Relationship Between Animal Farm And Russian Revolution

In the book “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, there are many aspects that show the relationship between the book and the Russian Revolution. The revolution of the animals and the formation and industrialization of animal farm show direct similarities between the book and the real life revolution. First of all, when Old Major had the dream about the animals revolting against Mr. Jones, he came up with the idea that all animals should be treated equally. During Old Major’s speech, he says, “Weak or Strong, clever or simple, we are all brothers. No animal must ever kill any other animal. All animals are equal.” (Chapter 1 Pg. 32) These words from Old Major were used for the bases of Animalism. During the Russian Revolution, Karl Marx came up with the concept of Marxism, which stated that everyone is equal. This idea led to communism. Furthermore, the character of Mr. Jones that Orwell created resembles

For example, the book states, “At this there was a terrible baying sound outside, and nine enormous dogs wearing brass-studded collars came bounding into the barn.” (Chapter 5 Pg. 67) After Vladimir Lenin (Old Major) died, Leon Trotsky (Snowball) and Joseph Stalin (Napoleon took over the Soviet Union and shared powers. However, Joseph Stalin banished Leon Trotsky and later hunted him down and killed him, likewise how Napoleon chased Snowball off Animal Farm with the 9 dogs. Additionally, the plans for the windmill and industrialization of animal farm were complementary to the Soviet Union’s industrialization. For instance, while the animals were building the windmill, the 2 year plan failed and the windmill was destroyed. “A terrible sight had met their eyes. The windmill was in ruins.” (Chapter 6 Pg. 81) The 5 year plans that Stalin created for industrializing the Soviet Union failed multiple times just like the