now terrified of Napoleon‚ Orwell has made it obvious that they did like and support him‚ and that they are upset and worried that he is gone. This demonstrates a similarity to Trotsky‚ from the Russian revolution‚ as he was popular and well known among the Russian population‚ who saw him as an inspirational leader. But Trotsky was also then banished‚ just as Snowball is. Orwell also presents Snowball as tactical and intelligent. He says that he ‘was in charge of tactical operations’‚ in the battle
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power was a result of Trotsky’s mistakes or other factors such as Stalin’s individual successes and/or individual genius. It is likely that Stalin came to power due to both of these factors. One major factor in Stalin coming to power‚ that wasn’t a Trotsky mistake‚ is the fact that Stalin held the position of secretary for the Bolshevik party. This gave him‚ to some extent‚ control over party business. Stalin could control what was discussed at party meetings as he drew up the agendas. This helped him
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In 1932 things looked very good for Stalin; the First Five Year Plan was complete‚ the peasants had been collectivised and Stalin was the ’boss’ and firmly in control. However‚ there was still a little opposition in the Communist Party and a Party member called Ryutin circulated criticism of Stalin and how he ran the Party among the Central Committee arguing for his removal as General Secretary. Of course‚ Stalin was furious that someone of so little importance had the audacity to say circulate such
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In 1917 Lenin and the Bolsheviks‚ known as the Communists or Reds‚ had seized control over Petrograd and Moscow quite easily. However‚ they controlled only part of Russia and many groups opposed them. The Mensheviks‚ Social Revolutionaries and supporters of the Tsar said they had no right to rule. Collectively‚ these opponents became known as the Whites. The Whites were opposed to the Reds for two main reasons: they seized the land‚ property and factories of the well off and they attacked religious
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comparison of the Russian Revolution. The events that take place in the book are closely related to the actual events from the revolution‚ and the animals are also historically referred to as the Communist leaders that took part in the revolution like‚ Leon Trotsky‚ Joseph Stalin‚ Karl Marx‚ and more. Orwell had a reasoning for this practical comparison‚ and this will be proven throughout the essay. Outline: Idea of Paragraph 1: My opinion on the topic The comparison between the historical
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Animal Farm’s Satire Orwell uses satire as a genre for Animal Farm. He accomplishes this by using the animals to represent different people in Russian society. For example‚ Old Major symbolizes Marx and Lenin‚ Snowball represents Trotsky‚ and Napoleon embodies Stalin. One example of satire in Animal Farm is when Napoleon uses military power to keep the other animals under his control‚ exactly as Stalin had. He first showed this power by having his dogs execute anyone who had had any contact
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With the Bolsheviks it is important to remember that they had many opponents to their power‚ some who wanted Tsarism back or the Provisional Government or wanted the elections to go through for a Constitutional Assembly‚ so causing the Civil War. Throughout this they had clear leaders who knew what they were doing and how they were going to get there. However it was the use of violence that lead them to be able to suppress the unrest among the people‚ win the Civil War‚ get rid of any threats to
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Before he died he left a will for all party members to hear. This will stated Stalin’s immoral characteristics and that he wanted to get rid of him before he gets too much power in his hands. Lenin’s will also stated who he though should be leader; Trotsky who was a successful leader of the Red Army (Russia’s Army formed by the Bolsheviks). As General Secretary Stalin took advantage of the fact that it was his responsibility of looking after party files which somehow included Lenin’s political will
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Following the death of Lenin‚ the Bolshevik Party become complicated by personality clashes and a power struggle between senior party members. The ambiguity of Lenin’s will paved the way for the apparent heir to seize power‚ sparking conflict between Trotsky and Stalin. The ensuing struggle for power triggered fierce disputes over the economy and the question of succession was reflected in battles between the dominant right and left wing. Despite Trotsky’s standpoint as unofficial deputy to Lenin‚ Stalin
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anyone who opposed him. Squealor‚ by his contemptuous actions‚ implied that he was a spy and he informed Napoleon about any activity against him. Napoleon could be compared to Josef Stalin‚ the madman of Russia. He was not as educated or convincing as Trotsky. Yet Stalin was a brutal man who craved power. He killed millions of people and used the KGB (indoctrinated dogs) to punish dissenters. Napoleon also used Moses‚ the tame raven‚ to control the animals. Moses represented the Church where he constantly
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