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Animal Farm Animal Farm is a satire on the Russian government in the phases before during and after the Russian Revolution. It was written in 1945 by a Mr. George Orwell, who did not want to come right out and write a scathing attack on the Russian government because, at the time, Russia had just helped defeat Germany in the war. As it was, Orwell found it hard to get someone to publish Animal Farm because …

…how, even when someone has a good idea, if it puts too much power in one person it is sure to fail. Also, it shows how when an idea gets used, it can always be compacted to suit the wants of the leader. One example of this is when the list of commandments is slowly shortened until it takes away nearly all regulations with "All Animals Are Equal But Some Are More Equal Than Others."