Witness History | George Orwell and Animal Farm

Based on Animal Farm by George Orwell

The novel Animal Farm was an allegory about the dangers of Soviet communism and of the communist leader Joseph Stalin. It was first published just after the end of World War Two.

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  • Type: Analysis
  • Channel: BBC World Service
  • Duration: 9'00''
  • Broadcast date: 2017
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