Bolshevik
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It ends 80 years later when his grandson Emanuel, the head of the family business, flees the new Bolshevik regime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
In the years after Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, many Russian Jews supported and participated in the country that became known as the Soviet Union.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2024
They married on 25 October 1980, which was, Su was fond of pointing out, the anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution.
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
The parade was held in Poland’s capital, which was vastly destroyed during World War II, on the anniversary of the 1920 Battle of Warsaw, in which Polish troops defeated Bolshevik forces advancing on Europe.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 15, 2023
She was concerned about the Bolshevik revolution in Russia, too.
From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield
Pretty, sharp-witted, she married Reed in 1917, followed him from Greenwich Village to Moscow, became a champion of the Bolsheviki, a close friend of Lenin.
From Time Magazine Archive
He belonged to the "Lesser Group" or "Mensheviki" of his party, in contradistinction of the "Larger Group" or "Bolsheviki."
From Time Magazine Archive
This at last pushed the Bolsheviki so close to the wall that they began the "Red Terror."
From Time Magazine Archive
He at first refused the German terms, but the continued advance of German troops into the heart of Russia eventually forced the Bolsheviki to sign far worse terms of peace.
From Time Magazine Archive
The actual course pursued by the Bolsheviki has rendered them completely helpless in the face of German aggression.
From Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 by Various
In June 1918 the Bolsheviks nationalized the oil industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
"In history last year we did the Bolsheviks and Nazi Germany, and then you can sort of forget about that and then focus in on what we're doing this year," Ailbhe said.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
Leadership values change, but being placed under permanent house arrest by the Bolsheviks at the luxury Hotel Metropol in “A Gentleman in Moscow” doesn’t stop Alexander from dressing the aristocratic part.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2024
The gold was confiscated after the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia in 1917.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
The Bolsheviks were led by Vladimir Lenin, a man of bold and energetic ideals who had been urging revolution for more than twenty years.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
