Animal Farm Vs. The Russian Revolution

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George Orwell's satire “Animal Farm” is more than a cute story about talking Animals. On the surface it may seem simplistic but after thorough investigations one can conclude its uncanny reflection of the main events following the Russian Revolution. The Rebellion is won and the animals seize control of Manor Farm causing a shift in power (from humans to animals). Similarly, the Russian proletariats win the Russian Revolution giving the political power to the Bolsheviks Party. New constitutions are created that better support the ideologies and ethics of the new government, in both societies. Karl Marx published The Russian Communist Manifesto, which introduced the principles of communism that were later interpreted by the main leaders of the Bolsheviks Party (Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky). Key points from the Manifesto explain how revolution was vital to the improvement of Russia’s socio-economic structure, the empowerment of the proletariats would benefit the country, the materialistic ideals of the bourgeoisies should not pervert the new ideals of the proletarians (as it had done in the past), and formally introduced the concept of a communal economic structure. Old Major introduced the concept of Animalism through his speech. Napoleon and Snowball summarized his teachings in the Seven Commandments of animalism, referring to humans as enemies and animals as comrades, explaining how the animals must not succumb to the evils of man and declared all animals were equal. The similarities between the Communist Manifesto and the Seven Commandments of Animalism are overwhelming. They both reproached the previous governments for their frivolousness and encourage the new government to overcome its tendency to fall back to materialism.... ... middle of paper ... ...he dinner with the humans. Napoleon and the other pigs dine with Pilkington and other farmers. The pigs have adopted the ways of the humans, playing cards, drinking wine, wearing clothes and walking on two feet. They have completely lost sight of their ideals and have fallen victim to materialism. The animals stare in from the window confused at how the pigs have become undistinguishably similar to those who were supposed to be their enemy. This event is akin to the Tehran Conference of 1943. Stalin meets with Roosevelt and Churchill to discuss Russia’s military involvement towards the end of WW2. Stalin’s meeting with the two prominent capitalist leaders was seen as treason from the communist perspective. Stalin met with the enemy, completely losing sight of the ideals of communism, while the proletarians stared flabbergasted like the animals stared at Napoleon.

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