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# Animal Farm is the story of the Russian Revolution
just substituting the characters and settings.

I agree 1984 (oh shut up) is more inventive, and I repsect the fact that you like it more, but I don't.
(, Sun 24 Feb 2008, 20:16, archived)
# it's not just the revolution
it's a good 50 years starting with marx's original theories and ending with the start of the downfall of the USSR.

but it's still fictional. as i said up there ^^^^ somewhere, it's a fantastic political analogy, but it is (deliberately) far from the facts.
if it wasn't it wouldn't have stood the test of time. I first read it when i was about 8, and obviously didn't get any of the political references. also, if it was the full story of the revolution it'd be dull. as apart from the major events (which are all referenced) it was (as most revs are) quite dull
(, Sun 24 Feb 2008, 20:28, archived)