George Orwell's Animal Farm and 1984 are famous works that use allegory to critique totalitarianism and misuse of power. Animal Farm depicts the Russian Revolution and rise of Stalin through the story of farm animals who revolt against their human farmer. Key characters and events in the novel parallel those of the Russian Revolution, with Napoleon representing Stalin. The work shows how the ideals of equality and prosperity for all devolved into a dictatorship as bad as the previous human leadership.

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