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 http://threesixty360.wordpress.com

3. Animal Farm 1946 Allegory with symbols “A Fairy Story” – subtitle Represents Soviet Communism http://blog.woodward.edu

4. Karl Marx German economist Inventor of Communism Wanted Socialist utopia Das Kapital Communist Manifesto “Workers of the world, unite!” http://crawfordsworld.com

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 http://rumormillnews.com

7. Alexander Kerensky Socialist Becomes Premier Orders Lenin’s arrest Lenin flees Ousted by Lenin http://www.nndb.com

8. Vladimir Lenin Becomes Chief Commissar Founder of Bolshevists Dies in 1924 Josef Stalin and Leon Trotsky in line for power http://www.bestcyrano.org

9. Bolshevists Founded by Vladimir Lenin Professional revolutionaries Seized Russian power in Revolution Eventually became Communist Party of Soviet Union http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolshevik 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 http://marxists.org

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 http://cille85.wordpress.com

12. KGB Secret police (not really police) Forced support for Stalin Violent – often murdered families Power even over army http://humanrightshouse.org/noop/page.php?p=Artic les/10547.html&print=1

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 http://www.trumanlibrary.org

14. Works Cited “Bolshevik.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 12 May 2009. 13 May 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/ index.php?title=Bolshevik&oldid=289371848>. “Books: Animal Farm.” Charles’ George Orwell Links. 2009. Charles’ George Orwell Links. 13 May 2009 < http:// www.netcharles.com/orwell/books/animalfarm.htm>. Orwell, George. Animal Farm. New York: Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1946. Spark Notes: Animal Farm. New York: Spark Publishing, 2007.