Trotsky
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Leon Trotsky was born in Yanovka, Kherson Province, Ukraine, on October 29, 1879 to a Jewish family. In 1898, while he worked as one of the organizers for the South Russian Worker’s Union he was arrested and was sentenced to four years in exile in Siberia two years later. He successfully escaped from Siberia and took the name Trotsky from one of the prisoners and went to London and met Lenin. In 1903, when he attended the Second Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party in London, he stood against Lenin with the Mensheviks due to a discussion held. Trotsky’s and Lenin’s relationship was ruined for the next 14 years, even though it was just a short period of time that he stood with the Mensheviks. He returned to Russia in 1905, and got exile for life due to an involvement in the October general strike and supporting for the armed rebellion. 2 years later, he escaped to London and attended the Fifth Congress.
The same year, he moved to Vienna, Austria and then to Switzerland, and France as the war approached. He then transported from France and moved to New York City when Tsar was removed from the Russian Revolution. A few years later he decided to join the Bolsheviks in Russia and got involved to remove the Provisional Government.
When the Bolsheviks were in power, he became the Commissar for Foreign Affairs as he successfully negotiated peace with Germany and in 1918, he resigned and became the Commissar of War. He was the founder and leader of the Red Army and fought over the White army which bought victory to Russia and the Russian Civil War. In 1922, with the illness of Lenin, Stalin was in charged and took good control of the Party and government. Trotsky, who remained silent, lost his opportunity against Stalin. In 1928, when Stalin successfully became the ruler of Soviet Union, Trotsky was evicted from the Party and was exiled to Alma Ata on January 31, 1929.
He was then transported from Turkey, to France, to Norway and finally Mexico where he met a painter, Diego Rivera and lived with him. In 1938, Trotsky discovered a international Marxist organization, called the Fourth International, which was suppose to be opposed to Stalin, called the Third International. A year later, he moved out of Rivera’s residence. He survived an attack from the Stalinist’s on May 24, 1940 but unfortunately, three months later, on August 20, 1940, he was attacked by a Stalinist agent where he planted an ice axe into his skull.
The same year, he moved to Vienna, Austria and then to Switzerland, and France as the war approached. He then transported from France and moved to New York City when Tsar was removed from the Russian Revolution. A few years later he decided to join the Bolsheviks in Russia and got involved to remove the Provisional Government.
When the Bolsheviks were in power, he became the Commissar for Foreign Affairs as he successfully negotiated peace with Germany and in 1918, he resigned and became the Commissar of War. He was the founder and leader of the Red Army and fought over the White army which bought victory to Russia and the Russian Civil War. In 1922, with the illness of Lenin, Stalin was in charged and took good control of the Party and government. Trotsky, who remained silent, lost his opportunity against Stalin. In 1928, when Stalin successfully became the ruler of Soviet Union, Trotsky was evicted from the Party and was exiled to Alma Ata on January 31, 1929.
He was then transported from Turkey, to France, to Norway and finally Mexico where he met a painter, Diego Rivera and lived with him. In 1938, Trotsky discovered a international Marxist organization, called the Fourth International, which was suppose to be opposed to Stalin, called the Third International. A year later, he moved out of Rivera’s residence. He survived an attack from the Stalinist’s on May 24, 1940 but unfortunately, three months later, on August 20, 1940, he was attacked by a Stalinist agent where he planted an ice axe into his skull.
Snowball
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Snowball is a very important character in the rebellion, he helped to write the seven commandments (that was painted on the farm wall), and was the first pig to be introduced straight after Old Major’s speech.
“Snowball was a more vivacious pig than Napoleon, quicker in speech and more inventive, but was not considered to have the same depth of character” (2.2).
Snowball has a lot of strengths and weaknesses, however when he was chased of by Napoleon’s dogs, it shown that Snowball is a noble pig. Napoleon got Squealer to spread bad rumors about Snowball, so that animals would gain trust in him. When the animals complained the pigs taking all the milk, Snowball stood on Napoleon side as they claimed that they needed the milk for brainwork.
Napoleon is more of a schemer, while Snowball uses his public speaking to win over Napoleon. When they both make speeches to the other animals, it could be seen clearly that Snowball is much more of a charismatic leader, and Napoleon, who always needed response from the animals.
Unlike Napoleon, Snowball does not work behind the scenes, instead he would support directly. When the pigs decided to build a windmill, Snowball was very passionate and thinking that it would bring them dignity and future success on their revolution and would slowly spread across England.
“Snowball was a more vivacious pig than Napoleon, quicker in speech and more inventive, but was not considered to have the same depth of character” (2.2).
Snowball has a lot of strengths and weaknesses, however when he was chased of by Napoleon’s dogs, it shown that Snowball is a noble pig. Napoleon got Squealer to spread bad rumors about Snowball, so that animals would gain trust in him. When the animals complained the pigs taking all the milk, Snowball stood on Napoleon side as they claimed that they needed the milk for brainwork.
Napoleon is more of a schemer, while Snowball uses his public speaking to win over Napoleon. When they both make speeches to the other animals, it could be seen clearly that Snowball is much more of a charismatic leader, and Napoleon, who always needed response from the animals.
Unlike Napoleon, Snowball does not work behind the scenes, instead he would support directly. When the pigs decided to build a windmill, Snowball was very passionate and thinking that it would bring them dignity and future success on their revolution and would slowly spread across England.
Comparison of Trotsky and Snowball
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Snowball who first seemed to be portrayed as Lenin (the leader of the October Revolution in 1917), was later on shown to be portrayed as Trotsky who was in second commandment during the Revolution.
Trotsky was a very important person in Russia, just as Snowball is a vital personality on Animal Farm. Trotsky served as the People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs, and played a key role in leading the relatively backward Red Army to victory in the Russian Civil War. (This is like Snowball’s role in the Battle of Cowshed.) (Shmoop)
In the novel, the Windmill is how Snowball imagined the future and how it would spread across England, and since he was an extremely good speech maker, animals would have gain more trust in him, and as Napoleon always working behind the scenes, he didn’t look much of a good leader compared to Snowball, and that was why he used the nine dogs to kick him out.
The attack on Snowball is an allusion to the way that Stalin forced Trotsky out of the Communist Party in 1928. Though much of the political left gave in to Stalin and claimed to recognize the error of their ways, Trotsky stayed the course. As a result, he was forced into exile and eventually killed in Mexico in 1940 by Ramón Mercader, a member of the NKVD, Stalin's police force. (Shmoop)
Trotsky was a very important person in Russia, just as Snowball is a vital personality on Animal Farm. Trotsky served as the People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs, and played a key role in leading the relatively backward Red Army to victory in the Russian Civil War. (This is like Snowball’s role in the Battle of Cowshed.) (Shmoop)
In the novel, the Windmill is how Snowball imagined the future and how it would spread across England, and since he was an extremely good speech maker, animals would have gain more trust in him, and as Napoleon always working behind the scenes, he didn’t look much of a good leader compared to Snowball, and that was why he used the nine dogs to kick him out.
The attack on Snowball is an allusion to the way that Stalin forced Trotsky out of the Communist Party in 1928. Though much of the political left gave in to Stalin and claimed to recognize the error of their ways, Trotsky stayed the course. As a result, he was forced into exile and eventually killed in Mexico in 1940 by Ramón Mercader, a member of the NKVD, Stalin's police force. (Shmoop)