menshevik
menshevik — noun
- mensheviksingular
- mensheviksplural
1. a person who belonged to the Mensheviks, a moderate socialist faction in early 2
a person who belonged to the Mensheviks, a moderate socialist faction in early 20th-century Russia that broke from Lenin's Bolsheviks in 1903 and believed socialism should be achieved through elections and parliamentary reform rather than violent revolution
Imran's great-grandfather was a Menshevik who fled Russia after the 1917 Revolution.
The history professor explained why the Mensheviks lost to Lenin's Bolsheviks in the end.
Beatriz discovered that her ancestor had been a Menshevik organiser in St Petersburg.
During the 1905 uprising, Mensheviks argued for working with liberal reformers rather than fighting alone.
Adisa wrote her thesis on the debates between Mensheviks and Bolsheviks before the revolution.
- Bolshevik
the rival faction that seized power in the 1917 Revolution and believed in immediate armed uprising
用法筆記
Always capitalised when referring to the historical faction. Refers only to members of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party's moderate wing, not to political moderates in general.
常見錯誤
menshevik — adjective
- menshevikpositive
- more menshevikcomparative
- most mensheviksuperlative
1. describing the political ideas, methods, or members of the Menshevik faction in
describing the political ideas, methods, or members of the Menshevik faction in early 20th-century Russia
The museum displayed old Menshevik newspapers from the years before the First World War.
Hyun studied the Menshevik approach to economic reform in his Russian history course.
The Menshevik leadership met in exile after being driven out of Russia.
Wren found a rare Menshevik pamphlet at the second-hand book market in Tbilisi.
The documentary contrasted Bolshevik tactics with the Menshevik strategy of gradual change.