Similarities Between Animal Farm And Khrushchev

Two Opposites in One World
While Nikita S. Khrushchev and Napoleon the pig both believe in the upsides and simplicity of communist dictatorship, the metaphorical depictions represented by Napoleon in the novel Animal Farm by George Orwell represents the future actions of Nikita S. Khrushchev. Although Napoleon’s are just only in a novel, Nikita Khrushchev and Napoleon are technically of the same time period. Napoleon is just a metaphorical representation of the former “president” of Russian, Joseph Stalin. Napoleon has laws and policies that are completely opposite to those of Khrushchev. On the same note, the cruelties both have are also completely different, but they had the same ideas and obstacles when it comes to rising to power.
Nothing differs between the way Napoleon has risen to power and the approach Khrushchev takes during his rise to power. In 1929 for example, Khrushchev gained the permission to visit Moscow

and study metallurgy at the school, Stalin Industrial Academy (Gibney 1). While at Stalin Academy, he was made the secretary of the academy’s party committee. Also, in 1931, Khrushchev went back to full-time party work in Moscow. After the death of former “president” Stalin, in March of 1953, and the capital punishment of the very powerful chief of the state security, Lavrenty Beria, which Khrushchev has planned, he took part in the power struggle with Malenkov, who is to be Stalin’s real heir (Gibney 2). Khrushchev soon gained the greatest margin through his control of the political party. He replaced his opponent, Malenkov, in 1953. Napoleon’s rise to power in the novel is as complicated as Khrushchev’s was, as he made the animals begin to pay more attention to him after leading the rebellion (Orwell 36). Napoleon was not the only one leading the rebellion, however. His co-conspirator, Snowball, helped Napoleon gain respect from the animals that kept their attention on them both. But, power hungry Napoleon chased off naive Snowball with a pack of dogs (Orwell 37-39). This is the same tactic that later influenced Khrushchev to execute the chief of security. These same “dogs” were also later used by both Napoleon and Khrushchev.
Both Napoleon and Khrushchev had laws and policies that every citizen of each “farm” had to follow and abide by, or consequences would be severed.

In the year 1959, Khrushchev announced that there would be a peaceful rivalry between the Communists and the Western countries (Abachi & Gilmore 2). This “peaceful rivalry” is what is noted as the Cold War. The Cold War was started by the jealousy of the Russians. Also, Khrushchev spent most of his career fixed on the advancement of the Soviet Space program. This was to show superiority over the Western countries (Abachi & Gilmore 2). The Russians were the first ones to go into space. This was based solely on the race to gain “superiority”. On the other hand, Napoleon thought differently. Napoleon spent most of his work time making the pigs lives better than the other animals, and creating the windmill “he designed” (Orwell 70). He allows the pigs to sleep in beds by changing the commandments, and making large excuses. He also made the other animals do most of the work, while the pigs did the

least.
Although both leaders had cruelties, the things Napoleon did were worse. A. After the banishment of Snowball, all the animals are called to the center of the farm. Napoleon has any animal guilty of conspiracy confess. Those animals are then executed on the spot by Napoleon’s dogs (Orwell 58-59). They were also used to corral the famers. These dog soldiers were used all throughout the rest of the novel. Also, during the battle of the windmill, Boxer splits his hoof (Orwell 82-85). As he is recovering, he continually pushes himself harder with his work, and eventually gives out. Napoleon sees this as an opportunity to betray him, and has Boxer sent to the knacker. Inspired by Khrushchev’s secret speech, a lot protestors took to the streets in Poland and Hungary. The Polish revolt was resolved peacefully, but the Hungarian revolt was violently suppressed with troops and tanks (Nikita 2). In all, at least 2,500 Hungarians were killed in later 1956, and about 13,000 were wounded. Many more fled to the West, and others were arrested or deported. Also, Khrushchev joined forces with the Allies in the late 1930s, and began to destroy its former ally Germany (Nikita 2). Sending in spies, the Soviets stole most of the Germans war tactics and used them against Germany. Ultimately, the Russians joined forces with the allies and defeated the Germans. This marked Russia and the USA as the two greatest forces on the earth, at that time.
In conclusion, being a part of the same time period, neither Napoleon nor Khrushchev were very different in person. They actions noted as made by “Napoleon” marked the next moved Khrushchev would make throughout his rule, and throughout the days of WWII and the very beginning of the Cold War.