Lenin

= __VLADIMIR LENIN__: =




 * Vladimir Lenin was born on April 22nd, 1870. Early in his life, Lenin's brother was executed for plotting to assassinate the Czar and Lenin's sister was exiled from Kazan. These events, combined with the radical ideas that Lenin was exposed to while at Kazan University, are typically believed to have contributed to Lenin becoming a professional revolutionary.[1]


 * Lenin was later exiled to Siberia and married his wife, Nadezhda Krupskaya. While in Siberia, Lenin became a prominent figure in the revolutionary movement at the time and became the leader of the Bolsheviks.[3]


 * Lenin helped inspire revolution and led the Bolsheviks in the October Revolution, which occurred in October of 1917.[4] Lenin died not long after the October Revolution on January 24th, 1924. Vladimir Lenin's corpse was displayed in a mausoleum on Moscow's Red Square.[1]



= = = __ANIMAL FARM__: = Vladimir Lenin is represented by old Major.


 * "During the next three months there was much secret activity. Major's speech had given to the more intelligent animals on the farm a completely new outlook on life" (Orwell, 1992, p. 11).
 * Major had inspired revolution in the animals, similar to how Lenin had helped inspire revolution in Russia.
 * "Three nights later old Major died peacefully in his sleep" (Orwell, 1992, p. 11).
 * Old Major died three days after having his impact on the revolution and Lenin died seven years after. Both died not long after leaving their impact.
 * "The skull of old Major, now clean of flesh, had been disinterred from the orchard and set up on a stump at the foot of the flagstaff, beside the gun" (Orwell, 1992, p. 40).
 * Like Lenin, part of old Major's remains was preserved and was displayed for the public.
 * "He was twelve years old and had lately grown rather stout, but he was still a majestic-looking pig, with a wise and benevolent appearance" (Orwell, 1992, p. 3).
 * Lenin had a reputation for having a short, but respected, appearance. This is similar to how old Major was described above.

= __CITATIONS__: = 1. British Broadcasting Corporation. (n.d). // Vladimir Lenin (1870 - 1924) //. Retrieved from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/

2. Orwell, G. (1992). //Animal Farm//. Evanston: McDougal Littell.

3. Rappaport, H. (2009, October). In the company of Lenin. //History Today//, 59(10), 66+. Retrieved from: http://ic.galegroup.com/

4. The Russian Revolution. (2009). //Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. History//. Retrieved from: http://ic.galegroup.com

Images: "Vladimir Lenin". Retrieved from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ "Lenin Embalmed". Retrieved from: http://telegraph.co.uk/