Animal Farm vs. Stalinist Russia

Character/Idea ComparisonBy Jerry J

He mistreated his animals, beats them, and is

a bad owner to them. Cruel and mean, like when leaves his animals

to starve and when he doesn’t give them what they need.

Has a kinder side, and sometimes puts milk in their food.

Mr. Jones from AF

He was a poor leader and was never taught to

rule. He was cruel and brutal to his political

opponents Somewhat kind, as he hired starving students

as spies, essentially giving them money.

Czar Nicholas II

He is smart, a good speaker, and good with his

people [animals]. Wants a better future for his comrades. The natural leader of the Revolution. Chased into exile by opponents forces

(Napoleon’s dogs).

Snowball from AF

Well educated and a good speaker. A leader of the October Revolution. Pure Communist, followed Marx. Wants to improve life for all in Russia. Chased away by Lenin’s KGB (secret police).

Leon Trotsky

Created Animalism. He died before the Revolution took place. Created an idea, and inspired the Revolution.

Old Major from AF

Created Communism. He died before the Revolution started. His idea started the Russian Revolution.

Karl Marx

There are no social classes; no rich and no

poor. Workers, like Boxer, have a better life. All animals are equal. Animals have full control on the farm. Animals will no longer work for humans, and

all animals will be equal.

Animalism from AF

No social classes; no rich and no poor. Workers get a better life. All people are equal. People own the government. . Workers will no longer work for capitalists.

Communism

Not smart, bad speaker, unlike Snowball. Has an ambition for power, exiled opponents. Used the dogs, his own police, to control

animals and chase away Snowball.

Napoleon from AF

Not educated, bad speaker, unlike Trotsky. Cares only for power, killed opponents. Used KGB (secret police) to enforce what he

wanted to happen.

Joseph Stalin

An army that used fear to force animals to

work. Killed or intimidated any opponent of

Napoleon. Essential tool of Napoleon’s strategy to control

the animals.

The Dogs from AF

Enforcers used to support Stalin. Used force; often killed entire families for

disloyalty to Stalin. Completely loyal to Stalin and Lenin.

KGB – The Secret Police

KGB is an acronym of Komitet

gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti, translated in English into Committee for State Security.

I chose Stalinist Russia, first of all, because it was in a review I read on the book, secondly since that was Orwell’s meaning when he wrote the book, and lastly, it was the only Revolution like the one in Animal Farm, where someone, ( Karl Marx), comes up with an idea that starts a Revolution, like Old Major.

Extra

CreditsCredits to Animal Farm by George Orwell