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) eighth track on said album. However, the track was eventually used as the B-side to the Japanese only single, "Village Green". The track was also released on The Kinks' compilation album "Picture Book", and an alternate stereo mix of the track made its debut on the 2004 Sanctuary Records special deluxe edition of "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society". "Animal Farm" has received positive feedback from reviewers. J.H. Tompkins of "Pitchfork Media" said of "Animal Farm", "There's a clue to who [Davies] was in the song 'Animal Farm', which opens with a cascade of chords played on a