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 * Risko P3 Animal Farm Allegory Comparison **
 * __Directions__**: Orwell's novel //Animal Farm// is an allegory, as we discussed. While on the surface level, it is about pigs and other animals and their revolt against human masters on their farm, there is another symboloic level in which almost all characters and scenes symbolize true figures and events from the communist era in Russia/ USSR (or at least Orwell's perspective of them), beginning with the Russian Revolution up through the end of WWII. The goal is to individually research one assigned individual, group or event from the novel, and then post in the allotted space in the chart below your explanation of **the similarity between the item from the novel and what you learn about Russian history**. Please visit the link here entitled "[|Allegory Webquest]" to access suggested websites for researching your assigned topic.

Farmer Jones in the story animal farm represents Czar Nicholas II of Russia. In the book farmer Jones was a very cruel farmer, didn’t provide consistent food to the animals, and was eventually overthrown by the animals of the farm. Czar Nicholas II was the very last Czar of Russia people said that he had an inability to rule and because of that he wall killed. He was not a very strong ruler, people stated that he had an inability to rule and was overthrown by a group called the Bolsheviks and was eventually killed along with his family. The Czar ran the country with a system called Muscovy, the system was very out of date and didn’t apply well to the 20th century. Nicholas II also spent more time and effort with his family rather than running the country. || Karl Marx__** - Karl Marx was a student in Berlin who encountered the ideas of a man named Hegel. Hegel was philosopher who believed that everything in nature and society was in a state of constant change. Many other students tried to use Hegel’s theories to draw odd conclusions. Marx began to walk the path of political activity instead of an academic way of life. He began to write in newspapers, and in his entries he cried for the end of suffering and poor. I think that the ties between Karl Marx and Old Major are clear, because they are both trying to end the suffering of the people/animals around them. The only difference is that Old Major told the animals directly (he gave a speech), and Marx did it indirectly (he spoke through writing). Also Old Major believed that Manor Farm should change and eliminate the suffering and over working, and Marx had the same belief. Marxist theory was recognized by a man named Vladimir Lenin, and Lenin contributed to the theory. || []
 * **__Farmer Jones__**
 * **__Old Major

|| Animalism, in the book __Animal Farm__, relates to Communism during the Russian Revolution. Communism is a principal where all people are equal, and there are no rulers. This is what the animals tried to do in the beginning of the book, by creating the 7 Commandments. But this idea slowly faded as the pigs began breaking the commandments and taking control. Communism is indirectly referred to in the book by stating things like animals can no longer work for humans. This is known as Animalism in the book; but in terms the Russian Revolution, and what the satire was indirectly written about, workers would not work for Capitalists anymore.  || The February Revolution was just like when the animals drove out Jones. In the book, __Animal Farm__, the animals were holding in hatred directed towards humans for a long time and finally just let it all out which led to a Revolution. The February Revolution relates to that because, just like the animals, the Russian citizens were holding in a lot of tension and hatred towards their leaders and had an unplanned Revolution. In the __Animal Farm__ the animals didn’t really have any leaders while in the Revolution just like the Russians. But, after the Revolution the Russian’s had a change in their social structure. Such as, when the pigs became the leaders right after the Revolution and basically took over. In the end the pigs acted just like the people they had chased out. Same with the Russians, the people that had started to lead just became like the people they chased out. || Snowball's like Leon Trotsky because they both knew how to do their job. In the story snowball gets kicked out by napoleon, almost the same exact thing happens with Leon Trotsky and Stalin. Snowball was forced off of the farm because napoleon did not want him there anymore. The same thing happened with Leon Trotsky and Stalin, napoleon wanted snowball dead and Stalin wanted Leon dead. There was a thing called Stalinism that Leon did not believe in, this obviously relates to animalism that Snowball does not believe in.
 * **__Animalism -__**
 * **__Driving Out Jones-__**
 * **__Snowball__** ||
 * **__Napoleon

