Animal Farm

[Unregistered]

What ever, you're just jelious that Russia couldn't be as good as the US.

[Sara]

it's seems that you have a point, even if i am unsure about the real truth, communisn in AF is similar to corrupt communism.

[Lena]

Excuse me? "as good as the US"? Russia is worse off economically, that is true, (we've only had 10 years to develop a market economy and accumulate wealth as opposed to the US who has had it for hundreds of years) but in all other aspects (i.e. culture, education) it is just as good if not better. I am sure you love your country but that doesnt mean that it's flawless or better than another! And no, I am not "jelious" (don't you mean jealous?) and I am pretty sure that the writer of the original comment isn't either.

[Alycia]

You are on the mark there...

[Unregistered]

i think you are definitely right. who knows what's going to happen to the US next

[Trina]

It's nice to get a point of view on Animal Farm from a Russian Born Person. I've always been curious to see both sides on issues. If you look back in history beyond the Communist take over, this story can apply to almost all govermental structures. Even down to a basic company that has its migrant worker's doing all the work and the fat cats at the top or "Executives" changing the rules to make their wallets fatter off the working class. History has a horrible way of repeating itsself in different forms and I think Orwell was just trying to warn his reader's of what can and what has happened.

[Anton Lakshin]

I was born in Russia, Moscow in 1981 and immigrated to the US in 1991. As such I have at least some understanding of what communism, and the US version of Democracy represent. I find it interesting that Animal Farm is always described as only pertaining to the USSR. When Orwell wrote AF the preamble included a warning that the same situation can in fact occur in the UK. I would argue that the state of the US today is very close to what Manor Farm was before the revolution. Like it or not all societies face the same problems of equality, and the ending are laways the same. Orwells ending to his book was quite true to life. He was not there to see the collapse of the USSR, but if he was there I doubt that he would have changed the ending to his book. Today Russia is once again Manor Farm, except this time under the guise of Capitalism and Democracy, just like the US.