Animal Farm is an allegorical fable of the workers revolt and the rise to power of the communist party in the former Soviet Union shortly after World War I and in particular the rise to supremacy of Joseph Stalin‚ as told in the form of a story of the farm animals of Manor Farm who overthrow the drunken farmer Jones and seize control of the farm for themselves. In this allegory‚ farmer Jones represents the Russian aristocracy and the animals represent the peasants‚ working class‚ and some elements
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method created by Joseph Stalin. Stalinism is the technique used by Joseph Stalin‚ who was part of the Soviet Communist Party and was the state leader from 1929 until he died in 1953. Stalinism is accompanied with an establishment of terror and totalitarian rule. In a party dominated by intellectuals and rhetoricians‚ Stalin stood for an ideal approach to revolution‚ barren of ideological sentiment. Once power was given to the Bolshevik‚ the party leadership happily left Stalin the tasks involving
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In fact‚ some of the characters in the story personify people who were a part of the Russian Revolution. Napoleon is based on Joseph Stalin‚ Snowball is based on Leon Trotsky‚ Old Major is based on Karl Marx‚ and Mr. Jones is based on Tsar Nicholas II. Animal Farm starts out with a situational irony when the animals are very unhappy with the humans and decide to take over the farm
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especially anti-communists. The push factor’s of this trend are economical and political trends. In the Soviet Russia that time there were big problems with politics. Joseph Stalin was in power. From 1932 to 1933 there was the soviet famine leading to the deaths of millions. Peasant’s hided their crops since that the communist party of Stalin said that 44% of the grain must be procured. This meant that the peasant’s would not have any more crops for themselves so they keep-ed the crops secret. But because
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Annoying Animals Animal Farm is still relevent to read today because of major wars in history have connections and similarities to the Soviet Union. Are the Pigs in Animal Farm similar to how the people in the Soviet Union acted? Yes‚ there are very simular in many diffrent ways. In Animal Farm‚ George Orwell presents the idea that leaders use language to gain power which allows them to manipulate their citizens.In Animal Farm their owner Mr. jones does not treat them very well so the animal have
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communism) which consisted of mass arrests and executions ordered by the Bolshevik government and implemented by the Cheka. This idea of control through repression and terror continued in Russia under the leadership of Josef Stalin (OGPU‚ NKVD‚ NKGB‚ MGB). After the death of Stalin‚ Khrushchev implemented a period of ‘de-Stalinisation’ (KGB) with the aim of ridding the state of its secretive and repressive nature to open up and make allies with the west which was the first time since Alexander ll.
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Cited: Baker‚ Russell. “Preface.” Animal Farm. By George Orwell. New York: Signet Classic‚ v-xii. Print. Orwell‚ George. Animal Farm. New York: Signet Classic‚ 1996. Print. "The Flow of History." FC130B: The Communist Dictatorships of Lenin & Stalin (1920-39). Web. 04 Dec. 2012. <http://www.flowofhistory.com/units/etc/19/FC130B>. Woodhouse‚ C.M.. “Introduction” Animal Farm. By George Orwell. New York: Signet Classic‚ 1996. xiii-xxiii. Print.
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and Potsdam. At Yalta‚ the Big Three was composed of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill‚ U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin. At Potsdam‚ Attlee replaced Churchill after his defeat in the British elections‚ and Truman took Roosevelt’s position. The only constant figure in the conferences was Stalin‚ the leader of one of the most controversial nations in the world. As previously mentioned‚ the only issue the three countries truly saw eye-to-eye on was eradicating
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relief and recovery. o Secretary of State Hull negotiated pacts with 21 countries saying if US lowered its tariff‚ then the other country would do the same o Lowered rates by %50 provided that the other country involved would do the same • Joseph Stalin o Took control of USSR • Benito Mussolini o Italy • Hitler o Germany • Washington Naval Treaty – prevent arms race by limiting naval construction • Johnson Debt Default Act o Preventing the debt dodging nations from borrowing further in
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succumbing to a foreign invasion. Internally‚ there was an increase in the identification of anti-Soviet sentiment spreading. Though these threats were largely untrue‚ the constant uncovering of them justified Stalin’s policy to counteract them. Finally‚ Stalin also used the mass terror to consolidate his power. However‚ before the immediate reasons as to why the regime resorted to mass terror are discussed‚ the reason as to why terror
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