What does the October 12 Anniversary in Animal Farm symbolize?

Question by alex.: What does the October 12 Anniversary in Animal Farm symbolize in the Russian Revolution?
For an english test we are trying to make connections between things in the novel “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, and the events of the Russian Revolution. What can the anniversary of October 12 in the book, symbolize from the revolution?

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Answer by Pharaoh
The parallels between Animal Farm and Soviet History

http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/animal-farm-background-info.htm

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http://www.bookrags.com/notes/af/

http://www.shmoop.com/animal-farm/

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/animalfarm/

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