BOLSHEVISM


Meaning of BOLSHEVISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbōl-shə-ˌvi-zəm, ˈbȯl-, ˈbäl- ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized

Date: 1917

1. : the doctrine or program of the Bolsheviks advocating violent overthrow of capitalism

2. : Russian communism

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.