Leon Trotsky

As children growing up, especially in the “land of the free”, we expect the world to be a fair and just place. Commit a crime and you face punishment, commit no crime and you live freely. In the eyes of children the world is simple – black and white. However, even in America, the world is not an evenhanded place. Everyday innocent people go to jail and criminals walk free. The justice system is not perfect and that is a reality children learn as they evolve into adults. Nonetheless there are…

Contrary to Vladimir Lenin, who was quite modest and refused any kind of public praise, Stalin relied on constant worship in what became known as Stalin’s cult of personality. In this sense, Stalin’s personality cult went against traditional Bolshevik practice. This cult allowed Stalin to have a stronger support system for his policies as he lacked the same prestige as Lenin, especially in the 1930s when the famine of 1932-1933 increased opposition and he started to rely on drastic measures such…

How Lenin Paved The Way For Stalin’s Great Terror Throughout the history of the Soviet Union, there have been numerous leaders who would influence future leaders with their policies and actions. However, there has been no greater influence than Vladimir Lenin had on Joseph Stalin’s style of leadership. Lenin’s policies and actions from 1917 to 1924 indirectly caused many of Stalin’s ideas to come to fruition, including his infamous Great Terror movement from 1936 to 1938. The Great Terror is…

One of the most influential, and recognized artist of the 20th century is Frida Kahlo. She displays her identity as a woman artist, a Mexican artist, and a politically involved artist in most of her art pieces. One constant theme, in Frida’s artworks is the theme of pain. Throughout her life, she was in constant pain, whether it be from after effects of the accident she had as a young adult, or emotional pain caused by her husband, Diego Rivera. The constant pain that she felt was evident in…

Throughout history, numerous men have tried to change their country. El Líder in Dreaming in Cuban and Vladimir Lenin both are some of these men. Both men were communist dictators for their countries, and they rose to power after leading a revolution. Through these revolutions they tried to do what they thought was the best for their country even if it was not. El Líder is a character in the novel Dreaming in Cuban by Cristina García. Within the novel, El Líder is a rather controversial figure…

Rationale Animal farm, written by George Orwell, portrays a story about a group of animals that rebel against human on the farm with the hope of being equal, free and happy. However, it turns out that new rules created by the pigs become a cruel tyranny of their own. In this assignment, I have chosen to write a diary entry as Snowball. Writing a dairy entry allows Snowball to express his thoughts and feelings toward Napoleon, and how he worries after Old Major is dead. I will use informal…

The story Animal Farm was made to mimic the Russian Revolution. The story has many different characters made up of different animals to represent the people of the Russian Revolution. There are major characters and minor characters, each character has their own part in the story. The minor characters in Animal Farm include Old major, the wise old pig, Mollie, the young mare that cares only for herself and her appearance, and Benjamin the smart stubborn donkey. By focusing on the minor characters…

In the novel, Animal Farm, by George Orwell, Napoleon is a fierce candidate with a determined mindset. His goals are short-term and pragmatic, and he uses a multitude of propaganda in order to influence the opinions of the animals. The specific propaganda techniques we have incorporated into the poster varies. We used name calling by stating, “Snowball’s regime is a fraud,” to attach a negative connotation to Snowball’s name in order to manipulate the animals into voting for Napoleon. We also…

After the death of Vladimir Lenin in the 1924, Joseph Stalin rose to power as the dictator of the Soviet Union and held power until his death in 1953. Through his policy, known as Stalinism, he industrialized and modernized Russia, boosting its economy to catch up with the other western powers. However, millions died during his dictatorship, including his own people through his creation of the first man-made famine ever and through his labor camps, known as Gulags (Joseph). One major aspect of…

The societies in his work are based on their corresponding government and authoritarian methods. In 1984, there is a motif of sheep which serves as a metaphor for society in that they follow anything the Party desires. Winston describes that Goldstein’s face “resembled the face of a sheep, and the voice, too, had a sheep-like quality.” (1984, 16) Having the face of sheep connotes that Goldstein is under the Party’s authoritative influence. Later in the novel, it is explained that there is no war…