How important was Lenin compared to Trotsky in the Bolshevik coming to and consolidating power between 1917 and 1924? Russia is extremely large but much of the land is barren. As a result Russia experienced many problems‚ especially due to its backward nature. As Russia was a vast empire it was difficult to control and resulting in many revolutions. The Russian Revolution was the series of revolutions in Russia in 1917‚ which destroyed the Tsarist autocracy and led to the creation of the Soviet
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Lenin and Trotsky had both been able to contribute to the establishment and consolidation of a communist state in Russia 1917-24. In the beginning‚ before the Civil War‚ Lenin’s past seemed to be the one of spreading ideology to communism by his speeches‚ slogans and other forms of propaganda. On the other hand‚ Trotsky was more of a realist. He took care of the action the Bolsheviks had to take in order to be successful. He‚ assumingly‚ led the Bolshevik riots in the July days and defeated the Provisional
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Animal Farm Study Guide Questions Questions with ** require research and are extra credit. Answer other questions to the best of your ability. Long answers that don’t fit the space may be listed by chapter on a separate sheet of paper. Chapter I Vocabulary tush—tusk cud—partially digested food foal—colt knacker—horse slaughterer mangel-wurzel—beet 1. The animals act as animals do (ex. cows chew their cuds). Because they think
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Some of the parallels are Trotsky to Snowball‚the different ideology and dislike for each other Stalin and Trotsky had to the disagreements between Napoleon and Snowball‚ and Stalins to Napoleons show trials. Orwell retells the Russian Revolution through a fable and uses animals and farms. The first parallel is Trotsky to Snowball. Leon Trotsky being an a powerful speaker won the votes of many Russians. He had great influence over Russia because he was a war hero. Trotsky led the Red Army to victory in the civil war against the White Army
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improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often.” "Winston Churchill Quote." people have always desired nice‚ luxurious things and power of anything they can get their hands on. In George Orwell’s Animal Farm‚ Leon Trotsky from the Russian Revolution is represented by Snowball‚ who is constantly bringing up new ideas to the community and Napoleon to make their lives go as smoothly as possible after taking over the farm. Based on the events in history‚ the chief causes of the Russian Revolution
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some time in the novel is the pig‚ Snowball‚ whose character is based around Leon Trotsky‚ a Russian Revolutionary and Soviet Politician. Speaking in a literal sense and only taking the story at face value‚ after the revolution Snowball’s character almost immediately accepts a leadership role among the animals on the Animal Farm. Snowball nearly effortlessly gains the loyalty of the other animals simply by his power and eloquence. The other animals view Snowball as a brave and passionate leader‚
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of the Russian Revolution. Such as the revolutionary thinkers in Old Major and Karl Marx‚ the leaders who want the best for their people such as Snowball and Leon Trotsky‚ and the leaders who have a greed for luxuries and power such as Napoleon and Stalin. Subsequently Manor Farm is a model of Russia during the Russian revolution‚ and old Major‚ Snowball‚ and Napoleon represent the main figures of the Russian Revolution. The character‚ Old Major is the animal version of Karl Marx‚ the inventor of
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In the early part of the book both Napoleon and Snowball are the leaders and run the farm with only slight bickering at first(Orwell). At the beginning of the revolution Trotsky was the leader of one of the major soviets and a supporter of the Bolshevik party but did not have the strongest relationship with Stalin when he took over. Later in the book Snowball wants to build a windmill for the benefit of every animal however‚ Napoleon resisted which is
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the communists‚ and the other animals represent the Russian society”(Animal Farm). Napoleon symbolizes Joseph Stalin who is the second leader of the Soviet Union‚ Snowball symbolizes Leo Trotsky. Both Napoleon and Snowball want to have the power to lead all the animals. Napoleon wins the battle of politics in the end even though Snowball bad much better direction and control of the farm. Power Digs Deep “Do not imagine‚ comrades‚ that leadership is a pleasure. On the contrary‚ it is a deep and heavy
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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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