The left-wing majority group of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party that adopted Lenin's theses on party organization in 1903.
The word Bolshevik, an emotionally charged term in English, is derived from an ordinary word in Russian, bol'she, "bigger, more," the comparative form of bol'sho, "big." The plural form Bol'sheviki was the name given to the majority faction at the Second Congress of the Russian Social Democratic Workers' Party in 1903 (the term is first recorded in English in 1907). The smaller faction was known as Men'sheviki, from men'she, "less, smaller," the comparative of maly, "little, few." The Bol'sheviki, who sided with Lenin in the split that followed the Congress, subsequently became the Russian Communist Party. In 1952 the word Bol'shevik was dropped as an official term in the Soviet Union, but it had long since passed into other languages, including English.
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by Lily<3 May 23, 2006
1. substitute word used in place of "bull shit" so you wont get in trouble with teachers.
2. bullshit or shit
Pronounce the syllable "bol" like "bull" to give more flavor
2. bullshit or shit
Pronounce the syllable "bol" like "bull" to give more flavor
by jack February 10, 2004
The Marxist party that came into power in Russia via a revolution in 1917. Ruled russia until 1991 when the USSR was disbanded and formed the CIS nations. The Bolsheviks wore red as a symbol for extreme leftism, and hence, everything they did was called a red action
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