· Revolution of the Animals represents the October Revolution and the February Revolution. February Revolution was the first of two revolutions in Russia in 1917. Was followed in the same year by the October Revolution, bringing Bolshevik rule and a change in Russia's social structure.
· Flag of Animalism: green color for the green fields of England and is the complementary color of red, Horn and Hoof are based on hammer and sickle.
· Attack of the windmill by Mr. Frederick shows the violation of the non-aggression pact between Germany and the Soviet Union. And also Operation Barbarossa in 1941 .
· Napoleon is an allegory of Joseph Stalin, the change of the laws signify the change from communism to Stalinism at the end no one remembers the old days. That Pinkeye ( a young pig) has to try all the food before Napoleon eats it is a parallel to Stalin’s delusion of seeing conspiracies against him everywhere.
· Boxer is the symbol for the working class, gets exploit by the pigs just like the working class.
Probably he stands for “Alexei Grigorjewitsch Stachanow” (a miner in the Soviet Union, 31 August 1935: it was reported that he had mined a record 102 tonnes of coal in 5 hours and 45 minutes [14 times more than standard], 19 September,mined 227 tonnes of coal in a single shift, Role model for the working class).
Probably he stands for “Alexei Grigorjewitsch Stachanow” (a miner in the Soviet Union, 31 August 1935: it was reported that he had mined a record 102 tonnes of coal in 5 hours and 45 minutes [14 times more than standard], 19 September,mined 227 tonnes of coal in a single shift, Role model for the working class).
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