Bolsheviks
Definition
The Bolsheviks were a radical, far-left, and revolutionary Marxist faction founded by Vladimir Lenin and Alexander Bogdanov that eventually became the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
Analogy
Think of Bolsheviks as a new football coach with a completely different playbook. They came in with new strategies (Marxist ideologies) that completely changed how the game (Russian society) was played.
Related terms
Vladimir Lenin: He was leader of Bolsheviks who led October Revolution and established first socialist state in world history.
Red Army: This military organization was created by Bolsheviks to fight against anti-Bolshevik forces during Russian Civil War.
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk: This treaty signed by Bolshevik government ended Russia's participation in World War I.
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