Bolshevik

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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

It marked the Polish defeat of Russian-led Bolshevik forces in 1920.

From BBC • Aug. 15, 2023

The parade was held in Poland’s capital on the anniversary of the 1920 Battle of Warsaw, in which Polish troops defeated Bolshevik forces advancing on Europe.

From Washington Times • Aug. 15, 2023

Titled The Snow Forest, the story revolves around a Russian family who escapes early Bolshevik Russia to live in decadeslong seclusion in remote Siberia.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2023

Around her, the Red Army of Lenin’s Bolshevik Party was fighting to crush opposition groups that sprang up after the fall of the Russian Empire.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein