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
Anthems in Animal Farm to be replaced and suppressed. The development corresponds to the historical events of 1943, when Joseph Stalin had "The Internationale", previously the anthem of the Soviet Union, replaced with a new, more patriotic national anthem. However, while "Beasts of England" was outlawed in the novel, "The Internationale" was not banned by the Soviet Union at any time and remained as the anthem of the Communist Party. "Beasts of England", the original anthem of the "Animal Farm" corresponds to the famous socialist anthem, "The Internationale", but also alludes to Shelley's "Men of England". In the book, the pig Old Major explains