1. Leninist - Noun
2. Leninist - Adjective
Of or relating to Vladimir Lenin (Russian: Владимир Ильич Ленин), a Russian revolutionary and politician.
Of or relating to Leninism.
Leninist (plural Leninists)
A person who follows or supports Lenin or the philosophy of Leninism.
Andropov, "a throwback to a tradition of Leninist asceticism", was appalled by the corruption during Brezhnev's regime, and ordered investigations and arrests of the most flagrant abusers. Source: Internet
In the soviet political system, the (Leninist) vanguard party would be one of many political parties competing for elected power. Source: Internet
Were Clinton-era (and earlier) engagement theorists naive to believe that economic reform would necessarily be a precursor to political reform and ultimate dissolution of the Leninist form of government? Source: Internet
Other political persecutions under bureaucratic parties have resulted in a strong historical antagonism between anarchists and libertarian Marxists on the one hand and Leninist Marxists and their derivatives such as Maoists on the other. Source: Internet
De Leonism lies outside the Leninist tradition of communism. Source: Internet
In its aftermath, many of the freedoms introduced during the 1980s were rescinded, as the party returned to a conventional Leninist mold and re-established firm control over the press, publishing, and mass media. Source: Internet