A brilliant and concise political allegory that exposes the brutal reality of the Soviet Union, demonstrating how a noble revolution can inevitably descend into a new, more oppressive tyranny.

Animal Farm is set on Manor Farm, where the mistreated animals—led by the pigs, Snowball and Napoleon—rise up against their human farmer, Mr. Jones, in pursuit of a utopian society founded on equality and freedom. The animals establish seven commandments built on the principle that “All animals are equal.”

However, as the more intelligent and manipulative pigs assume leadership, the ideals of the revolution are gradually and systematically betrayed. The cunning pig Squealer uses propaganda to rewrite history, while the brutal Napoleon employs dogs to eliminate his rivals. The novel tracks the slow, terrifying transformation of the farm’s governing principles until the original seven commandments are reduced to a single, horrifying maxim: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” The ultimate fusion of the pigs with their former human oppressors reveals the complete failure of the utopian dream.