Animal Farm: Tsar Nicholas II/Farmer JonesTsar Nicholas II was the last Tsar of Russia and ruled the country in the 19th and 20th centuries. He was overthrown by his own people because he lacked the leadership skills needed to rule Russia. Nicholas was the eldest son of Tsar Alexander III and Princess Dagmar of Denmark. Nicholas became tsar in 1894, after the sudden death of his father, and ruled the largest country in the world, which at the time had a population of 130 million. From the beginning of his reign, people began to get angry with the royal family and wanted better government (“Nicholas”). Farmer Jones, a character from George Orwell's Animal Farm, is the owner of Manor Farm who treats his animals very harshly. He is an alcoholic and this leads him to make bad choices for his farm. This article focuses on the similarities between Tsar Nicholas and Farmer Jones and how they fell from their positions as rulers of Russia and Animal Farm into exile and oblivion. so drunk that he didn't come back until Sunday at noon. The men had milked the cows early in the morning and then gone to raise rabbits, without bothering to feed the animals” (Orwell 38). Mr. Jones abandoned the animals and left them to starve, just as Tsar Nicholas was unaware of how dire the situation in Russia was during famines. He refused to take it seriously and did not help his people. Instead, he “played dominoes for several hours” (Vogt 102) while his people starved and died. Nicholas was finally forced to abdicate. Mr. Jones was forced to leave the farm after the rebellion because he didn't take care of his animals and they were stars... middle of paper ...... because of his choices. Both could have prevented the Russian revolution/rebellion and ruled their country/farm prosperously if they had made the right choices and not neglected their people/animals. Their choices cost them their power and many lives, including their own. Animal Farm shows that the Russian Revolution really didn't help Russia because it failed to eliminate famines or make life better than under the reign of Tsar Nicholas II. Work cited “Tsar of Russia Nicholas II”. Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. 6th edition (2013): 1. Literacy reference center. Internet. December 15, 2013. “Nicholas II”. Historical world leaders. Gale, 1994 United States History in Context. Web December 10, 2013Orwell, George. Animal farm. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1954. Print. Vogt, George. Nicholas II. New York: Chelsea House, 1987. Print