Animal Farm - Background
George Orwell (1903-1950)
- Born in India of British parents
- Educated in England
- Worked as a policeman, soldier, journalist and writer
- Fought Soviet-backed communists in Spain
- Had strong political views, opposed Stalin's Russia
- Wrote two famous books: 'Animal Farm' and '1984'
text: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/orwell_george.shtml
photo: http://images.asc.ohio-state.edu/is/image/eHistory/origins/images/1-10-img208.jpg1.
This is the "Trailer" for the 1954 cartoon version of Animal Farm
From YouTube: http://youtu.be/YGCo5Tva39s 2:00 min2.
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Overview/Summary
From YouTube: http://youtu.be/_dI1YO3EGYs 1:18 Min3.
History of the Russian Revolution
By the end of World War I, the Russian people wanted government reforms to end poverty and oppression. Czar Nicholas II was overthrown, and a democratic government was formed. Russian exile Vladimir Lenin returned to his country to lead a communist revolution.
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http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=453d12a2-ae11-4746-a610-4a0ebb006e38 4:33 min4.
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Symbols
From YouTube: http://youtu.be/sbE2wugE1GM 1:16 min5.
Movie Trailer from 1999
http://youtu.be/LAeKX5n-5IE6.
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Characters
From YouTube: http://youtu.be/vXhi0eaR0-c 1:23 min
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Josef Stalin and the Russian Revolution
Josef Stalin suppressed all opposition to his rule of the Soviet Union, arresting and executing anyone who spoke out against him...
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From Discovery Education - United Streaming
http://player.discoveryeducation.com/index.cfm?guidAssetId=75857913-6567-4E9D-AF44-DF29CB197D54 1:15 min8.
Soviet Propaganda
From YouTube: http://youtu.be/L66r-RVKJpQ 2:20 min
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Conclusion
From YouTube: http://youtu.be/o9lGLLHC10I 1:15 minCharacter Studies
Links from:
- The Old Major Farm (Mr Jones) / Czarist Russia (Nicholas II) (first page)
- Old Major / Vladimir Lenin with a little Karl Marx
- Napoleon / Joseph Stalin
- Snowball / Leon Trotsky
- Squealer / Stalin's Propaganda Machine (first section & history section)
- Boxer / The Worker
- The Young Dogs / The Secret Police or Checka
Student Encyclopedia. 21st Century Explorer. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2012.
World Book Student. World Book, 2012. Web. 9 Jan. 2012.http://www.anti-communist.net/russian_revolution/russian_peasants/