1. ALLEGORY Comparing Animal Farm to The Russian Revolution
Mr. Colletti
Liberty High School

2. Overall Details of Animal Farm
Rebellion was suppose to make life easier for all of the animals
Life was worse in the end
The pigs become the same or worse than Mr. Jones

3. Overall Details of the Russian Revolution
Intended to solve problems from Czar
Life was even worse after the revolution
Stalin made the czar look like a nice guy

4. Animal Farm Mr. Jones Irresponsible to his animals---lets them starve
Sometimes cruel—beats them with the whip
Sometimes kind---mixes milk with food

5. Russian Revolution Czar Nicholas II A poor leader at best
Cruel---sometimes brutal with opponents
Sometimes kind---hired students as spies to make money

6. Animal Farm Old Major Taught Animalism
“Rebellion”---overthrow Man and become rich and free
Dies before the revolution takes place

7. Russian Revolution Karl Marx Invented Communism
“Workers of the World Unite!”—take over the government
Dies before the Russian Revolution

8. Animal Farm Animalism No owners—no rich and no poor
Workers get a better life
All animals are equal
Everyone owns the farm

9. Russian Revolution Communism All people are equal No class system
The government owns everything and the people own the government

10. Animal Farm Snowball Young, smart, good speaker, idealistic
Wants to make life better for all
One of the leaders of the rebellion
Chased away by Napoleon's dogs

11. Russian Revolution Leon Trotsky Other leader of “October Revolution”
Pure communist, followed Marx
Wanted to improve life for all in Russia
Chased away by Lenin’s KGB (secret police)

12. Russian Revolution Napoleon Not a good speaker
Not as clever as Snowball
Cruel, brutal, selfish, devious, corrupt
Craves power and will do anything to attain it
Uses dogs, Moses and Squealer to control the animals

13. Russian Revolution Joseph Stalin Not a good speaker
Not educated like Trotsky
Same as Napoleon—didn’t follow Marx’s ideas
Craved power---killed all that opposed him
Used KGB, Russian Orthodox Church and propaganda to control people

14. Animal Farm Squealer Big mouth, talks a lot
Convinces the animals to believe and follow Napoleon
Changes and manipulates the commandments

15. Russian Revolution Propaganda
The spreading of ideas, information, or rumor for the purpose of helping or injuring an institution, a cause, or a person
Worked for Stalin to support his image
Used any lie to convince the people to follow Stalin
Benefited from the fact that education was controlled
Soviet propaganda poster of The inscription reads: "Join the ranks of the front brigades, a fighter needs your hands and aid!"

16. Pravda Newspaper Propaganda department of Lenin's government
worked for Stalin to support his image
used any lie to convince the people to follow Stalin
benefited from the fact that education was controlled
PROPAGANDA MACHINE

17. Animal Farm
The Dogs
A private army that used fear to force the animals to work
Killed or intimidated any opponent of Napoleon
Another part of Napoleon’s strategy to control the animals

18. Russian Revolution KGB-Secret Police
Not actual police, but forced support for Stalin
Used brutal force
Often killed entire families for disobedience
Totally loyal to Lenin
More powerful than the army
KGB Coat with Buttonhole Camera

19. Animal Farm Moses the Raven
Tells the animals about Sugar Candy Mountain (Heaven)
Animals can go to SCM if they work hard
Snowball and Major were against him—they thought Heaven was a lie to make animals work
Napoleon let him stay because he taught animals to work and not complain

20. Bourgeois Society
Lenin blamed this group for demise of Russia and the plight of the Russian people
Lenin said this group is the reason Communism is needed in the world
Wealthy, vain, spoiled, selfish, educated but UNeducated people in Russia and world
Only concerned with their own comfort and trivial matters (gossip-who’s wearing what-what’s fashionable-what’s conventional, etc…)
Most went to other countries to escape the ugliness of the revolution

21. Russian Revolution Russian Orthodox Church
Marx said religion is an, “opiate of the people.” (a drug/lie)
It is used to make people work and not complain
Stalin knew religion would stop violent revolution

22. Animal Farm Mollie Was vain Loved her beauty and loved herself
Didn’t think about Animal Farm
Went with anyone who gave her what she wanted

23. Russian Revolution
Russia’s upper class and those in the world who didn’t care
Some people didn’t care about revolution
Only thought about themselves
Went to other countries that offered more for them

24. Animal Farm Boxer Strong, hard-working horse Believes in Animal Farm
“Napoleon is always right”
“I will work harder”
Gives all and is betrayed by Napoleon

25. Russian Revolution Proletariat Definition-working class
Fell prey to Stalin’s propaganda
Hard working
Believed in Communism
Betrayed by Stalin

26. Animal Farm
Benjamin
Old wise donkey who is suspicious of the rebellion
Thinks, “nothing ever changes”
He is the only animal other than the pigs who can read
Realizes what’s being done to Boxer

27. Believers/Workers in USSR
Dedicated, but tricked communist supporters
Gave everything they had to the cause
Believed in Stalin because he was "Communist"
many stayed loyal after it was obvious Stalin a tyrant
betrayed by Stalin who ignored and killed them

28. Skeptic/Apathetic Poor
Skeptical down trodden people in Russia
Knew revolution would not change their condition of life
Realized their leaders were not true Communist
Born poor and hungry – Died poor and hungry
No hope

29. The Ignorant Masses Believed anything – Questioned nothing
Willing to go along with what they are told
Extreme respect for use of power
Do not think – only need to “belong”
Follow one dogma after another
Repeat what they are told without thought
Will get behind anything with a slogan

30. FIVE YEAR PLAN 1928
Stalin set high targets for production to “protect” the USSR and to industrialize his farms. He demanded:
111% increase in coal production,
200% increase in iron production
335% increase in electric power.
Eventually, factory workers who did not perform well or were sick were killed or sent to camps in undesirable places to work.
Skilled workers disappeared and common laborers increased. The country failed and the helpless people starved. -- Stalin and his generals lived in luxury and power.