Animal Farm Allegorical Comparison Chart
Identify the allegorical counterpart for each Russian Revolution persona or philosophy. Using your knowledge
of the book, write the name of the Animal Farm character and the similarities to the Russian Revolution
persona or philosophy. Don’t forget to provide evidence from the text to support your choice.
ANIMAL FARM
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Czar Nicholas II (1868 - 1918)
an autocratic ruler, a poor leader at best
overthrown and later executed by Bolsheviks
cruel - sometimes brutal with opponents
sometimes kind - hired students as spies to make
money
Churchill
controls England
took in Russians opposed to Revolution
England made a pact with Russia who then broke it
by making a pact with Germany
Hitler
controlled Germany
made a pact with Russia
tried to invade Russia but winter forced him back
Karl Marx (Marxist-Leninism)
invented Communism
“workers of the world unite,” take over government
dies before Russian Revolution
Communism
all people equal
gov’t. owns everything, people own gov’t.
Communist party and later, the Politburo
control the Soviet Union
Politburo met and made policies without consulting
the people
Leon Trotsky
other leader of the “October Revolution”
pure Communist, followed Marx
wanted to improve life for all in Russia
chased away by Lenin’s KGB (secret police)
Joseph Stalin
not a good speaker, not educated like Trotsky
didn’t follow Marx’s ideas
cared for power, killed all who opposed him
used KGB, propaganda, allowed church to preach
“opium of the masses”
Pravda and Lenin’s Propaganda machine
worked for Stalin to support his image – official
newspaper of the Communist party
used lies to convince people to follow Stalin
benefited from fact education was controlled
ANIMAL FARM
Other details about the Revolution
RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
Cheka and KGB (Secret Police)
not really police but forced support for Stalin
used force, often killed entire families for
disobedience
totally loyal, part of Lenin’s power, even over army
Religion (Russian Orthodox Church and to a lesser
extent Catholic Orthodox Church)
Marx called it a lie and “the opiate of the masses”
used to make people work and not complain
tolerated by the regime because it stopped people
rebelling and kept them working
Stalin knew religion would stop violent rebellions
eventually outlawed
White Russians with little sympathy for Bolshevik
aims an the vain selfish people of Russia
white Russians didn’t care about the Revolution
they only thought about themselves
went to other countries that offered them more
Stakhanov and other tricked communist workers;
the proletariat (urban industrial workers) and more
remotely the Chinese revolutionaries of 1900
Boxer rebellion
Alexei Stakhanov, a coal miner who increased
quotas and was held up as an example by gov’t.
people believed Stalin because he was
“Communist”
many stayed loyal after it was obvious Stalin a
tyrant
betrayed by Stalin who ignored and killed them
Skeptical people inside and outside Russia
weren’t sure Revolution would change anything
realized that a crazy leader can call himself
Communist
knew that Communism wouldn’t work with powerhungry leaders
Other details about the Russian Revolution
supposed to fix problems Czar had created
life was worse after the revolution
Stalin made the Czar look like a nice guy
Choose from the list below to help you identify the character from Animal Farm.
Animalism
Benjamin
Boxer
Clover
Mollie
Moses
Mr. Frederick
Mr. Jones
Mr. Pilkington
Napoleon
Old Major
Pigs
Snowball
Squealer
the dogs