Bolshevism
[bohl-shuh-viz-uh m, bol-]
- the doctrines, methods, or procedure of the Bolsheviks.
- (sometimes lowercase) the principles or practices of ultraradical socialists or political ultraradicals generally.
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Also bol·she·vism, Bol·she·vik·ism, bol·she·vik·ism [bohl-shuh-vi-kiz-uh m, bol-] /ˈboʊl ʃə vɪˌkɪz əm, ˈbɒl-/.
Origin of Bolshevism
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Contemporary Examples
What Tismaneau is clear on is how Bolshevism and Nazism both desired a scapegoat to achieve their end goals.
While Bolshevism was a dictatorship of the proletariat, Nazism was a dictatorship with a voting consensus behind it.
Bolshevism was the linchpin that held all the other facets of conspiracy together.
Historical Examples
It was not only starvation that had to be fought; it was approaching anarchy, it was Bolshevism.
Herbert HooverVernon Kellogg
You mean that when Bolshevism rules there are to be rich and poor just the same as at present?
The Crimson TideRobert W. Chambers
Bolshevism will be the law of to-morrow and wear even a higher name than Christianity.
Erik DornBen Hecht
In the Middle East, also, Bolshevism gained important successes.
The New World of IslamLothrop Stoddard
Bolshevism is not only the antithesis of Capitalism but its mortal enemy.
The American EmpireScott Nearing