Descriptions of the real players as they relate to the events in Animal Farm by Orwell
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1. THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION THE REAL PLAYERS described as
theycorrespond to characters in ANIMAL FARM
2. Czar Nicholas II King like - Russia starved while he lived
in ultimate luxury Had really really bad advisors Obsessed with WWI
Brutal with opponents Sometimes practiced random kindness Fooled
into thinking the Russian world was perfect and Russian people
loved him People were afraid to be honest with him
3. Karl Marx Wrote Communist Manifesto Envisions a world where
basic needs are met and people work together for the greater good
"workers of the world unite" dies before Russian Revolution Ideas
go on to influence the world
4. Communism As planned = all people equal Government owns
everything People own the Government Soin theory, everyone owns
everything All needs met & all people contribute UTOPIA relies
on the goodness within Perfect in theory Has never worked in
practice WHY? The greed and corruption of a few paired with the
ignorance and willingness to follow of many.
5. LENIN Leader of Russian Revolution - Adopted the Communist
Ideal Recognized the value of Propaganda and emotional appeals
Recognized the need for a better Russia Changed Russia to USSR Had
two trusted menStalin and Trotsky DIED and power struggle
ensued
6. Leon Trotsky Intellectual idealist well educated Great
speaker with Great plans Brutal but only with his enemies Pure
communist true to Marxs ideas Wanted to improve life for all in
Russia Leader with Stalin in Revolution Forced out of USSR by
Stalin Assassinated in Mexico by Stalins KGB
7. Joseph Stalin Changed his name to Stalin or Steele not a
good speaker, not educated BRUTAL ERRATIC CRUEL - PARANOID didnt
follow and stay true to Marxs ideas Power hungry - killed all that
opposed him used KGB against the people allowed church but
propagandized it Minimum of 15 million deaths attributed to Stalin
counting starvation upward of 33 mil Hated to be questioned about
anything
8. KGB Secret Police Highest most feared force in USSR Often
killed entire families for disobedience or for even the hint of
questioning Stalins practices MILLIONS died or disappeared at the
hands of KGB The great PURGE IF KGB showed up People died
Controlled people and enforced Stalins rule through fear.
9. Religion in the Revolution Marx called religion an "Opiate
of the people" Marx and Lenin said it was a lure to keep the masses
in check so he did not include it in the Communist plan In
revolution it was used to make people not complain and do their
work THEN IT WAS OUTLAWED Stalin allowed some aspects and altered
others to Stalins needs because it made people work more with hope.
AgainLured people into complacency w/ promise of greater reward
Stalin promoted non-belief then used the church to promote himself
when needed Stalin knew religion would stop violent revolutions
pacify the masses with afterlife
10. Pravda Newspaper Propaganda department of Lenins government
worked for Stalin to support his image used any lie to convince the
people to follow Stalin benefited from the fact that education was
controlled PROPAGANDA MACHINE
11. Bourgeois Society Lenin blamed this group for demise of
Russia and the plight of the Russian people Lenin said this group
is the reason Communism is needed in the world Wealthy, vain,
spoiled, selfish, educated but UNeducated people in Russia and
world Only concerned with their own comfort and trivial matters
(gossip-whos wearing what- whats fashionable-whats conventional,
etc) Most went to other countries to escape the ugliness of the
revolution
12. Believers/Workers in USSR Dedicated, but tricked communist
supporters Gave everything they had to the cause Believed in Stalin
because he was "Communist" many stayed loyal after it was obvious
Stalin a tyrant betrayed by Stalin who ignored and killed them
13. Skeptic/Apathetic Poor Skeptical down trodden people in
Russia Knew revolution would not change their condition of life
Realized their leaders were not true Communist Born poor and hungry
Died poor and hungry No hope
14. The Ignorant Masses Believed anything Questioned nothing
Willing to go along with what they are told Extreme respect for use
of power Do not think only need to belong Follow one dogma after
another Repeat what they are told without thought Will get behind
anything with a slogan
15. FIVE YEAR PLAN 1928Stalin set high targets for production
to protect the USSRand to industrialize his farms. He demanded:
111% increase in coal production, 200% increase in iron production
335% increase in electric power.Eventually, factory workers who did
not perform well orwere sick were killed or sent to camps in
undesirable placesto work.Skilled workers disappeared and common
laborersincreased. The country failed and the helpless
peoplestarved. -- Stalin and his generals lived in luxury and
power.
16. NOW THAT YOU HAVE THE 411 TO RECOGNIZE THE ALLEGORY and
SATIRE. ANIMAL FARM By GEORGE ORWELL
17. NOW, READ CHAPTER ONE AND TWO Graduate Orientation to the
Learning Management System