Napoleon the Pig and Joseph Stalin have much in common. They helped take over the societies they lived in, and became the leader. The ideas that they were trying to get the society to like, in this case Communism, started out like a good idea, but failed in the end. The end resulted in the citizens hating the ruler, and the dictator taking advantage of the power that they get.__** ||
 * **__Squealer__**

Squealer created the cult of napoleon. Squealer did this convincing the farm animals that napoleon was the answer to all their problems and napoleon alone could provide everything that they ever needed. Similarly, the cult of Stalin used the same methods to promote Stalin. They achieved this by using propaganda. One of the techniques that both squealer and the cult of Stalin used was censorship. Squealer used censorship during the recap of the battle of cowshed and the cult of Stalin controlled the media outlets such as newspapers, radio, ect. Some other techniques that the cult of Stalin and squealer used were word of mouth, propaganda everywhere, and teachings || The NKVD ( [|People's Commissariat] for Internal Affairs ** ) ** represents the Dogs in __Animal Farm.__ The dogs are like the police because they protect their leader and they protect the farm. The NKVD was the secret police in Russia, but they were also traffic police, firemen, and border guard. The dogs protected the pigs and the NKVD protected their communism. The NKVD conducted mass executions and the Dogs in __Animal Farm__ executed a bunch of animals for being “traitors”. The NKVD conducted assassinations abroad and enforced the Stalinist policy like the dogs enforced the 7 commandments. || The Raven in the story was related to Rasputin as an adviser to the animals and an influential character. They both were popular to many and hated by many, and were both big on the ideas of you don't have to work hard in this life because in your next life, you will have total happiness. In Animal Farm, this place is referred to as Sugarcandy Mountain, but to Rasputin it was heaven. Both were rejected in terms of their "religious" views by the government and yet still believed by many.
 * **__The Dogs__**
 * **__Moses the Raven / Sugarcandy Mountain__** ||


 * **__Battle of the Cowshed__**

The battle of the cowshed refers to the October revolution in Russia in 1917. The battle was the second part of the Russian Revolution, and it was a loud and patriotic overthrow of the government with thousands of people roaming the streets and holding up signs. Its powerful message broke down the Czar and gave fame to the flourishing power the Soviet Union. This gigantic switch of leadership most certainly changed the future of Russia and its people.

These two events, one fiction and one non-fiction are very similar in their subtexts. For instance, the old government in Russia, or Mr. Jones, makes one final stand to keep their status, but fails miserably as the people, or animals are just too much too handle. In the book, an animal dies in the battle, and so do few in the October Revolution. What's more, victory celebrations and cheers were made by the animals and people once their goal had finally been achieved. || “The Windmill” and the so called “Two-Year Plan to Build it” has no relation to an actual windmill at all. It didn’t even have two years associated with it. The “Windmill” had a five-year plan on it, and was a centralized exercise for the soviet nation. Although instead of “Windmills”, it centralized economic growth. These plans, revolved around a Communist society, with basic guidelines for economic development. The plans were made by the Gosplan or State Planning Committee, which was a body formed to be responsible for economic planning in the Soviet Union at the time. Fulfilling this plan was the only focus for the Soviet Union’s bureaucracy. These plans spread from the Soviet Union to the People’s Republic of China and India’s pro-Soviet government in the mid-1900, while all of these happen to be communist Nations. Some were successful in the completion of the “five-year plans”, while most failed and were abandoned. Few took longer periods and developed into “Seven-Year plans” and very few, “Twelve-year plans”. Altogether, 13 “five-year plans” were put together, some failed while others were successful. The last plan never was fully put to use, for it took place between 1991 and 1995, and the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991-1992. ||
 * **__Windmill and Two-Year Plan to Build It__**
 * **__Executions of Chickens/Pigs__**

