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Joseph Stalin Animal Farm Essay

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In the Novel animal farm by George Orwell he tells a story about a farm that is taken over by animals, an allegory of the Russian revolution. In this essay I will show how Napoleon represents Stalin and what he did during the Russian revolution. When Lenin/Old Major died there was a power struggle for control between Trotsky/Snowball and Stalin/Napoleon. Trotsky was a very smart strategist while Stalin was a simple yet effective leader. While not as smart as Trotsky he was a very effective politician. Stalin thought that Russia was far behind the rest of the western world. He devised a 5 year plan to get Russia up to speed with the rest of the world. This is similar to how Napoleon built the windmill. Stalin also created a centralized agriculture …show more content…

In Animal Farm Napoleon he took credit for the Battle of the Cowshed. When the other Animals disputed that Napoleon had Squealer tell them that they remembered incorrectly. This is like how Stalin took credit for the battle of Tsaritsyn. Stalin and Napoleon both led their people by fear. An example of this in Animal Farm was when the young pigs protested Napoleon being in charge "but suddenly the dogs sitting round Napoleon let out deep menacing growls, and the pigs fell silent and sat down again." Another thing these two leaders shared was their goal to keep themselves in power. They both got rid of their enemies by setting up false trials and getting them to admit to crimes they did not commit. Stalin eventually started trading with the western countries. Napoleon also began trading with the other, neighboring farms run by humans. Stalin makes a non-aggression pact with Hitler. This is mirrored in Animal Farm where Napoleon makes an agreement with Mr. Frederick. Hitler eventually attacks Stalin, and in Animal Farm Mr. Frederick blows up the windmill. You should now be able to see the similarities between these two people. Both of these people were cruel and selfish, taking power when they got the opportunity to. Their leadership style was not intelligent but was very effective, utilizing the fear of their people to stay in

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