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Napolean's Attack In chapter 7 of Animal Farm, after Napolean(Josef Stalin) has total power over the animals(citizens of the Soviet Union), he becomes suspicious of Snowball (Trotsky) who he earlier scared away. Napolean later questioned the other animals if they heard anything of Snowball. First, four pigs confessed that they had secretly been in touch with Snowball and supported him with destroying the windmill, they were immediatly killed by the dogs (Secret Police). Although, it wasn't very secret because all the animals were watching. Next, three hens confessed that Snowball appeared in their dreams telling them to disobey Napolean's laws, and they too were killed. Finally, a goose confessed that it had stolen six ears of corn last year and eaten them, and he was killed as well. At the end of the day, all that was left was a pile of dead corpses and only few animals left standing in fear.
Great Terror(Great Purge) In the period of mid to late 1930's while Josef Stalin was dictator of the Soviet Union (Russia), a great terror spread through the nation. Stalin questioned his citizens and wanted obediance in his nation. He later turned against former comrades in the Communist party and sought out any threats to his power. Stalin held show trials held in the House's Hall of Columns. There, he would question a citizen or anyone he believed was a threat to the Soviet Union and had them confess crimes, even if they were minor acts. He would then have them immediately executed.
Dethroning of Czar Nicholas II "Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished for ever." (Orwell,7)
Secret Police "....they were huge dogs....They kept close to Napolean. It was noticed that they wagged their tails to him in the same way as the other dogs had been used to do to Mr. Jones." (Orwell,53)
Pravda (propaganda) "The others said of Squealer that he could turn black into white." (Orwell,16)
Animal Farm, Stalinism,& the Russian Revolution
Gabby McCarraher
