... 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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... 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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... , 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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... 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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... 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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... that Snowball had been against the far the whole time so they shouldn't trust Snowball. In Soviet Russia Squealer represented the Pravda, the Soviet newspaper. This newspaper spread support for Stalin and his communist regime, communicating with the public to convince them that the soviet was treating them well and that their leader was providing the best for them. This was ... ...

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... the influence of individual political figures. It also suggests that the failure of the Revolution was due to it being 'unfinished,' as Lenin's failing health transfers the power to Stalin, who in turn 'betrayed' him....

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... community, and the goal of the state is the replacement of existing society with a perfect society. For example, of the states most commonly described as totalitarian-the Soviet Union under Stalin, Nazi Germany, and the People's Republic of China under Mao-the Communist regimes of the Soviet Union and China sought the universal fulfillment of humankind through the establishment of a classless ... ...

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... into improving the living standards. Russia did become a developed nation under communist rule, but other problems soon deteriorated any stability it might have gained during the years of Lenin and Stalin. Nationalism and political corruption contributed to the deterioration of this system of government. Efforts made by Gorbachev to improve conditions caused the system to collapse faster. Communism gradually disappeared from ... ...

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... be in the hands of the State. It is not shocking to see that communism is easily corruptible by its elitist leaders of the not so distant past (Lenin and Stalin et al). By doing so, the free market, which those who fully bought into the polarized views of Marx, saw as a capitalist monopoly, would be replaced with State sanctions. Karl ... ...

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... argue. RELEVANCE: The story of the Animal Farm is about the Russian Revolution. All the characters in the story represent the people involved in that period. From Karl Marx, to Stalin, to Hitler and even the common people. 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 ... ...

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... being unable to express my opinions, my beliefs and being tortured or killed if I did. This happened to millions. During the past century, violent revolutions have exposed Lenin, Hitler and Stalin. It is hard to say who was worse. Each rode revolutionary movements to power and then committed mass genocide in the name of racist or Marxist ideology. In china there ... ...

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... its pure form as in Marx's writings. Nor could the Soviet Union's style of command economy be maintained in modern times. The Soviet Unions system was partially at first under Stalin's rule during its industrialization and during the Second World War. The lack of consumer choice caused discontent among the population and the lack of incentives decreased productivity contributing to the ... ...

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... principals or scruples he had, in order to retain power for the Bolsheviks. The result of such a policy was the foundation of a totalitarian state, under which the personality cult of Stalin would flourish. However, at the end of pursuing such a policy, Lenin realised "we have made a mistake: we cannot drive people into Communism with guns." ...

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