The Executions of chickens and pigs represents the Great Purge. The Great Purge was many killings and cruelty that was led by Joseph Stalin. In __Animal Farm__, Napoleon represents Stalin because they both want control, and they will do anything they can to reach it. They will illuminate anything or anyone standing in their way. Stalin started the Great Purge, an event that was started to eliminate people accused of dishonesty or treason. This is similar to what Napoleon was doing. Napoleon encouraged the animals to get rid of the humans, promising that their life would be better. Then the pigs took over the farm and started turning themselves into humans. Even without the humans, the animals lives were still the same. If any animal questioned his authority, they would be killed. That is the same as what Stalin was doing. If some person went to him and told everyone what he was doing, Stalin would say that that person was accused of treason or dishonesty, then they would be killed. ||
 * **__Pinchfield Farm / Frederick

Frederick and Pinchfield Farm relate to USSR’s relations with other countries in WW 2 because, Animal farm is considered to be Russia. Pinchfield farm and the animals are presented as Germany and the Nazis. In the beginning, Animal Farm and Pinchfield Farm have a relation with each other, such as trading and peace. However, in the Battle of the Windmill towards the end of the book, the animals of Pinchfield farm make an attempt to raid Animal Farm and destroy the windmill. However, they realize how devilish the animals at Animal Farm are when they start killing all the Pinchfield Animals. This relates to the USSR’s relations because in the beginning of the whole ordeal, Russia is allied with Germany, but soon when the Nazi’s invade Russia, they become allied with America, Canada, Australia, Great Britain, and France. However, when the Nazi’s continue to invade Russia, the Russian’s slaughter the Nazi’s and executes them brutally. This forces the Nazi’s to back away from Russia and instead of continuing to fight and raid them, they retreat towards Great Britain and the Americans. The Nazi’s were generally known to flee towards Russia’s allies, who by the way didn’t like Russia, instead of facing the charges of execution Russia was known for to do to its German POWs. All of the Soviet Union’s allies were said to have disliked them, it’s just that they were allied because they were fighting the same enemy, who were the Nazi’s of Germany. At the end of the conflict, it was reported that Nazi POW’s that were imprisoned by the Soviet Union were said to have re-enlisted to help the American’s, British, Canadians, French, and Australians fight against Russia. Russia was basically the nuisance because everyone was trying to fight a war and Russia was causing all the “drama” and interfering with the war. Personally, I think it would have been better if all the other nations just let Russia collapse on its own instead of fighting it. What everyone did to it was like pushing a guy who is already falling down. __** ||
 * **__Foxwood Farm / Pilkington__** ||
 * Foxwood Farm and Pilkington represent the USSR. The USSR wanted “animal farm” Russia for themselves but was in there own way awed by how they are able to run themselves and rebel so well. They also wanted to lead Russia out of this rebellion so their people would not hear of this rebellion. They also help try to overtake Russia with the people Russia drove out in the first place. They also wanted to know what was going on in the country. The USSR wanted some of the things Russia had so they thought they could take those things from Russia while they were not doing so good. For the most part they did. For example in the book animal farm received blank checks in return for logs. They ended up almost “friends” with Russia but the can never “get along” that well. In the end of the book they have the humans and the pigs getting along great and then they get in a fight again over something ridicules.**


 * **__Frederick's Invasion of Animal Farm (Battle of the Windmill)__**


 * The Battle of the Windmill in Animal Farm relates to the Russian Revolution in many ways. One of the many similarities between the book and the Russian Revolution is when a large amount of German soldiers invaded the USSR. Although the Soviet forces knew that the Germans were preparing for an invasion they had no idea when it was going to happen. During the Battle of the Windmill in Animal Farm the animals expected an attack but they were taken by surprise when the humans actually came. **
 * People believed that the Soviet forces would sacrifice everything in order to protect their land. The animals at Animal Farm also sacrificed everything, including their own lives, in order to keep their farm out of the hands of human power. This is yet another example of how Animal Farm relates to the Russian Revolution. **
 * After the USSR’s victory in the winter, they had troubles in the spring. The animals on Animal Farm also had problems in the spring following their win at the Battle of the Windmill. ** ||