"Animal Farm"

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During the Stalinist revolution in Russia, food and economic strength was promised and many people admired this idea. Stalin and his ideas set forth a new Russia, which was supposed to end the struggle for a better life. This paper explains how George Orwell's book "Animal Farm" is a clear portrayal of the struggles people in Stalinist Russia lived through during Stalinist Russia. Orwell's corresponding interpretation of historical context shows the struggle for leadership between Stalin and Trotsky, the implication of the five-year plan, and the merciless purges. It points out that Orwell also stays parallel with his portrayal of the cult of personality around Stalin, and the overall living and working conditions for most people during Stalinist Russia.

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"Orwell depicts the great battle for leadership of Russia between Stalin and Trotsky in equivalence with historical facts. In the history text, Trotsky was depicted as a brilliant speaker and could capture the attention from all his followers. He was referred to in Animal Farm, as "quicker in speech and more inventive." Once the farm has been overthrown Snowball becomes very active in organizing committees of different kinds. Similarly, Trotsky setup a number of committees during the revolution to help industrialize Russia. Orwell kept this true to historical events to portray both Snowball and Napoleon as real historical figures. Napoleon shows no interest in Snowball's activities, but secretly prepares the time when he will be able to rid himself of his rival and assume total control. Napoleon's sinister plan was made evident by Orwell because Napoleon would always listen closely to Snowball's debates and would give a comment that would then give a completely different perspective to the animals. Stalin capitalized on Trotsky's mistakes. "Napoleon took no interest in Snowball's committees."

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