... rival Leon Trotsky was very arrogant. This made members of the Bolshevist Party and the public dislike him because of his self-importance. Trotsky underestimated Stalin, which led to Stalin winning the leadership of the Bolshevist Party. Secondly, Stalin believed in Socialism in Russia, which was a very popular idea with the people. Trotsky believed in a Bolshevist World Revolution, which would make the Soviet ... for Nationalities. He also took a lot of bad jobs and appointed people who stayed loyal to him, giving him more power. Another reason was that Stalin defeated his enemies one ...

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... by his opposition, who were not united against him and he had the support of the working class of Russia, all of these factors contributed to Stalin's rise to power. Stalin was born into a peasant family in Georgia. He was forced to live like the Russian people and had no respect for authority from a young ... the members of the Central Committee to support himself over Trotsky. Trotsky was a great intellectual however, was not able to tolerate people of lower intelligence. Stalin on the other hand felt threatened by people who were smarter than him and surrounded himself with very medioc...

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... were answerable directly to him, and initially were bureaucrats who enjoyed the perks of the job, and so remained loyal to him. This gave Stalin immense power of patronage and so votes would consistently follow him. This power was further enhanced during the "Lenin Enrolment" (1924- 26) ... off theorists, to a sprawling bureaucracy. After the Lenin Enrolment the majority of the party members were from the working and peasant classes. Stalin was quick to recognise this change and presented himself accordingly. He showed himself as the hard-working Georgian farmboy, the Old Bolshevik who ...

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... to 1939 is covered. The fifth chapter, the marshal and generalissimo, gives an overview during the period from 1939 to 1944. In 1941, Stalin became a man of war; he was elected generalissism and president of the state comity of the defense. The sixth chapter, the colossi who ... us the importance, for the history, of the archives of Russia that became accessible after the collapse of the U.R.S.S. During years the history of Stalin and the U.R.S.S was given from limited documents. He gives several examples of uncertain events that got confirmed thanks to that accessible truth. Also a chro...

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... strong pride in their country and believed that they should focus on solving economic problems and strengthen themselves before spreading communism in other countries. This won more support for Stalin over Trotsky. Stalin had talent for manipulating situations, the combination of his ability to manipulate situations and the failure of the others to prevent him from taking over was another factor ... the Soviet people as well as a surplus for export. Peasants had to join or suffer severe consequences. Others who attempted to retain their lands faced execution, imprisonment, or exile. Sta...

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... traditional, cultural symbols with emotional connotations. His cult began by portraying him as a "strong," "beloved," "bold," and "genius" leader. The interaction between Stalin and children from the Communist Party became an extremely important key in his cult of the personality. His strategy of communication was often based on gift giving to the Soviet ... another way of influencing people's opinions. The most successful propaganda in film was "The Fall of Berlin," in which the Soviet film-maker portrays Stalin as a savior of the Soviet Union. In fact, Stalin supervised and directed s...

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... since they were 100 years behind advanced countries. As heavy industry was being developed, agriculture was to be collectivized as a part of achieving Stalin's goal to make Russia a stronger state. Stalin spent much of his rule on industrializing Russia and thought of this as the most important thing that Russia had to change to become a ... ended. If a business did not reach this goal the punishment would be very strict and gave some push to the people to get the job done. Stalin forced many people do work because he thought that this is what had to happen. The people could not do anyth...

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... up with the Bolshevik revolutionaries. This was an underground group of people that followed the communist writings of Karl Marx and was led by Lenin. He now assumed the name Stalin which is the Russian word for "steel" combined with "Lenin". In 1917, the Russian Revolution took place. This was when the government led by the Tsars ... , could have become twisted into the dismal state it was in by the late 1930s. The novel, Animal Farm, was Orwell's response. According to Orwell, Stalin was the main person, who was a threat to true Socialism. Stalin claimed to be committed to making a fai...

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... were two men who opposed each other yet had similarities in their rise to power and their leadership. The men were Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. These men were each successful in their rise to power in their countries. These two men were very comparable in the ways that they succeeded ... . Their success was mostly attributed to their new ideas, their ruthlessness and their politics. Although Hitler and Stalin hated each other, the two leaders were very similar in many ways. Hitler and Stalin each rose to become the leaders of their countries, and there were three main reasons that the...

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... . With this realization made, the only questions that need further analyzing are what are the variables that time and again made Stalin succeed, and could Stalin succeed today? A mixture of political brilliance, opportunity, and pure luck brought Josef Stalin to power. Stalin took every opportunity that was given to him and brought it to an extreme. He used the smallest task that he was ... offered to give himself more control. Every opening Stalin saw was a chance to become more powerful. Stalin also posed himself as a god to people of Russia. He realized that a balance of lies and trut...

