Many characters in Animal Farm were based on people in real life. Lenin and Karl Marx serve as inspiration for Old Major. Joseph Stalin serves as inspiration for Napoleon. Lenin and Leon Trotsky where the inspiration for Snowball. Vyacheslav Molotov makes up the inspiration for Squealer. Adolf Hitler also shows partial inspiration for Mr. Frederick. Later in the book‚ Napoleon’s
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revolutions were both led differently. The Russian revolution being led by two different revolutions was described as “The 1917 Russian revolution was not‚ as many people suppose‚ one well organized event in which Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown and Lenin ad the Bolsheviks took power” it was actually not organized at all though the events were based on factory workers having poor working conditions and shortage of food and wages. In response to the protests and actions Tsar announced to actually put
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Mensheviks. Both groups had ideologies that were based on Marxism‚ and they were anti-Tsar with the Mensheviks having a longer-term plan and the Bolsheviks wanting rapid change. The Bolsheviks rose and rapid change commenced as a result. Vladimir Lenin lead the Bolsheviks up until his death‚ and his successor‚ Joseph Stalin‚ kept the idea of rapid change by implementing five-year plans. The
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without the threat of imprisonment and without the threat of murder – political prowess gained him victory alongside other factors. It would be ignorant to solely admire Stalin for his climb to power – he was helped along by luck as the death of Lenin came along at an advantageous time‚ the weaknesses of his opponents in terms of Trotsky tearing himself apart at some points of the struggle and the help of his early allies Zinoviev and Kamenev‚ who were key to the dismantling of Trotsky in the early
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special role in Russian Revolution. The farm itself represents Russia‚ with its poor conditions and irresponsible leaders. Napoleon‚ the mad dictator pig who plays Joseph Stalin in real life. Snowball‚ the leader who gets betrayed by Napoleon and plays Lenin‚ Old Major as Karl Marx. And who could forget the others like Boxer‚ who plays the working class‚ and Molly as white Russia‚ and of course the evil dogs of Napoleon who inspire the role as the secret police of Joseph Stalin. Both the novel and Russian
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physically getting rid of his rivals. Joseph Stalin had killed many people. Some people say he killed more people than Hitler. He had killed his own people because they refused collectivization. Joseph Stalin came to power after the death of Vladimir Lenin. Joseph Stalin also came up with the Five Year Plans. Stalin made many changes. Some people thought they were good‚ but some thought it was bad. One area Stalin influenced the Soviet Union was in politics. Some people viewed those things
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Revolution In the beginning of the novel‚ the animals live in a capitalistic environment. Old Major plants the seed of the rebellion by sharing his revolutionary dream with the other animals. This brings up the thought of Marxism and the ideals of Lenin. After the animals have taken over the farm‚ they set up seven commandments‚ which are to be the principles of Animalism. Animalism is exactly like the communism in Russia. The reason for the animals’ rebellion is so that everyone could have a better
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World War II: Josef Stalin In 1917‚ Russia was ruled by Tsar Nicolas II until the Bolshevik party overthrew the Russian government 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
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Europe is all social‚ political and economic aspects. There was little infrastructure and industry. The Provisional Government failed to meet the expectations of the workers and peasants‚ and did not function efficiently. Because of the weaknesses‚ Lenin and the Bolsheviks were able to overthrow them easily in October later that year. The Provisional Government did not have the support of the masses. They had not been elected and were comprised of intelligentsia and the middle class. They made some
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Trotsky was important in organising and coordinating the actual take over Petrograd in November‚ but Lenin was even more important because he was a strong leader who guided the Central Committee of the Party and pushed to make the takeover happen. For example‚ he produced the April Theses‚ which gave the Bolsheviks clear goals and made them better focused
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