Animal Farm as a Satire

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…in Russia after the Bolshevik Revolution. The events narrated in Animal Farm continuously refer to events in history, the Russian Revolution. In other words, Animal Farm is not only a charming fable and a political satire; it is also an allegory. Of course Animal Farm can be enjoyed as a completely fictitious fable for younger audiences. But to understand the book as fully as possible, it is futile to pay attention to the historical allegory.