Animal Farm: The Causes Of The Russian Revolution

The Russian Revolution began in 1917 due to the poor living conditions that Czar Nicholas II imposed on the citizens of Russia. The proletariats, or working class, were treated extremely unfair; meanwhile the upperclassmen were very privileged. The proletariats were forced to work long and hard, with little or no benefit coming out of it. The working class men could barely support the cost of living, and they usually faced the reoccurring issue of starvation.

This caused civil displeasement, sparked up ideas of a revolution that allowed for citizens to live better lives. Once the revolution had begun, the czar of Russia was killed and the Bolshevik party, which was led by Vladimir Lenin, took over. The Bolsheviks, who later became the communist

In order to get rid of their incompetent leaders, both the animals from Animal Farm, and the proletariats from the Russian Revolution, had to begin a rebellion. The Russian Revolution or rebellion, began in 1917; and, the animal rebellion began in chapter two of Animal Farm. Chapter two from Animal Farm states, “At last they could stand it no longer. One of the cows broke in the door of the store-shed with her horn and all the animals began to help themselves from the bins.” This means that the animals could not withstand the unjust treatment that Mr.Jones, their owner, presented to them regularly. Mr.Jones would neglect the animals and pay no mind to their needs of living. The same theme is described throughout "The Russian Revolution of 1917." The article states, "Nicholas II was much more interested in his family life, than the matters of the state. [...] The people were not content and were ready to revolt." This means that the citizens of Russia were also unhappy just like the animals from the book Animal

In the Russian Revolution two men, one named Karl Marx, and the other named Friedrich Engels, presented the idea of communism. Communism is the idea that there should be no private businesses, and no unequal social classes. Both men formed this idea once Russia had become industrialized, and two major social classes were created. The bourgeoisie was one of the higher classes, and they took advantage of the lowest class, which was the proletariats. The "Manifesto of the Communist Party" written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels states, "And here it becomes evident, that the bourgeoisie is unfit any longer to be the ruling class in society..." This means that since the higher classes were being unfair and ruling in an incorrect manner, they should no longer exist as rulers, or a social class. During Old Major's speech in chapter one of Animal Farm, he mentions the concepts of animalism, which represents the idea of communism in the Russian Revolution. The text states, "...no animal must tyrannise over its own kind. Weak or strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers.[...] All animals are equal." This means that animalism represented the same ideas as communism because they both stated that all of the people or animals, of the lower classes would be equally represented in their new