The Role Of Marxism In Animal Farm

“Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both,” John F. Kennedy. Funny enough, Manor Farm was a victim of both war and corruption. Under the rule of Stalin, communism was established in Russia after the overthrow of the Czar Nicholas II. During this time, countless citizens and officials were executed and exiled, with the working class suffering the most. In the novella Animal Farm, the only animals not suffering are Napoleon, his group of pigs that “rule” with him, and his dogs; the dogs attack and kill animals who try and object against Napoleon. While there are little inaccuracies throughout the entire work, Animal Farm is a wonderful allegory for the Russian Revolution. Stalin was an extremely brutal man. Born in poverty, he fought all the way to the top of Russia. Joseph Stalin and Leon Trotsky both played instrumental parts in the revolution under Lenin (Perles). After the death of Lenin, he became the political heir of Russia instead of Trotsky (who is represented by Snowball the pig in Animal Farm.) Instead of adopting the ideas of the Red Army, he develops his own kind of Marxism. This “Socialism in One Country” encourages strengthening the Soviet Union rather than focusing on the world. Trotsky, the leader of the Red Party, disagrees with and criticises Stalin’s ideas, who later has him exiled from Russia. After the death of Old Major in the book three days after his inspiring speech, three pigs formulate his