George Orwell's "Animal Farm" was published in 1945 during Stalin's reign, and Orwell being a British man was barred from releasing "Animal Farm', it was censored to avoid conflict with the Russians who were Britain's ally at the time."Animal Farm" was censored because "Animal Farm" is a satire of Stalin's reign over Soviet Russia. Although "Animal Farm" was and still is a contreversial novel, it is still considered as one of the best English-language novels by Time Magazine. It pokes fun at Communism's fundementals and harshly criticizes its impact on the world. The book points out Communism's flaws and shows how it can never really be an efficient form of government. "Animal Farm" also points out its susceptibility to corruption, its need to oppress and its tendency to collapse on itself and Orwell took all that Communism held sacred and exposed it for what it really is, a misguided ideal and an incompetent form of government.