war communism

/ˈwɔɹ ˈkɒm.jʊˌnɪzm̩/

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).

Similar
military communism
OriginRussian вое́нный коммуни́зм →
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Meanings

nounwar communism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableeconomicsThe 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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe economic policy of the Soviet Russia from 1918 to 1921 during the Russian Civil War (1917‒23) and the Allied intervention (1918‒25).

Similar
military communism
Also see
military communism

Origin

  1. Russianвое́нный коммуни́зм
  2. Englishwar communism

Calque of Russian вое́нный коммуни́зм (vojénnyj kommunízm).

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Translations

Arabic شُيُوعِيَّةُ الْحَرْب
  • شُيُوعِيَّةُ الْحَرْب (šuyūʕiyyatu l-ḥarb)economic policy
Bulgarian вое́нен комуни́зъм
  • вое́нен комуни́зъм (voénen komunízăm)economic policy
Chinese Mandarin 戰時共產主義 /战时共产主义
  • 戰時共產主義 /战时共产主义 (zhànshí gòngchǎn zhǔyì)economic policy
Czech válečný komunismus
  • válečný komunismuseconomic policy
Danish krigskommunisme
  • krigskommunismeeconomic policy
Dutch oorlogscommunisme
  • oorlogscommunismeeconomic policy
Estonian sõjakommunism
  • sõjakommunismeconomic policy
Finnish sotakommunismi
  • sotakommunismieconomic policy
French communisme de guerre
  • communisme de guerreeconomic policy
German Kriegskommunismus
  • Kriegskommunismuseconomic policy
Greek πολεμικός κομμουνισμός
  • πολεμικός κομμουνισμός (polemikós kommounismós)economic policy
Hindi युद्धरत साम्यवाद
  • युद्धरत साम्यवाद (yuddharat sāmyavād)economic policy
Hungarian hadikommunizmus
  • hadikommunizmuseconomic policy
Indonesian komunisme perang
  • komunisme perangeconomic policy
Italian comunismo di guerra
  • comunismo di guerraeconomic policy
Japanese 戦時共産主義
  • 戦時共産主義 (senji kyōsanshugi)economic policy
Korean 전시공산주의
  • 전시공산주의 (jeonsigongsanjuui)economic policy
Latvian kara komunisms
  • kara komunismseconomic policy
Lithuanian karo komunizmas
  • karo komunizmaseconomic policy
Norwegian Bokmål krigskommunisme
  • krigskommunismeeconomic policy
Polish komunizm wojenny
  • komunizm wojennyeconomic policy
Portuguese comunismo de guerra
  • comunismo de guerraeconomic policy
Romanian comunism de război
  • comunism de războieconomic policy
Russian вое́нный коммуни́зм
  • вое́нный коммуни́зм (vojénnyj kommunízm)economic policy
Slovak vojnový komunizmus
  • vojnový komunizmuseconomic policy
Spanish comunismo de guerra
  • comunismo de guerraeconomic policy
Swedish krigskommunism
  • krigskommunismeconomic policy
Turkish savaş komünizmi
  • savaş komünizmieconomic policy
Ukrainian воє́нний комуні́зм
  • воє́нний комуні́зм (vojénnyj komunízm)economic policy
Vietnamese cộng sản thời chiến
  • cộng sản thời chiếneconomic policy
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