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    authority. <br> <br>When Lenin died in 1924‚ a struggle for power began between Trotsky (Snowball) and Stalin (Napoleon). Trotsky was a brilliant individual‚ but Stalin was just a simple person whose power was based on allegiances with other members of the communist party rather than on ideas. This is contrary to how Snowball was the more intelligent one of the two and all the sheep and pigs were loyal to Napoleon. Trotsky believed in Russia’s trying to spread communism all over the world as Snowball’s

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    making or breaking a country‚ especially a powerful country‚ like Russia. After Vladimir Lenin‚ Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars of the Soviet Union‚ died in1924‚ there were many challenges to succession by the party members‚ namely Leon Trotsky‚ Grigory Zinoviev‚ Lev Kamenev‚ and Josef Stalin. Josef Stalin was not seen as a threat‚ as a result‚ the other 3 politicians did not see what Stalin was capable of‚ which ended up in Stalin eliminating them and taking the seat of power for him

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    the Bolshevik party returned from exile. His April thesis was popular with the people through his communist ideology and popular slogans “All power to the soviets” and “Peace‚ Bread‚ Land.” In November a second revolution‚ organised by Trotsky overthrew the provisional government (Todd‚ 2002). Lenin adopted a plan to help Russia back on its feet; the New Economic Policy (NEP); encouraging private enterprise‚ as Roberts States: “Peasants were allowed to sell surplus food for their

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    steeped in greed and desire for power. Stalin‚ after suspecting many people in his empire to be followers of Trotsky (George Orwell’s character Snowball‚ who is intelligent‚ passionate‚ persuasive‚ and less conniving than his rival‚ Napoleon)‚ methodically murders many. Napoleon decides that Snowball must be eliminated‚ much like the situation where Stalin felt these emotions towards Trotsky. (Stalin Ref. Archive‚ 2) Old Major‚ the prize-winning boar whose vision of a socialist utopia serves as the

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    TIME LINE 1855-1881 Alexander II established the zemstvos: a form of local self government First Russian westernization attempt 1861- Emancipation of Serf: was incomplete serfs were left to pay for their land… redemption payments Mir: village community 1863-1864 reforms of law‚ education and local government 1881 Alexander II assassinated 1881-1894 Alexander III instituted an era of repression and reaction denounced democracy‚ free press blood revolution police force

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    wanted in the party‚ and Lenin’s testament not being publicly read out. Trotsky was Stalin’s main opponent for the next leader after Lenin’s death. Trotsky was a brilliant orator and administrator: he more than anyone had won the civil war being the leader of the Red Army. He was a good friend of Lenin’s‚ ending with a shining account of him in Lenin’s testament. But his pride and arrogance made him unpopular in the party. Trotsky was not a natural ‘comrade’. He would rather be the general of his own

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    Analysis of the book "Animal Farm"    The book "Animal Farm" is a novel by George Orwell. It was written during World War II‚ but was not printed until after the war in 1945. The book intends to show that Russia was not a true democratic socialist country‚ and is at the same time a parody of Stalinist Russia. In this book analysis I will try to find similarities between George Orwell’s fiction in the book and the actual people and events of the Russian revolution.   Animal Farm is set in an unspecified

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    by storming the palace in October commanded by Stalin‚ Lenin‚ and Trotsky. The Tsar family‚ which had been crueling dictating for centuries‚ was finally overthrown which lead to the creation of U.S.S.R. or the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. In 1992‚ Stalin was became the general secretary of the Committee‚ but he isolated the other party members by betraying and manipulating them out of office including his arch-enemy Trotsky‚ who was eventually exiled in 1929‚ and became the uncontested leader

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    clearly portrayed Marx’s Manifesto in the story by allegorizing through Old Major’s dream. Another even that directly represented the Russian Revolution was the construction(S) of the windmill‚ and it represented the conflict between Stalin and Trotsky. Trotsky wanted to continue to spread the revolution‚ while Stalin wanted to focus on establishing communism in the newly attained Russian countries. This dispute really caused a division‚ with people following certain sides. In Animal Farm Napoleon felt

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    Reasons for the Rise of Stalin 1) Stalin’s Political Position as ‘General Secretary’ 2) Stalin’s Development of the Cult of Lenin 3) Stalin’s Elimination Opposition or Persecution of Political Enemies 1) Stalin’s Political Position as ‘General Secretary’ Stalin was the General Secretary of Communist Party. This was not a powerful post and therefore attracted little fear and jealousy. But Stalin had the power to appoint junior party officials at every level of the party and thus he appointed

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