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Bolshevist

Bolshevist

9.9
Relating to the Russian political movement that followed Lenin and supported state control
  • adjective
  • /ˈboʊlʃəvɪst/
translation icon : bolchevique
  • The Bolshevist government implemented sweeping changes across Russia after the revolution.

Examples

  • The film depicts the rise of Bolshevist ideology during the Russian Civil War.

  • Many intellectuals were accused of having Bolshevist sympathies in the early twentieth century.

  • The Bolshevist ideology shaped the course of Russian history.

  • Many Bolshevist leaders were influenced by Marxist theory.

  • The Bolshevist revolution fundamentally altered the political landscape of Russia.

  • In the early 1920s, a Bolshevist regime emerged, promoting ideas of socialism and opposition to capitalism.

  • She studied the Bolshevist movement to understand its impact on modern political thought.

Synonyms

Bolshevik
vsBolshevist
11 9.1

Relating to the Russian revolutionary group that took power in 1917

is broader and applies to the ideology and its followers
Marxist-Leninist
vsBolshevist
1 8.6

Supporting the communist ideas of Marx and Lenin

is narrower and focuses on the specific revolutionary movement and its traits
Bolshevistic
vsBolshevist
9.7

Supporting quick, large changes to a country's government and economy, often by a small group taking power

is identical in meaning but differs as an adjective form

Compounds

Judeo-Bolshevist
  • Slur
9.9

A hateful claim that wrongly links Jewish people with communism to attack them

Surface Forms

Bolshevist positive

Morphology

Bolshevist = Bolshevik (transparent) = Bolshevik + ist

Formed by the productive suffix '-ist' added to 'Bolshevik'; the adjective meaning 'relating to Bolshevism/Bolshevik' is directly derived.

Etymology

Bolshevist comes from the name Bolshevik, a Russian political group; that name comes from the Russian root bol'she which means 'more' or 'larger', so they called themselves the 'majority'. So Bolshevist describes ideas or things connected with that group and its politics.