Revision Stalin’s Russia (SEQ Revision) A) How did Stalin Rise in Power? When we examine the reasons behind the rise of Stalin‚ there are TWO MAIN FACTORS RESPONSIBLE: • Stalin’s Cunning Personality o Stalin Outwitted His Rivals o Stalin Pretended to have been Close to Lenin o Made Alliances o Used His Position as Secretary-General of the Party • Favourable Circumstances o Trotsky’s Weaknesses 1) Stalin Outwitted His Rivals ▪ When Lenin died‚ there
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The Manipulation School: André Lefevere On every level of the translation process‚ it can be shown that‚ if linguistic considerations enter into conflict with considerations of an ideological and / or poetological nature‚ the latter tend to win out. (André Lefevere) One of the criticisms that has‚ sometimes‚ been levelled at the polysystem theory is that it tends to disregard the ideological factors‚ which have a considerable impact on the translators’ decisions. It is true that they are mentioned
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as you cannot have ‘more equal’ animals‚ but because of the low intelligence of the other animals they feel it makes sense‚ and allows the pigs to do whatever they want. The clear manipulation of words is nonsensical and is dark humour by Orwell to show how if the general populace is not very intelligence‚ the manipulation of words by the
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still found its basis in Leninism. Even Trotsky‚ a friend of Lenin and a staunch opponent of Stalin‚ grudgingly admits that "Stalinism did issue from Bolshevism" (Trotsky). Stalin ’s policy of socialism in one country‚ his use of terror to eliminate opposition‚ and his suppression of democracy and the soviets were all characteristics of Lenin well before they were characteristic of Stalin. Although some of Stalin ’s policies were different from those of Lenin‚ what difference Stalinism did show from Leninism
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Comparisons between napoleon and joseph stalin Napoleon: He acts as one of two leaders of Animal Farm with Snowball. Stalin: He acted as a leader with Trotsky after the Russian Revolution. Napoleon: He isn’t as clever as Snowball. Stalin: He was not quite well-educated compared to Trotsky. Napoleon: He runs off Snowball when he felt threaten by Snowball. Stalin: He ordered someone to kill Trotsky. Napoleon: He makes a 3-year plan for building the windmill. Stalin: He made a 5-year plan for the industrial
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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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masterfully displays several literary elements. Mandelstam’s poem is in itself an allusion to Stalin‚ but is also rife with smaller references and allusions to other figures and events of the time period. Stalin‚ the central figure of the poem also represents an antagonist to Mandelstam and other ordinary Russians‚ as well as a symbol of the Soviet Union. The entire poem is Mandelstam’s denunciation of Stalin and Stalin’s society‚ as evidenced by “All we hear is the Kremlin mountaineer.” The original
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The media has been around forever from the town crier to a commercial on the radio. While it can expand your knowledge‚ it can also make us over think useless things and be manipulated or controlled. Of course‚ they do this to draw in listeners and cause conversations. We see that the media affects the characters’ thoughts and knowledge in the allegoric novel‚ Animal Farm‚ by George Orwell. By reading Animal Farm‚ it shows us that we must be aware of the media’s reports‚ for they can easily manipulate
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Joseph Stalin prosecuted a reign of terror. He practiced executions‚ labor camps‚ and persecution in the postwar USSR. He suppressed all dissent and anything that had any foreign influence throughout Eastern Europe. In 1949‚ he led the Soviets into the nuclear age by exploding an atomic bomb. The story‚ “Animal farm” is an allegory based on the Russian revolution and when Russia became a communist government. Every character represents someone from that time. For example‚ the boar Napoleon represents
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what extent and with what consequences‚ was Stalin able to convert Russia from a backward agricultural state to an advanced industrial power by 1939 With his five year plans‚ Stalin‚ the ‘constructive monster’ changed Russia into one of the strongest industrial powers. He also brought about a remarkable change in Russia within a period of 10 years; however‚ this was at a cost of much human loss and suffering. In the essay below‚ I will elaborate how Stalin achieved this transformation of Russia. Lenin
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