Napoleon (Animal Farm) which he turns into a dictatorship. Napoleon's greatest crime, however, is his complete transformation into Mr. Jones (original owner of Animal Farm), although Napoleon is a much more harsh and stern master than Mr. Jones is made out to be. In some early French-language versions of "Animal Farm", the pig is named César. More recent translations keep the original name. Napoleon was based on Joseph Stalin, who ruled the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1953. He is presumed to be named after the French emperor. Napoleon and Snowball mirrors the relationship between Stalin and Leon Trotsky. Trotsky supported Permanent Revolution
Animal Farm (song) Kinks songs to be "Animal Farm", "Waterloo Sunset" and "Dead End Street". Ray Davies also seems to be fond of the track. The Judybats, an alternative rock band from Tennessee covered this song on their 1992 album "Down in the Shacks Where the Satellite Dishes Grow". Animal Farm (song) "Animal Farm" is the first track on the second side of the Kinks' 1968 album, "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society". The track was written by the Kinks' main songwriter, Ray Davies. The lyrics of "Animal Farm" visit an escapism theme (one that would be returned to in "Apeman"