The theme of Animal Farm is not difficult to understand. Orwell intended to criticize the communist regime he saw sweeping through Russia and spreading to Europe and even the United States. Though he agreed with many Marxist principles, Orwell was unable to accept the communist interpretation ...

LENIN A New Biography Dmitri Volkogonov, a former General in the Soviet army, was given unprecedented access to the clandestine Soviet archives during Vladimir Ilyich Lenin's rule, by Boris Yeltsin. In 1994, Volkogonov wrote a revealing book entitled, LENIN A New Biography, which rocked the Len...

Emily Duncan 3 December 2003 Mrs. Sokash AP English 3rd period In the novel Animal Farm, written by George Orwell, Orwell muses on the dangers that occur when one government overthrows another. Orwell indicates his belief that revolutions often result in governments that are more oppres...