Vladimir Nabokov

Leadership is a quality that some leaders do not have. Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, is a satirical book that compares a farm owner to the czar of Russia. Farmer Jones had once been a capable farmer, but in the aftermath of a very damaging lawsuit he becomes an alcoholic and became known for his harsh rule over the animals. Instigated by Old Major [the animals leader], the animals rebel by driving out Farmer Jones, his wife and his workers, and remove him from power, supposedly ending…

On June 21, 1919, angry Winnipers terrorized the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The event will be remembered as Bloody Saturday. These citizens were on a labor strike demanding better working conditions, more jobs for unemployed citizens, and higher wages. Milton Wilson, a participate of the strike said, “I’m furious with what this city has to offer to me, it’s not much we are asking for.” The strike started on May 15 with 30,000 protesters. The citizens were later joined with 10,000 angry war…

In the power struggle that followed the death of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, Josef Stalin, one of Lenin’s lieutenants, seized power. According to the BBC article “Stalin - Purges and Praises,” Stalin began to murder or exile anyone in the government, military or Communist Party whom he suspected of disloyalty. Stalin’s first purge demonstrates his mounting paranoia and distrust toward his colleagues, and makes it clear that his concern was more on his own safety than the well-being of the…

The Mongolian Invasion had various effects on both Russia and Persia. This invasion led to an increase in taxes for both countries. The Mongols rule of Persia was direct and involved, they so embraced Persia’s traditions, customs, and culture, but the Mongolian’s rule of Russia was indirect and distant, so the Russian culture and traditions were not adopted by the Mongols. The result of the Mongol invasion in both Russia and Persia was that it caused the amount of taxes that had to be paid.…

a. Animal Farm is an allegory because of its hidden political undertones. The Manor Farm represents Russia under the Czar and the Animal Farm represents Russia under the USSR. Most of the animals represent people or different groups of people. Napoleon represents Stalin, Snowball represents Trotsky, the sheep represent the common people just following blindly, and Boxer represents the worker. The main feeling expressed in this allegorical story is negative feelings for communism and…

Political progress and developments are a fundamental part of human civilization. Many of these advances have taken place through a peaceful conflict of ideas, however groups often use violence to achieve political goals. One such group that used violence in Russia was The Will of the People. Vera Figner was a prominent member of this group. In the latter part of the 19th Century she participated first in making propaganda and later in carrying out violent acts against the government to bring…

(Zimmermann 2015 par.1) claims that culture is the characteristics of a particular group of people that can be identified from language, religion, social habits, music and arts. During the soviet period, Kazakh culture was suppressed by the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) language and religion policy. Fireman 2006 (p1) emphasizes the language policy of the USSR “In the 1930s until the late 1980s, the Communist party (CPSU) actively promoted the Russian language as a common bond…

Communism In Animal Farm Communism is showed in “Animal Farm” in many of ways for example, some of the ways they’re shown is that the animals start a government where all of the animals are equal. The second way Communism is shown is the animal’s started a government having an idea that it was the best way a government should be ran, and like the Russian Revolution they both ended up being the worst way to run a government. The last way Communism is shown is that they both start off with a…

In the book Animal Farm by George Orwell many government rules that apply to us are broken. The first rule is term limits and voting this means the person was fairly voted into office and has a set amount of time to serve in office. Another equally important rule is Checks and Balances this rule makes sure no one person (or branch of government) gets more power than another. The last rule is the Separation of Powers this rule gives each person (or branch of government) its power and how to use…

Throughout the history, there had always been an effort to achieve greater equality and well-being. However, such efforts were usually doomed to failure. One such famous case is the Soviet Union. In , George Orwell presents an effective allegory of the Soviet Union, demonstrating the slow but inevitable process of corruption within the government. In this report, I will highlight on the process of moral degradation, and how it fades the initial inspiration of the ideal society. First, let’s see…