Leon Trotsky

writings. As in the case of the Russian Revolution and Animal Farm, power quickly consumes those who have it. Two pigs rise up to the rebellion just as two communist party leaders do when Karl Marx dies. Snowball shared traits of intelligence with Leon Trotsky, while Napoleon resembled the power hungry dictator Joseph…

Rule, Un-opposed The rise of communism throughout the early to mid-20th century brought in an era of and admiration for the communist political ideology under Josephs Stalin’s rule. During its rise, George Orwell, an English author, created the book Animal Farm to combat the ever growing acceptance to communism in a satirical way. Each animal (character), were parts of the underlining meaning on how the communist system is broken and corrupt, despite having a concept of equality, as the pigs are…

George Orwell was a man of great experience and knowledge. His famous writings spoke of the unknown future and remain renowned today. Orwell brought a new, uncharted perspective to the world when he began writing. Throughout 1984 and Animal Farm, George Orwell offers a glance at the egregious government and a diminishing society. As a result of his hatred for other types of government, George Orwell espouses socialism. Socialism brings forth many ideals that Orwell believes in and negates…

A powerful dictator named Joseph Stalin established a regime that focused to modernize the Soviet Union and destroy the Nazi hierarchy. Shortly after the death of Vladmir Lenin in December of 1879, Stalin gained control of the Communist Party, by assuming the role of General Secretary. Due to his decision to control the agriculture, famine swept across the land killing millions in its path. The few exceptions were innocents captured and taken to camps. Leader of the Red Army, Stalin led his men…

Born to a photographer and a housewife, Kahlo grew up in the small, Mexican city of Coyoacán. With no original aspiration to become an artist, a series of unfortunate events would shape and mold her into becoming one of the best surrealists of her time, and arguably ever. What the Water Gave Me (see Appendix A), also known as What I Saw in the Water is one of the most renowned pieces by artist, Frida Kahlo for it’s usage of symbolism which gives the viewer insight into much of Frida’s personal…

The Persecution of Religion in Stalinist Russia Throughout history, religion has played an important role in shaping culture, government and the economy, but it is important to also consider times when the absence of religion has done the same. Under the control of Joseph Stalin and the Communist party in the early 1920s, Russia became the first nation to institutionalize atheism. Propelled by the ideals of communism and the example of his predecessor, Stalin sought to secularize the nation and…

The Russian and Iranian Revolutions have very similar causes: an ignorant leader. In Russia, the Tsar was taking Russia into a dead end. His first mistake was to take personal control over the Russian army, which lead to the people blaming the Szar for every defeat that occurred in World War 1 (Class Discussion). Following WW1, the loss of precious resources and the sacrifice of countless lives lead to Russia to be in a state of extreme famine and poverty (Jerry and Ziegler, 1). The crumbling…

This is further backed up by the fact that in Petrograd in 1918, 1 in 4 adults was a state official. Unlike the Red Army in which Trotsky used experienced former Tsarist officers to command it effectively, nothing like this was carried out in industry which caused an ineffective workforce and therefore a drop in production. In addition War Communism had an adverse effect on Russia’s…

Animal Farm Turning pages of a book or the quiet buzz of a movie? Both the same, yet different. The book and movie Animal Farm are based on the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. The book is an allegory to the event, simplifying it and shortening it, but with the same meaning. The Bolsheviks led a revolution to overthrow the unfair imperial autocracy in Russia, run by Czar Nicholas II, and once doing that, turned it into a communist country. In the book and movie the animals rebel against and drive…

The individuals of society come together to work towards a goal that is unachievable individually. This goal is seen to be a collaborative effort from all the individuals. In the Russian Revolution of 1917, the underrepresented lower class revolted against their imperial government. Their effort was rewarded with a government representing the different classes of society, but it quickly turns into a totalitarianism controlled by Stalin. These events are paralleled with the events in Animal Farm.…