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Definition of Marxism-leninism
1. Noun. The political and economic theories of Lenin which provided the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union; the modification of Marxism by Lenin stressed that imperialism is the highest form of capitalism (which shifts the struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries).
Definition of Marxism-leninism
1. Proper noun. A communist ideological stream that emerged as the mainstream tendency amongst the Communist parties in the 1920s as it was adopted as the ideological foundation of the Communist International during Stalin's era, and was later adopted by the People's Republic of China, Cuba, Vietnam, and several other nations. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Marxism-leninism
Literary usage of Marxism-leninism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Documents of Dissent: Chinese Political Thought Since Mao by James Chester Cheng (1980)
"Therefore, if revising Marxism-Leninism is revisionism, then the "Thought of Mao
Tse-tung" is a [kind of] revisionism of Marxism- Leninism and Mao Tse-tung ..."
2. Hope for South Africa? by Lewis H. Gann, Peter Duignan (1991)
"Marxism-Leninism promised to "unshackle" the means of production from the constraints
... But wherever Marxism- Leninism has been tried in the world, ..."
3. Lenin's Legacy: The Story of the Cpsu by Robert G. Wesson (1978)
"If Lenin had departed from European Marxism and Social Democracy, Stalin deepened
the divorce (ultimately turning Marxism-Leninism into Marxism- ..."
4. Hostage to Revolution: Gorbachev and Soviet Security Policy, 1985-1991 by Coit D. Blacker (1993)
"For these analysts, at least through the early 1980s, a deep familiarity with
Marxism-Leninism is the key to an informed, persuasive understanding of Soviet ..."
5. Russia, Ukraine, and the Breakup of the Soviet Union by Roman Szporluk (2000)
"... a unity otherwise threatened by the failure of Marxism-Leninism. (It would
let the Balts secede, however, which should win it mass support in Riga, ..."
6. Breaking with Communism: The Intellectual Odyssey of Bertram D. Wolfe by Bertram David Wolfe, Robert Hessen (1990)
"... so that thoughtful dissenters who wish to challenge the brutalities of
Marxism-Leninism in practice can often proceed under an umbrella of quotations ..."
7. The Cold War in Asia edited by James G. Hershberg (1996)
"This would be a crime before the world working class, it would be a retreat from
the holy of holies of the Communists—from the teaching of Marxism-Leninism. ..."
8. The Middle East and North Africa: The Challenge to Western Security by Peter Duignan, Lewis H. Gann (1981)
"If the West will only take up the gauntlet, Marxism-Leninism cannot prevail.
In the short run, since we cannot reduce our dependence on oil from the area, ..."
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