Question

Read the passage from Animal Farm.

The animals had now reassembled in the wildest excitement, each recounting his own exploits in the battle at the top of his voice. An impromptu celebration of the victory was held immediately. The flag was run up and "Beasts of England" was sung a number of times, then the sheep who had been killed was given a solemn funeral, a hawthorn bush being planted on her grave. At the graveside Snowball made a little speech, emphasizing the need for all animals to be ready to die for Animal Farm if need be.

Which cultural event from communist Russia does this excerpt most likely allude to?

the Bolshevik Revolution
the end of the Allied invasion of Russia
World War I
the power struggle between Lenin and Stalin

Answer 1

the end of the Allied invasion of Russia

Reason: the scene—animals repelling human attackers, raising the flag, singing the anthem, holding a funeral for a fallen comrade and Snowball’s exhortation to be ready to die—parallels the Red victory in the Russian Civil War when Bolshevik forces (and Trotsky as military leader) defeated White forces and foreign (Allied) intervention, followed by public celebrations and cults of martyrdom.