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Essay / Animal Farm Vs. The Russian Revolution - 1078
George Orwell's satire “Animal Farm” is more than a cute story about talking animals. On the surface, this may seem simplistic, but after careful investigation, one can conclude that this is a strange reflection of the main events following the Russian Revolution. The rebellion is won and the animals take control of Manor Farm, causing a power shift (from humans to animals). In the same way, the Russian proletariats won the Russian Revolution by giving political power to the Bolshevik Party. New constitutions are created to better support the ideologies and ethics of the new government, in both societies. Karl Marx published The Manifesto of the Russian Communist Party, which introduced the principles of communism that would later be interpreted by the main leaders of the Bolshevik Party (Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky). The key points of the Manifesto explain how the revolution was vital for improving the socio-economic structure of Russia, that the empowerment of the proletariats would benefit the country, that the materialist ideals of the bourgeoisies should not pervert the new ideals of the proletariat (as had been the case). in the past) and formally introduced the concept of community economic structure. Old Major introduced the concept of animalism through his speech. Napoleon and Snowball summarized its teachings in the Seven Commandments of animalism, designating humans as enemies and animals as comrades, explaining how animals must not succumb to the evils of man, and declaring that all animals were equal. The similarities between the Communist Manifesto and the Seven Commandments of Animalism are overwhelming. They both criticize previous governments for their frivolity and encourage the new government to overcome its tendency to retreat into materialism....... middle of paper ...... its dinner with humans. Napoleon and the other pigs dine with Pilkington and other farmers. The pigs adopted the habits of humans, playing cards, drinking wine, wearing clothes, and walking on two feet. They have completely lost sight of their ideals and have become victims of materialism. The animals look out the window, confused, at how indistinguishable the pigs have become from those who were supposed to be their enemies. This event is similar to the Tehran Conference of 1943. Stalin met with Roosevelt and Churchill to discuss Russia's military involvement towards the end of World War II. Stalin's meeting with the two main capitalist leaders was seen as a betrayal from the communist point of view. Stalin met the enemy, completely losing sight of the ideals of communism, while the proletarians looked on stunned as animals looked at Napoleon..