And here we are in the middle of the long and fruitful leadership of Vladimir Lenin and... Wait a second, is that Joseph Stalin's music?? Welcome to Part Two of our series on George Orwell's Animal Farm! Thia week we are taking a dive into the history behind this book so we can better understand what exactly Orwell was hoping for us to learn from it. Sydney gives us a brief look at the life of Orwell (but for a detailed summary check out Part Two of our 1984 series), discusses the Russian Revolution that changed the country from the ground up, and points out what aspects of that history Orwell has placed in his novella! Then be sure to join us back next week when we put all the pieces together and analyze the book, telling you just how good we think it is!

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