麻豆社

An analysis of how and why the workers' paradise represented in George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' became a brutal dictatorship. as well as an analysis of Stalin's purges and perversion of values that led to the spread of terror throughout the USSR. The use of startling statistics and black and white images portray the extent to which Stalin was prepared to go to maintain power. The most evocative being cinematic footage of a show trial that resulted in an inevitable guilty verdict and penalty of death. We hear the relevance of this to George Orwell, his first-hand experiences of the wrath of Stalin and why he bore him such a personal grudge that is exposed throughout 'Animal Farm'.