1. A Satire/Allegory on the Russian Revolution
Animal Farm
A Satire/Allegory on the Russian Revolution

2. Russian Revolution How It Started Czar Nicolas II absolute power
huge social gulf between the peasants and the land owner and the elite
peasants and workers begin rebelling against the Czar in 1905

3. The Russian Revolution 1917-1945
Tsar Nicholas II (Monarch of Russia) -surrendered power after a complicated civil war
His family was in rule for three centuries
Very small portion of people owned everything
most were poor

4. Bolshevik power Vladimir Lenin was leader gained control in 1917
had the Romanov family murdered in 1918
wanted Communism

5. Communism Comes from the root word of “community”
-equal distribution of wealth and possessions among Russia’s citizens
Karl Marx is “The father of communism”

6. Lenin… Marxist revolutionist Led the Bolsheviks
renamed Russia to Soviet Union in 1922
named his party the Communist party in 1917
named Joseph Stalin -Secretary General
Suffers strokes

7. Russian Revolution Power
Joseph Stalin: Built his power behind the lines
Leon Trotsky: Was popular/charismatic, and famous for his speeches
Lenin dies in 1924: Stalin leads an alliance against Trotsky and becomes Dictator of Russia

8. Stalin Wins! Stalin out-maneuvers Trotsky and gains control
Stalin starts to isolate Trotsky within the party because he is a threat

9. Leon Trotsky gifted speaker and writer political genius
great thoughts and plans but had trouble actually installing them

10. Joseph Stalin In Control
1924- assumes full control after Lenin dies

11. Stalin’s Repression & Terror
terrorized country with widespread arrests and executions
anyone thought to be opposed to Stalin and Communism was executed on the spot

12. “Reign of Terror” 2-7 million innocent citizens are murdered
forced confessions
public accusations
employed KGB, secret police, to repress any opposition
used publications to report statistics inaccurately in his favor

13. Stalin: his plan attempt to make Russia a modern industrial state
“comrades” need to work harder so Soviet Russia can be a beacon of hope to workers everywhere

14. Cult Of Personality
A cult of personality or personality cult arises when a country's leader uses mass media to create a larger-than-life public image through unquestioning flattery and praise.

15. Stalin’s Rule Against Trotsky
After Stalin came to power he wanted Trotsky out
Trotsky was banished three times from three places
Trotsky fled to Mexico in 1936
He was assassinated by Stalin’s orders in 1940

16. Trotsky’s Blame called “Trotskyism”
During Stalin’s rule:
Russia’s economic system failed
Violence, fear, and starvation occurred throughout the country
Trotsky was blamed for it all
called “Trotskyism”
Trotsky was blamed even after his assassination
Those who were associated with Trotsky were executed
In all, over 20 million citizens were purged (killed, imprisoned, or severely made to change)

17. Stalin Dies
Stalin ruled as absolute dictator throughout WWII and until his death on March 5th, 1953.

18. Communism
Communism:
Social Utopia where all property is held in common and ALL are equal
(Production and goods are commonly owned)
Friedrich Engels Karl Marx

19. *Communism =“Animalism”
Symbolism
*Russian Revolution = Animal Farm
*Stalin =Napoleon
*Communism =“Animalism”

20. Allegory
Underlying meaning and surface meaning
-Grand in scope

21. FABLE
- A short story that has a moral and has animals as characters

22. SATIRE
-A story that makes fun of something

23. Orwell and Satire Orwell became a socialist as well as a satirist
Satire: The use of ridicule to attack ideas/failures/evil action
Orwell became a critic of capitalism and communism
Animal Farm is a Satire and an Allegory