After you have completed the worksheet on the main characters, play detective to discover how other details of Soviet Russia are reflected in "Animal Farm".

This picture shows Alexei Stakhanov, a coal minier, who the Soviet Government held up as an example to other workers. By a combination of sheer hard work and a new method of cutting coal, Stakhanov mined 102 tons at one shift. Before him the average was 6 to 7 tons

Activity 1. In the picture he is seen exhorting workers to match his performance. Say which character refects Stakhanov in Animal Farm and explain why.