also: ボリシェビキ · ボルシェヴィキ · ボルシェビキ
noun
Bolshevik
Historical term for a member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, led by Lenin, which seized power in the October Revolution. Often contrasted with メンシェヴィキ (Menshevik).
from Russian Bol'sheviki
See also: メンシェヴィキ
1917年、ボリシェヴィキがロシアで権力を掌握した。
In 1917, the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia.
Most common katakana spelling from Russian Большевики.
Variant spelling reflecting a different transliteration of the Russian 'ль'.
Rare variant combining ボル and ビキ.
Variant spelling; less common than ボリシェヴィキ.
The Mensheviks were the minority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party, opposing the Bolsheviks' revolutionary tactics.
From Russian большевики (bol'sheviki), plural of большевик (bol'shevik), literally 'one of the majority', derived from большинство (bol'shinstvó, 'majority').