Animal Farm is an accurate representation of the russian revolution and government that followed that event. In 1917 Russia started its overthrow of the government this was lead by Vladimir Lenin. The russian people were upset because of food shortages, much like in Animal Farm where the animals were upset because they were being fed the bare minimum to survive. In russia there was a point of dual power where 2 governments were ruling at once and during this time there were many riots and mutinies. One faction that led was the Russian Provisional Government which held the state power. The Soviets which was a radical socialist faction controlled the large lower class and the socialist part of the government. Eventually The soviets who were