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1 Animal Farm and the Russian Revolution
Mrs. Cabral English 10

2 George Orwell 1903-1950 Eric Blair/British Wealthy (Eton)
Soviets - cruel and hypocritical Critic – Capitalism and Communism Anti-totalitarianism

3 Animal Farm 1946 Allegory with symbols “A Fairy Story” – subtitle
Represents Soviet Communism

4 Karl Marx German economist Inventor of Communism
Wanted Socialist utopia Das Kapital Communist Manifesto “Workers of the world, unite!”

5 Russian Revolution of 1917

6 Tsar Nicholas II Monarch – abdicated Poor leader
Sometimes brutal with opponents Sometimes kind Hired students as spies for money Entire family murdered in same room by Bolsheviks

7 Alexander Kerensky Socialist Becomes Premier Orders Lenin’s arrest
Lenin flees Ousted by Lenin

8 Vladimir Lenin Becomes Chief Commissar Founder of Bolshevists
Dies in 1924 Josef Stalin and Leon Trotsky in line for power

9 Bolshevists Founded by Vladimir Lenin Professional revolutionaries
Seized Russian power in Revolution Eventually became Communist Party of Soviet Union Bolshevik Party meeting. Lenin is at far right.

10 Leon Trotsky Popular/charismatic Impassioned speeches Possible leader
Wants to improve life for all Russians Used as “common enemy” of the people Followed Marx

11 Joseph Stalin Power behind scenes Manipulative/uneducated
Alliance against Trotsky Seizes control Trotsky flees to Mexico Stalin has him assassinated Doesn’t follow Marx

12 KGB Secret police (not really police) Forced support for Stalin
Violent – often murdered families Power even over army

13 Stalin’s “Show trials”
1934 – Serge Kirov assassinated Purge of Communist party “Enemies of the people” 20 million Soviet citizens executed Tyrannical/violent dictator

14 Works Cited “Bolshevik.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 12 May May 2009 < index.php?title=Bolshevik&oldid= >. “Books: Animal Farm.” Charles’ George Orwell Links Charles’ George Orwell Links. 13 May 2009 < Orwell, George. Animal Farm. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1946. Spark Notes: Animal Farm. New York: Spark Publishing, 2007.


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