Tired of their servitude to man, a group of farm animals revolt and establish their own society, only to be betrayed into worse servitude by their leaders, the pigs, whose slogan becomes: All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Published in 1945, this powerful satire of the Russian Revolution under Stalin remains as vivid and relevant today as Tired of their servitude to man, a group of farm animals revolt and establish their own society, only to be betrayed into worse servitude by their leaders, the pigs, whose slogan becomes: All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. Published in 1945, this powerful satire of the Russian Revolution under Stalin remains as vivid and relevant today as it was on its first publication.