war communism

English

The positions of the Allied expeditionary forces and of the White Armies in European Russia, 1919.

Etymology

Calque of Russian вое́нный коммуни́зм (vojénnyj kommunízm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɔɹ ˈkɒm.jʊˌnɪzm̩/

Noun

war communism (uncountable)

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

   Synonym: military communism

Translations

economic policy

• Russian: вое́нный коммуни́зм m (vojénnyj kommunízm)
• Spanish: comunismo de guerra m

See also

• War communism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia