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Animal Farm (1946) is an anti-Stalinist "fairy story" by George
Orwell. The story is a satirical allegory of the Russian
Revolution,[1] particularly directed against Stalin's Russia.
The story's concept of "animalism" is used by Orwell to portray
a generic view of socialism, similar to that first expounded by
Karl Marx (Old Major), who Orwell believed was naive in thinking
that his philosophy would actually work. Orwell, although
agreeing with the overall concept of equality through
socialism,[2] was critical of Marx because he didn't take into
account the greed and jealousy which would eventually undermine
the entire philosophy.[3] This idea was shown through Napoleon
and the other pigs, who, through persuasion and force became the
dominant authority on the farm. When Napoleon outlaws the
"Beasts of England" anthem, he is demonstrating the ruthlessness
of a state in which the initial ideal of socialism as a way to
ensure equality among animals has