Squealer

Pravda Newspaper

-"Pravda" is defined as truth - First issued May 5, 1912 - Aim: Publicize labor activism and expose working conditions in Russia - The paper was closed and re-opened many times for censorship



Squealer

- Round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble movement - Able to turn "black into white" (11) - Brilliant talker, shrill voice - Ability to persuade others to believe him - The communication between Napolean and the farm animals

How Are They Para llels? aaaaaa Pravda aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Squealer - Also a way for foreign governments and foreign communist parties to access aaa information ||  || Squealer became the communication between Napolean and the farm animals. ||  || - Such as offical policies and policy changes ||   || Squealer delivered messages from Napolean such as: aaa Snowball is a trader (55) aaa The changing of the commandments aaa Boxer's death (85) ||  || - The news paper would change their presentation to appeal to their audience to keep sss them still interested ||  || As Napolean changed the commandments, Squealer also changed to accomadate the rules. He changed the rules on the side of the farm and persuaded everyone to agree to the new rules. ||  || to use the slogan "Four legs good, two legs bad" ||   || - Examples of state bodies: Komsomolskaya Pravda was the organ for Komsomol dd organization and Pionerskaya Pravda was the organ of the Young Pioneers - Examples of regional areas: Polyarnaya Pravda in Murank Oblast, Pravda Severa in Arkhangelsk Oblast, and Moskovskaya in Moscow ||   || Squealer and Napolean spread word to the birds to expand the rebellion to other farms so animals would have freedom from humans. ||  ||
 * Ran by Leon Trotsky until Josef Stalin ran him out and took over the newspaper ||  || Once Napolean ran Snowball off the farm and the animals were frightened, Squealer made a speech anouncing the bravery of Napolean for becoming the leader. He was able to convince the farm that the animals sometimes make the wrong decision and Napolean knows best. (39) ||   ||
 * Became the communication between the Soviet Communist Party and its followers
 * Primary role was to deliver instructions and messages
 * As the members of the party shifted, so did Pravda
 * Processed letters, slogans, tales of heroic feats, and denunciation of class enemies ||  || Squealer led weekly meetings with songs such as "Beasts of England" or allowed the sheeps
 * State bodies started adapting Pravda to their own nations as well as regional Communist Party newspapers

Refer ences


 * Brooks, J. (2000). Thank You, Comrade Stalin! Soviet Culture from Revolution to Cold War. New aaaa Jersey: Princeton University Press.
 * Kenez, P. (1985). The Birth of the Propaganda State: Soviet Methods of Mass Mobilization, 1917 - aaaa 1929. New York: Cambridge University Press.
 * Lenoe, M. (1998). "Agitation, Propaganda, and the 'Stalinization' of the Soviet Press, 1922 - 1930." aaaa Pennsylvania: Carl Beck Papers in Russian and East European Studies.
 * Propaganda Investigative Assets: Insights. (n.d.) Retrieved from []
 * Roxburgh, A. (1987). Pravda: Inside the Soviet News Machine. New York: George Brazillier.

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