How do the actions of the pigs in Animal Farm compare to the actions of Russia's revolutionary leaders before, during, and after their successful...

In
, you'll notice a lot of similarities between the actions of the pigs and
those of Russia's revolutionary leaders.

Such as Lenin, for example,provides
the impetus for the Rebellion with his inspirational speech. By highlighting the unequal and
exploitative role of humans, he encourages the animals to overthrow them and to create a new
society. The same thing happened in Russia: Lenin and the Bolsheviks convinced the people that
the cause of their problems were those who owned the means of production.

As
the story progresses, we see more similarities. The rise of , for instance, mirrors that of
Joseph Stalin, who became Russia's leader after Lenin died. Like Stalin, Napoleon uses a
combination of propaganda and violence to consolidate his power. (His dogs, for example, are
anto Stalin's secret police, known as the NKVD.is also an allusion to Pravda, the Bolshevik-run
newspaper which transmitted propaganda to the people).

In the closing
chapter...