Definition

Proper noun: * Nikolai Bukharin: A prominent Bolshevik revolutionary, political theorist, and economist in the early Soviet Union. He was a key leader in the Communist Party and a major figure in the development of Soviet ideology and economic policy before being executed during the Stalinist purges.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • Bukharin was a leading member of the Bolshevik Central Committee.
  • The economic theories of Bukharin initially differed from those of Stalin.
  • Historians often study the trial and execution of Bukharin.

Advanced Usage

• "Bukharinite": (adjective) Relating to or characteristic of the political or economic ideas of Nikolai Bukharin.
  • He held Bukharinite views on agricultural policy, favoring a more gradual approach.

Variants and Related Words

• Bukharinite (n.): A supporter or adherent of the policies and ideas of Nikolai Bukharin.
  • Several Bukharinites were removed from their positions in the late 1920s.

Synonyms

• Bolshevik leader
• Soviet theorist
• Old Bolshevik (refers to the generation of revolutionaries who participated in the Russian Revolution before Stalin's rise)

Related Phrases and Context

• The Right Opposition: The faction within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the 1920s, led by Bukharin, which opposed forced rapid industrialization and advocated for a continuation of the New Economic Policy (NEP).
• The Moscow Trials: A series of show trials in the late 1930s, one of which led to Bukharin's conviction and execution.

Noun

1. Bolshevik leader in Russia who advocated gradual collectivism of the farms; was executed in a purge by Stalin (1888-1938)