Animal Farm is a satire about the Russian revolution and communism. Tired of serving their owner, the animals in a farm decide to revolt and created a utopian society wherein every animal could live freely and work according to its ability. The intelligent pigs became the supervisors of the farm. Soon, however, power and greed turned the pigs from simple companions to ruthless dictators. What follows in the story is the saga of the hapless animals' lives under the tyranny of the pigs. Through this brilliantly written and intelligently crafted story of the animal farm, the author brings out his criticism of communism - as he saw it being practiced in many parts of the world in the mid-20th century - in a humorous and touching way. Read it for a classic political satire and range of human emotions characterized by the farm's 'comrades'.