Which historical circumstance most likely influenced the writing of this passage? life under the rule of Lenin’s communist Russia, in which everyone shared and prospered the farm during World War II, when many people died from battle as well as starvation agriculture and farming under the reign of the Romanovs, when there was food for the rich tyranny during Stalin’s dictatorship, in which he distorted the tenets of communism

From this story and the indian saying which precedes it, what can the reader conclude about the culture in which the tale is set? a) they believe that death is always signified by pigeons flying away. b) they think that the behavior of creatures in the natural world can indicate things that will happen to people. c) they believe that honest, hard work provides relief from the ravages of the natural world. d) they think that death isn't the end, but only the beginning of a new life.