Leninism
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the political and economic theories of Lenin
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another name for Marxism-Leninism
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To justify their reforms, Khrushchev and later Mikhail Gorbachev claimed to be returning to true, humane Leninism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
One would introduce me to what Leninism was.
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 25, 2019
I don't see how you can conflate the leader of the British Labour Party and Leninism or Communism.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2017
His alleged Leninism is to be found here.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 7, 2016
It came to be used interchangeably with Leninism, as a synonym.
From Bolshevism The Enemy of Political and Industrial Democracy by John Spargo
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