Russian Revolution and Animal Farm +5 points Animal Farm raises awareness about communist Russia, by comparing the main pigs to the prominent figures in the Russian Revolution. In the commencement of the book, it introduces Old Major and verbalizes him as a father figure to the animals on the farm. The conception of Animalism is allegedly made by Old Major as a way to rule the farm in a more peaceful manner. Animalism is very akin to the theory of Leninism which was brought up by Vladimir Lenin,