Bolshevik

/ˌboʊlʃəˈvɪk/

Other forms: Bolsheviki; Bolsheviks

Definitions of Bolshevik

1. noun

   a Russian member of the left-wing majority group that followed Lenin and eventually became the Russian communist party
   synonyms: Bolshevist

   examples:

   Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin

   Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by Stalin (1888-1938)

   Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov

   Russian founder of the Bolsheviks and leader of the Russian Revolution and first head of the USSR (1870-1924)

   Lev Davidovich Bronstein

   Russian revolutionary and Communist theorist who helped Lenin and built up the army; he was ousted from the Communist Party by Stalin and eventually assassinated in Mexico (1879-1940)

   type of:

   commie, communist

   a socialist who advocates communism
2. noun

   emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries
   synonyms: Marxist, bolshie, bolshy, red

   type of:

   radical

   a person who has radical ideas or opinions
3. adjective

   of or relating to Bolshevism
   “Bolshevik Revolution”

   synonyms: Bolshevist, Bolshevistic