Question

read the excerpt from animal farm.
that evening squealer explained privately to the other animals that napoleon had never in reality been opposed to the windmill. on the contrary, it was he who had advocated it in the beginning, and the plan which snowball had drawn on the floor of the incubator shed had actually been stolen from among napoleon’s papers. the windmill was, in fact, napoleon’s own creation. why, then, asked somebody, had he spoken so strongly against it? here squealer looked very sly. that, he said, was comrade napoleon’s cunning. he had seemed to oppose the windmill, simply as a maneuver to get rid of snowball, who was a dangerous character and a bad influence. now that snowball was out of the way, the plan could go forward without his interference. this, said squealer, was something called tactics. he repeated a number of times, “tactics, comrades, tactics!” winking
which aspects of russian history does the passage most reflect? select three options.
□ the corruption of those in power
□ propaganda spread to induce confusion
□ the isolation of the tsars from the people
□ the rebellion of the people
□ stalin’s attempt to expand industry

Explanation:

1. the corruption of those in power: Napoleon (representing Stalin - like figures) manipulates the truth about the windmill, showing how those in power corruptly alter narratives for their gain, similar to power corruption in Russian history (e.g., Soviet leadership manipulations).
2. propaganda spread to induce confusion: Squealer spreads false information (claiming the windmill was Napoleon's idea, reversing previous stances) to confuse the other animals, mirroring Soviet propaganda tactics to control the populace.
3. Stalin’s attempt to expand industry: The windmill in Animal Farm symbolizes industrialization. Napoleon's push for the windmill (after eliminating Snowball) reflects Stalin's drive to expand industry in the Soviet Union, as the windmill represents industrial progress.

The options "the isolation of the tsars from the people" is about tsarist times, not the Soviet era reflected here, and "the rebellion of the people" is about the initial revolution, not the later power - play and industrialization aspects shown in the excerpt.

Answer:

A. the corruption of those in power
B. propaganda spread to induce confusion
E. Stalin's attempt to expand industry