war communism
/ˈwɔɹ ˈkɒm.jʊˌnɪzm̩/
war communism noun: the economic policy of the Soviet Russia from 1918 to 1921 during the Russian Civil War (1917‒23) and the Allied intervention (1918‒25).
Noun
war communism (uncountable)
- The economic policy of the Soviet Russia from 1918 to 1921 during the Russian Civil War (1917‒23) and the Allied intervention (1918‒25).
- Synonyms:
- military communism
war communism meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Indonesian and Vietnamese
war communism in Hindi
- economic policy
- युद्धरत साम्यवाद yuddharat sāmyavād
war communism in Arabic
- economic policy
- شُيُوعِيَّةُ الْحَرْب šuyūʕiyyatu l-ḥarb
war communism in Indonesian
- economic policy
- komunisme perang
war communism in Vietnamese
- economic policy
- cộng sản thời chiến
Synonyms of war communism
Origin of war communism
Calque of Russian вое́нный коммуни́зм (vojénnyj kommunízm).
Questions about war communism
- What does war communism mean?
- War communism means the economic policy of the Soviet Russia from 1918 to 1921 during the Russian Civil War (1917‒23) and the Allied intervention (1918‒25).
- What is war communism in Hindi?
- War communism in Hindi is युद्धरत साम्यवाद (yuddharat sāmyavād). See War communism meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is war communism?
- War communism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce war communism?
- War communism is pronounced /ˈwɔɹ ˈkɒm.jʊˌnɪzm̩/.
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