Bolshevism

English

/ˈbɒlʃəˌvɪz(ə)m/, /ˈbɑlʃəˌvɪzəm/

noun
Definitions
  • The strategy used by the Bolsheviks in attempting to gain power in Russia.
  • The Communist political ideology adopted by the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Marxism-Leninism.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian большеви́зм (Bolshevism) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bel- (strength, power, cut off, dig) derived from Proto-Slavic *-ьstvo (suffix forming nouns denoting a condition state).

Origin

Proto-Slavic

*-ьstvo

Gloss

suffix forming nouns denoting a condition state

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