also: ボルシェヴィズム · ボルシェビズム · ボリシェビズム
noun
Bolshevism
Refers to the political ideology and movement of the Bolshevik faction in early 20th-century Russia, leading to the establishment of the Soviet Union. Used in historical and political contexts.
from Russian Bol'shevizm
ロシア革命でボリシェヴィズムが広まった。
Bolshevism spread during the Russian Revolution.
彼はボリシェヴィズムの理論を研究している。
He is studying the theory of Bolshevism.
Borrowed from Russian большевизм (Bol'shevizm), derived from большинство (bol'shinstvó, 'majority'), referring to the Bolshevik faction that gained a majority at the 1903 party congress.