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Animal Farm & Russian Revolution
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Bloody Sunday
Tsarist troops open fire on a peaceful demonstration of workers in St. Petersburg. -
Tsar Promises Constitution
General Strike sweeps Russia which ends when the Tsar promises a constituion. -
Government insurrection
In response to the suppression of the St. Petersburg Soviets, the Moscow Soviet organises a disastrous insurrection that the government suppresses after five days. -
The Duma
The promised Parliament, the Duma, is dissolved when it produces an anti-government majority even though elected on a narrow franchise. -
Germany declares war with Russia- World War I
With the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serbian nationalist, Gavrilo Princip, Austria declared war on Serbia on July 28, 1914. Germany and Austria were allies as well as Russia and Serbia. Once Serbia went to war, Russia to assisted Austria by mobilizing their troops- beginning WW I in Russia and ending workers's riots.
*The animals on the farm were rioting against Jones and one day attacked, sending him off the farm, beginning the struggle for the farm. -
Soviet Army opens fire on civilians
The Soviet Troops begin shooting civilians in Petrograd (St. Petersburg) after several days of protests. Later, an agreement is reached with the Petrograd Soviet and the Provisional Governement.
*The Battle of Cowshed-when the animals defend against Mr. Jones. Then later Napolean befriends the humans and enages in trade for him to get whiskey and money- also changing the commandements, "No animal shall enagage in trade." and, "No animal shall drink alcohol." to fit his "needs" and more closely. -
Abolition of the Death Penalty
Russia gets rid of the death penalty, and then reinstates it about two months later on July 12th. Then on October 27 the death penalty was abolished again.
*Napolean changed the commandment from; "No animal shall kill another animal," and he added, "without casue." so he could punish the animals in a way he wanted to and eliminate the animals that might pose a threat to him being the leader. -
"Aprils Days" Opposition to Milyukov outbreaks
Foreign Minister Milyukov tells the allies that war is going on unchanged and then opposition builds against him and boils over due to his refusual to renounce annexations. -
Russia attacks Austria Hungary
Russia begins to launch their attack on Austria Hungary. -
Constituent Assembly Elections
The Russians had the chance to vote for their leader and Lenin wanted to say they had a democracy so he had the Constituent Assembly elections. Victor Chernov won the vote but since they didn't vote the way Lenin had anticipated or wanted, he dissolved the vote and went back to being in control.
*Napolean said the farm was going to become a deomcracy and they would vote for a president, in which he was the only nominee for election. -
Supporters of Mikhailov arrested
Three ministers of the Siberian Government who support Milhailov, the finance minister, are captured and forced to resign. The third refuses and is hacked to death.
*When Napolean holds a meeting and animals come forward saying they helped Snowball and he has them killed. -
New Economic Policy
The peasants are uneasy throughout the country and begin uprisingso the New Economic Policy gives them the right to sell their extra grains.
*Napolean needs money for the farm so he has the hens start selling their eggs, saying that is their contribution to the revolution. -
Stalin becomes General Secretary
Lenin appoints Stalin the General Secretary of the Soviets. -
Lenin Dies
When Lenin dies, Trotsky and Stalin are left to try and run Russia. Trotsky is overpowered by Stalin and eventually pushed out of power. It's clear that Stalin is the one who is taking complete control over the country.
* When Old Major dies, Napolean and Snowball take charge and then when everyone starts to agree with Snowball and Napolean disagrees, he's run off the farm and exiled so Napolean has total power. -
Stalin and Bukharin join forces
Stalin joins Bukharin against Zinoviev, Kamenev, and Trotsky to overthrow them and take control. Stalin, Zinoviev and Kamenev were Lenin's right-hand men when he was still alive and in office.
*Napolean has plans to overthrow Snowball and take total power and enlists Squealer to help him, they also use the dogs (the Secret Police) -
Stalin expells United Opposition Policy
In 1926, Trotsky, Zinoviev, and Kamenev enactedthe United Oppostion Policy to oppose Stalin. Stalin immediately got rid of this policy and expelled the people.
*Napolean kept changing the commandments to fit his wants so he had no limits on what he could do. -
Stalin forms his Secret Police
Stalin renames the Secret Police the People's Comissarial for Internal Affairs (NKVD). They had expansive power and could do pretty much as they pleased and were used by Stalin as a tool of fear during the Great Terror of the 1930's.
*Napolean took the puppies and trained them to be his special bodyguards and they acted as his Secret Police. They listened only to Napolean and took direct orders from him. -
Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact
Also known as the Treaty of Non-Agression between Germany and the Soviet Union, the treaty was signed in Mosow in an agreement that Hitler's army would not invade the Soviet Union and Stalin would not attack Germany. Hitler however, disregarded the pact and invaded the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941 during the Battle of Stalingrad.
*Napolean had an agreement with Mr. Frederick to come and pick up the lumber, but Mr. Frederick decieved Napolean and gave him fake money and took off with the lumber.
