Cold War History Terms

noun A member of the majority faction of the Russian Social Democratic Party, which was renamed the Communist Party after seizing power in the October Revolution of 1917.

• The Bolsheviks were a faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party.
• The Bolsheviks were the group that eventually came to power in the Russian Revolution.
• The Bolsheviks were the cool rebels who took over Russia.
• The Bolsheviks were like the ultimate underdogs who ended up on top.

noun The study or analysis of the policies, practices, and personnel of the Soviet government or any other authoritarian government

• Kremlinology is the study and analysis of the politics and policies of the Soviet Union and Russia.
• Some people still practice Kremlinology to try to understand the inner workings of the Russian government.
• I'm not into all that Kremlinology stuff, I just want to know what's really going on.
• Trying to decipher the intentions of the Kremlin is like a game of Kremlinology, full of mystery and intrigue.