Animal Farm is a book written by [[socialist]] [[George Orwell]] in 1946. Satirical in nature, the story characterizes animals taking over a farm, symbolically alluding to the [[communist]] takeover of [[Russia]].
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Animal Farm is a book written by [[socialist]] [[George Orwell]] in 1946. Satirical in nature, the story characterizes animals taking over a farm, symbolically alluding to the [[communist]] takeover of [[Russia]] and the betrayal of the people by their leaders, who impose a totalitatian system consolidating and perpetuating the power of those leaders.