serve as a cautionary tale about Stalinism. The allegorical characters of the novel represent specific historical figures and different factions of Imperial Russian and Soviet society. These include Karl Marx (Old Major)‚ Vladimir Lenin (Old Major)‚ Leon Trotsky (Snowball)‚ Joseph Stalin (Napoleon)‚ Adolf Hitler (Frederick)‚ the Allies (Pilkington)‚ the peasants
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material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another” (Dictionary.com). The novel Animal Farm by George Orwell has allegorical connections with the Soviet Union because it has similarities and differences between Snowball and Leon Trotsky‚ Napoleon and Joseph Stalin‚ Squealer and Vyacheslav Molotov. Orwell writes Animal Farm to have an allegorical connection with the Soviet Union because it has characters that were similar such as Snowball and Trotsky. Snowball is very similar
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considered to be the reason as to why they were able to seize control. It could be said that Lenin was a significant factor due to his pragmatism and his use of terror‚ however it also could be said that other members of the Bolshevik party such as Leon Trotsky were responsible and perhaps even the Civil War for the Bolsheviks’ hold on power. Vladimir Lenin was responsible for the Bolsheviks growing hold on power in the years 1917-1924. One reason for this was his ability to be a pragmatic leader
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In April 1917‚ a month after the Romanov Dynasty in Russia effectively ended with the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II‚ Vladimir Ilich Lenin returned to Russia from exile with a formidable revolutionary mentality. The Tsar’s abdication prompted a period of dual power between select members of the defunct fourth Duma‚ now termed the Provisional Government‚ and the newly formed Petrograd Soviet. This arrangement offered a sense of political stability‚ a stability that was detrimental to Lenin’s quest
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Old Major is Karl Marx the father of communism/totalitarianism‚ Snowball is Leon Trotsky a political figure who opposed Joseph Stalin and was eventually exiled from the Soviet Union‚ much like Snowball was exiled from Animal Farm. Napoleon is Joseph Stalin. Joseph Stalin was a Russian leader who helped found the Soviet Union. Napoleon
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This theory focuses altering an individual’s attitude either through persuasion or authority. Leon Festinger and James Carlsmith performed a case study in which they asked 71 male students from Stanford University to perform a task that only required the use of one hand to turn spools a quarter clockwise turn. The purpose of this task was to make
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the competition and rivalry between Snowball and Napoleon. People argue that this novel is linked to the Russian Revolution as the events that happen between Snowball and Napoleon can be linked to the events that happened between Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky. Others argue that it is a timeless piece as George Orwell didn’t write a date as to when all these events where happening and how he guessed that these concerns will still be apparent today‚ and are still very apparent in today’s society.
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Speech With particular reference to the quotation below and the views of at least TWO historians‚ evaluate Trotsky’s role in the Soviet Union in the period 1896-1940. The name “Leon Trotsky” still causes great debate; amongst sympathisers and condemners alike. However‚ his significant role in the establishment of the Bolshevik Communist Government and effective theoretical practices cannot be denied. According to Ronald Aaronson‚ both a critical and sympathetic interpreter of Trotsky‚ his
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Revolution had just taken place the Czars were overthrown and the Communist party takes over. At this time‚ it puts into power Vladimir Lenin and Joseph Stalin is the leader of the Communist party creating the USSR. When Lenin dies in 1924 Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky are fighting for power Stalin spreads lies about Trotsky causing him to flee to Moscow‚ thus giving Stalin control of the USSR in the year 1929. The book Animal Farm by George Orwell shows in an allegory style the way the Russian Revolution
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Eventually he takes the place of Mr Jones as a dictator at the Farm. Snowball is Napoleon’s rival and original head of the farm when Mr Jones was chased away. He is more intelligent then Napoleon and is a great speaker. In the book he is an allegory of Leon Trosky‚ but also some parts of Vladimir Lenin. In the book he wins over most of the animals and gains their trust by leading very successful first harvest. Unfortunately he is driven out of the farm by Napoleon. After he was chased away‚ Napoleon speaks
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