Anthems in Animal Farm "Socialism in One Country". The song itself is most likely a reference to the State Anthem of the Soviet Union. As Napoleon became more powerful, he replaced "Animal Farm!" with another anthem, again written by Minimus. The anthem praised and glorified Napoleon, attributing many of the successes on the farm to him, even though he had little or no role in them. The poem marked the general happy feeling towards the rule of Napoleon at the time in the book and was painted on the wall of the big barn opposite the Seven Commandments. It was capped by a portrait
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