In the novel Animal Farm, George Orwell told the history of the Russian Revolution by using a farm and its members to symbolize major characters and their actions in Russian history. The author used compelling similarities between the familiar faces of history and the animals on the independent farm. Throughout this composition, you will be shown Joseph Stalin's contributions and how they are related to the actions of Napoleon from the novel Animal Farm.
When Vladimir Lenin died in 1924, there was a struggle for power over Russia between Trotsky, who symbolized Snowball, and Stalin, who symbolized Napoleon. Trotsky was a brilliant individual, but Stalin was a nationalist who was loyal to his country (Yurkovsky, N/A). This is easily compared to how Snowball was the smartest of the pigs, and all the pigs were loyal to Napoleon. Trotsky as did Snowball believed that communism would possibly spread from one area to another. Stalin was more focused on having Russia prosper, and......
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