Revolutionary Movements Vocabulary

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 a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler

adjective rising in active revolt

• The government deployed troops to suppress the insurgent group in the region.
• The rebels are causing trouble again, the government needs to deal with them.
• The insurgents are up to no good, we need to keep an eye on them.
• The insurgent ideas were spreading like wildfire among the youth.