Animal Farm - Types of Government & Russian Revolution Leaders

Monarchy

Form of government with king/queen (czar) at the head.

Democracy

"Rule by the people" ➡️ elect officials to represent them

Socialism

Overthrow capitalism; all citizens share equally in economic resources as allocated by a democratically- elected government

Communism

Property and economic resources are owned by the government

Totalitarian

Government takes total control over every aspect of public and personal life. Many Communist countries are also this.

Fascism

Government takes total control over every aspect of public and personal life. Many Communist countries are also Totalitarian.

Joseph Stalin

Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953)

Leon Trotsky

Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the army

Vladimir Lenin

Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924).

Karl Marx

Father of Communism

Wrote the Communist Manifesto.

Allergory

Story in which characters, things, or actions represent or lead to a strong moral or lesson

Russian Revolution

The revolution against the monarchical government and Czar Nicholas II. A provisional government was created before Lenin and the Bolshevik party took control and made Russia Communist.

Bolsheviks

Political party behind the Russian Revolution.