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Context (Farmer Jones represents the unpopular Tsar (He was powerful,…
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Like the Russian people, the animals rebel
The Tsar gave up the throne in 1917 because the Russian people were rioting. A provisional government was set up to replace him.
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The Bolsheviks quickly became the only political party. Soon after the rebellion, the pigs also take charge of running the farm.
At first the animals seem to be equal- but as time goes by Napoleon gets rid of any opposition. It's the end of democracy.
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Like the Russian peasants, the hens are treated badly
Some peasants resisted especially the kulaks. Stalin sent troops to attack them. Many burned their own crops and killed their livestocks in protest. .
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Like Napoleon, Stalin tried to create alliances
In 1939, Stalin signed a pact with Hitler to form an alliance between Russia and Germany, but Hitler betrayed Stalin and invaded Russia in 1941. Russia stopped the invasion but many Russians suffered
This reflects the relationship between the pigs and the farmers. they start as enemies- but they become friends. At the end of the book they fall out again over cheating at a card game.
After the war, Russia signed a pact with Britain and the US to protect their interests.. the US and Britain also thought that such a deal would benefit their countries.
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