (the Dogs) to get his way. Snowball represents Trotsky, the archrival of Stalin in Russia. He is exiled for being in opposition to his rival, Napoleo...

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... on only their hind legs. This makes the Napoleon feel like he is above all the other animals and he became power corrupt just like Stalin did when he took over the Soviet Union. This made Stalin become very suspicious that everyone was out to overthrow him. This also made him assassinate the people around him just like Napoleon did to the ... . In addition, Napoleon used the dogs he had brought up to induce fear into the animals so they do not rebel against him. In the Russian Revolution, Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin. He was a man who was afraid he would lose his power and removed a...

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... seek help in running his country he had to create a Bureaucracy; the man that would come to lead this bureaucracy was Joseph Stalin. Lenin had a cerebral hemorrhage in 1922, and became very sick. On January 1924 Lenin had died. Stalin and a Revolutionary named Trotsky were the two contenders for the new Government. Lenin favored Trotsky, but when elections came about Trotsky had ... declared that he would not be another Napoleon; meaning that he would not spread the idea of Communism abroad. This had ceiled the election votes, and made Stalin the new ruler of Russia. Stage ... 7 Under ...

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... . Another example is Napoleon. Napoleon was selfish and greedy. He did not want to share the power or the decision making with any other animal. This was the same for Stalin. At first Napoleon and Snowball shared the decision making and had debates about what course of action they would take. This worked for a while. Then Napoleon grew tired of long ... then forced Snowball out of the farm and started to spread lies about Snowball to get the entire farm against him. Stalin did the same thing against Trotsky and forced Trotsky into hiding in Mexico, where he was eventually assassinated. B...

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... II. Both were irresponsible, sometimes cruel and kind. The pig who emerged as the leader of Animal Farm once the humans had fled the farm was Napoleon. Based on Joseph Stalin, both were not good speakers, cruel, selfish, and cared for nothing but power and would kill anyone who would get in their way. The pig who challenges Napoleon for control ... with Snowball, he chased him off the farm. Soon after Snowball was off the farm Napoleon began to spread lies about him hoping to get the entire farm against him. Stalin did the same thing against Trotsky and forced him into hiding in Mexico ...

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... and Revolution). Russians under Czarist rule had no such protection from the wiles of an unjust Czar. And so it is for Communists. Under Communism, the government is absolute. Under Stalin, perhaps the most notorious Communist, between 60 and 100 million Russian citizens were murdered for "the good of the state"" (ibid). Critiques likewise claim that communist leaders have wandered ... implications as well. It has put a halt to the development of European socialism. After the 1870's, Marxism dominated Europe. The Bolshevik victory validated it and the policies of Lenin and Stalin 3 exte...

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... control all citizens' activities and suppress any hint of dissent or autonomy. The resulting system of total control has been labeled totalitarianism, but others have called it Stalinism, after Joseph Stalin, the leader who shaped and controlled the government of the USSR for more than a quarter of a century after Lenin's death (Pious) Stalinism, of course, in no way resembled the Communist ... utopia that Marx and Engels had envisioned. Three decades after Stalin's death, the USSR was still ruled by command, not consent; it was a society administered in authoritarian fashion by a manag...

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... in Russia. Using politically left winged tactics, he sought to achieve communism through the heading of the Bolsheviks. Following his death, Stalin saw the opportunity to create an industrial state which could grow to engulf the larger capitalist states around. Stalin's form of governing resulted in the political system known as totalitarianism, which created an ultimate power. This corrupted the utopian dream ... ...

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... brainwash most of the people in the country, most notably the military, was the key element to controlling the country. Other than the legitimacy drawn from within Khrushchev, Brezhnev, and Stalin's own minds, there was no outcry of Soviet support. The Russian political culture is characterized by frustration and hostility. This is due to the horrors incurred over the 70+ years ... as the Russian Federation. The Communist party was the only party in existence. All governmental decisions were made within the cranium's of the head of the party, most notably under Stalin. Power outside of ...

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... (1818-1883), on which communism is based. Marxism proposes that, as history develops, feudalism gives rise to capitalism, then socialism, and finally the ideal classless society is realised. Lenin and Stalin were not true to the Marxist ideals but were corrupted by power, yet the Marxist dream of an egalitarian classless society is one we should still strive for. History has ... was simply mistaken. It was not the most capitalist countries (Britain, Germany, the US) that became socialist by revolution but Russia, which was less advanced. The regimes of Lenin and Stalin made it clear tha...

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... of its weaknesses. There is currently no strictly communistic country in the world that is a world power. As Americans, when we think of Communism it brings thoughts of Hitler and Stalin, two men who are despised by our culture. The average citizen will ask why would anyone want to work hard and not be rewarded monetarily over those who less productive ... 's outlined in the "Communist Manifesto"(O"Connor;713-715). Those countries took more of a dictatorship role, rather than trying to improve their economy. As far as the argument that Hitler and Stalin are directly related to Communism,...

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... some Marxist doctrines in the 1950s from an approval of press controls and subjugation of individual rights under the regime of Stalin. ∆ The Soviet communist ideology was misinterpreted to reflect a "cult of personality", thus the press was used to reflect Stalin's desires and personal leadership rather than support the revolutionaries' originally outlined goals. ∆ Although the Soviet Union, then, was one ... ...

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... reforms it came back to haunt him after his death when it was proved that the proper communist base had not been implemented which allowed as horrible a leader as Joseph Stalin to come into power and torment his nation. Marx believed that in a communist society everyone would work hard and everyone would get a piece of the pie, "From him according to ... his abilities, to him according to his needs." But this did not happen in the Soviet Union. Since Stalin was the sole party leader he controlled all means of production but he did not distribute the goods evenly. This led to widespread ...

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