Study the timeline of Russian history, and read the passage from chapter 1 of Animal Farm. A timeline of Russian history from 18
90 to 1940. The imperial guard killed protestors in 1905, Tsar Nicholas the second is assassinated in 1918, Lenin and Stalin establish the U S S R in 1922, and Lenin dies in 1924. All the animals were now present except Moses, the tame raven, who slept on a perch behind the back door. When Major saw that they had all made themselves comfortable and were waiting attentively he cleared his throat and began: "Comrades, you have heard already about the strange dream that I had last night. But I will come to the dream later. I have something else to say first. I do not think, comrades, that I shall be with you for many months longer, and before I die I feel it my duty to pass on to you such wisdom as I have acquired. I have had a long life, I have had much time for thought as I lay alone in my stall, and I think I may say that I understand the nature of life on this earth as well as any animal now living. It is about this that I wish to speak to you." Which historical figure does Old Major most likely represent? Tsar Nicholas II an imperial guard Vladimir Lenin Joseph Stalin
Based on the speech he gave, we can infer that Old Major is meant to represent<u> Vladimir Lenin. </u>
Vladimir Lenin:
Was the founder of the Soviet Union
Was the most prominent Communist and many relied on him for direction
Old Major addresses the animals as "Comrades" which is usually used by Communists and seemed to be very prominent in their midst. He also dies off early. These are all parallels to Lenin so he must represent Lenin.
When trying to emphasize that a certain action lasted for some time in the past, or if you're trying to describe two actions happening simultaneously in the past, you'll use Past Continuous e.g She was cooking for three hours straight.
