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Russian Revolution Begins
Beginning of Russian Revolution. Czar's government falls. Stalin rushes to St. Petersburg to claim power. -
Animals Overthrow Jones
The animals in Animal Farm rebel against Jones. Napoleon is quick to take up a position of leadership. -
Stalin is Elected
Stalin is elected General Secretary of the Communist Party. -
Napoleon Takes Leadership
Napoleon assumes a position of power at Animal Farm after Jones is overthrown. -
Stalin Rewrites History
Stalin has history rewritten to show him as a national hero. -
Napoleon Changes the Past
Napoleon has official documents changed to discredit Snowball and show himself as a champion of Animal Farm. -
Stalin Banishes Trotsky
After publicly denouncing Trotsky several times, Stalin expels Trotsky from Russia. -
Napoleon Drives Away Snowball
Napoleon runs Snowball off Animal Farm when Snowball's ideas garner much favor. -
Stalin's First Five-Year Plan Begins
The first of Stalin's five-year plans commences. -
Work Begins on Windmill at Animal Farm
The animals begin to work on a windmill on Napoleon's orders. -
Stalin Alienates Kulaks
Stalin announces "liquidation of the kulaks as a class" since they refused to give up their land. -
Napoleon Isolates Hens
Napoleon cuts off hens food and forbids the other animals to communicate with them because they refused to give up their eggs to Mr. Whymper. -
Terrible famine across the Soviet Union
Millions die of starvation in the Soviet Union while under Stalin's rule. -
Food Shortage at Animal Farm
With Napoleon as leader, there is a food shortage to all the working animals at animal farm. -
Stalin Begins to Purge Ranks
Zinoviev, Kamenev, and their allies confess and are executed. Start of "The Great Terror" caused by Stalin's paranoia. Many "show trials" proceed. -
Napoleon Has Animals Killed
Napoleon executes many of the animals on the farm on the grounds of aiding Snowball in treacherous deeds. False confessions are made by victims. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact is Signed
Stalin negotiates a pact with Hitler to ally Russia and Germany. -
Animal Farm and Pinchfield Trade
Napoleon decides to sell timber to Frederick at Pinchfield Farm -
Hitler invades Soviet Union
Hitler betrays his agreement with Stalin and bombs Russia. -
Frederick Blows Up Windmill
After cheating Napoleon out of money for timber, Frederick blasts the windmill to pieces.
