Introduction to Animal Farm Important Terms

Allegory A narrative that can be read on more than one level

Symbolism The use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities something stands for something else

Satire Where the author attacks, criticizes, or ridicules a serious issue by poking fun at it The Onion

Fable A short tale that teaches a moral lesson, usually having animals as characters

Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution Make the Connection Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution

Czar Nicholas II Remained out of touch with the ideas of citizens Overthrown and executed

Karl Marx Wrote the Communist Manifesto Believed in communism All people are equal

Communism Belief that all people are equal Government owns everything and people own the government

Leon Trotsky Followed ideas of Marx Wanted to improve life Great speaker Chased away by Stalin

Joseph Stalin Not a good speaker Ruled with force, violence Becomes dictator of Soviet Union

Pravda Newspaper Used to convince citizens to believe in the Revolution

KGB Secret police Chased all who disapproved of Stalin away, i.e. Trotsky

Russian Orthodox Church Used by Stalin to preach his ideas of modified communism

Vain, Upper Class Did not go along with ideals of Russian Revolution Killed or expelled

Uneducated Working Class Strong, hardworking, believed in the ideals of Communism and the Russian Revolution

Germany/Hitler Formed a non-aggression pact with Stalin and the Soviet Union Bordered Soviet Union, Run by a Dictator

Britain/US Stalin allied with them to defeat Hitler and Germany

Kremlin Self contained city that Stalin lived in

Five Year Plans Instituted by Stalin to help economic growth

Russian Revolution Name of the event that occurred when people of Russia decided to overthrow the government hoping to have a better life

Resistance to Collective Farming Peasants refused to share their products with government Severely punished

Allied Invasion Occurs so Russia doesn’t overtake Germany

Peasant Farmers Did not want to work together and share their land

Capitalist Business Men Made a profit off of Soviet Union’s ideas, product, and land

The Soviet Union New name of Russia after the revolution

Russia Original name of the country

Heaven Place of reward for obeying Stalin

Hammer and Sickle Symbol on the Soviet Union’s flag

“L’Internationale” National Anthem