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... state-organized industrialization turned his country into a powerful industrial and military power. When the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party split into Menshevik and Bolshevik factions in 1903, Stalin joined the more militant Bolshevik party led by Lenin. Stalin became a devout follower of Lenin and was arrested and exiled many times for his political involvement. After the Bolshevik victory in the civil war ... using all forms of propaganda. In the mass media he appeared as very athletic, friendly, and hardworking, when in fact he was very lazy. With the economy on the decline, S...

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... war he also established communist regimes through Eastern Europe. However he reigned terror and was responsible for the death and deprivation of millions of people. Stalin still remains the least known of the towering figures in world politics at the time, mostly because of the traditional secrecy surrounding soviet leaders. His ... originally named Iosif Vissarionovic Dzhugashvili was bon on Dec 21 1879. He was born in the Caucasian town of Gori, Georgia. Stalin was the only one of four children to survive infancy. His father, Vissarion Dzhugashvili was an unsuccessful cobbler. He wor...

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... leader, was compared to the character of Napoleon, the pig. I agree with this comparison because after researching I found out that many of the steps Stalin took to take over were the same as Napoleon's. When Jones (Czar Nicholas II) was overthrown everybody thought that it would be for the best, but ... Major and the defeat of Jones, Napoleon led everybody to think that what he was doing to benefit himself was benefiting the whole farm. Stalin led everybody to think that communism was for the best, when it really only benefited him and his leaders. According to my research, it was believ...

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`Stalin acted not through persuasion, explanation and patient cooperation with people, but by imposing his concepts and demanding absolute submission to his opinion. ... removal from the leading collective and to subsequent moral and physical annihilation. He was never actaully in the action wasnt aware of what was going on.Stalin believed that the whole country should function as one; the state and the masses intertwined, it thus made sense that he wanted the Soviet culture to ... reflect socialism He felt cultural heroes should be the workers, who through selfless dedication to the state ...

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... "show trials" in which many people he did not approve of curiously confessed to solemn crimes and were immediately executed or sent to prison. eventually Stalin began trading with non-communist countries of western Europe, although he continued to be hostile to Germany. Then in 1939 he shockingly signed a non-aggresion ... of the characters from "Animal Farm" can de traced to a person or group of people involved in the Russian Revolution for example Napoleon represents Stalin in the way that he is obsessed with keeping power , and that he gives the pigs special treatment, also the way he...

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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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... new government, he suffered three paralyzing strokes. In 1922, the last stroke took his life. A new leader was needed, however both Trotsky and Stalin accepted the responsibility. "Trotsky was a brilliant speaker and writer. His passionate support of communism had provided much of the fire in the early years ... of making life better for all animals. Furthermore, Trotsky truly believed in the communist movement, even after Lenin's death, he continued Lenin's legacy with Stalin to make life better for the people. The story, Animal Farm, and the events that occurred in the Russian Revolut...

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... can achieve. Although this achievement often comes at a terrible loss, as seen when boxer the hardest working horse is killed while building this windmill. This too can be seen in Stalin's revolution, where their industry was built up by the working class but had not thought of the human life in took. Therefore, through the windmill, inequalities because of class stratification ... where the pigs and Stalin are on top are clearly highlighted. The windmills construction highlights the development of the Communist power over the working class, and shows what this power can achieve. In Ani...

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... began, but they were still responsible for getting the rebellions started. All three gave speeches about hopes and ideas of the future. Moses, a talkative raven, represents the Russian Orthodox Church. Stalin and Napoleon let religion into the lives of the animals and people for motivation and support. George Orwell uses Moses to show the disappearance and reappearance of the Russian Orthodox ... food they received. Boxer is represented in Animal Farm to symbolize the proletariats. Just like Boxer believes in the leadership of Napoleon because of Animal Farm the proletariats believed in...

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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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... leader of the farm, but due to Napoleon's treachery, Snowball was run off the farm before his plans could take effect to build a windmill to generate the farm's power. Joseph Stalin, a Russian dictator, is the counterpart of Napoleon in the story. George Orwell obviously despised Communism and showed it in his descriptions of the society that was set up in the ... , an old boar that foretold the coming revolution, represents Lenin. He was merely a philosopher of the horrors to come. Though he believed the ideals of Communism, he did not share Stalin's viciousness and malicious spirit. Wh...

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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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