animal farm

Old Major: Represents Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin 

Snowball: Represents Leon Trotsky 

Napoleon: Represents Joseph Stalin 

Squealer: Represents propaganda 

Boxer: Represents Russian laborers and workers 

Mr. Jones: Represents Czar Nicholas II 

Mr. Frederick: Represents Adolf Hitler 

The windmill: Represents the modernization projects in Soviet Russia after the Russian Revolution 

The cows: Represent people who base their decisions on expected returns 

Clover: A kind and caring horse who sees the faults in Napoleon's rule

The dogs: Represent secret organizations of the police

The hens: Brave protesters about their eggs being taken

Mollie: A horse that is happy to be ruled by humans

Moses: Jones' pet raven, also a preacher

The young pigs: Speak out against Napoleon and are executed as a result

The sheep: Interrupt debate on the farm with chants of "four legs good, two legs bad"