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Leaders, Ideas, and the Secret Police |
| Directions:
In order to more deeply understand George Orwell’s novel,
Animal Farm, it will be helpful for you to have some background
knowledge of key figures, ideas, and institutions from the Russian Revolution. In class you were asked to consider the following topics: Power, Corruption, Leadership, Rebellion, and an Ideal Society (Utopia). These topics will apply as you learn more about the people and theories below. |
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Karl Marx |
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Marxism Page |
| Marx/Engels Library | |
| Principles of Communism | |
| Marxism made Simple | |
| Karl Marx, 1818-1883 | |
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Vladimir Lenin |
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Vladimir Lenin Works Index |
| http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Lenin | |
| http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/lenin_vladimir.shtml | |
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Leon Trotsky |
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Leon Trotsky |
| Leon Trotsky at Wikipedia | |
| BBC Leon Tortsky | |
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Joseph Stalin |
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Joseph Stalin Reference Library |
| BBC Joseph Stalin | |
| Joseph Stalin at Wikipedia | |
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Secret Police (KGB) |
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Committee for State Security |
| KGB at Wikipedia | |
