Viktor Andrushchenko
Doctor of Philosophy, full professor, corresponding member of the NAS and academician of the NAES of Ukraine, rector of the Mykhailo Drahomanov Ukrainian State University
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Abstract. The article addresses the phenomenon of russian bolshevism, a political movement that has spread across the world in different versions and has existed for more than a century.
The spread of Bolshevism unfolded along narratives of extremism, ideological fanaticism, political intolerance, and a propensity for violence. Bolshevik rule in Ukraine was introduced by brutality and repression. Anyone who opposed this system faced the most severe persecution (the Red Terror). At the same time, through their opposition to Bolshevism, they established themselves as authentic actors in the historical process, paved the way for the collapse of the old system, and steadily led the nation on the civilised path of independence and freedom.
The author of the article reflects on how the Marxist doctrine came to emerge in Germany, one of the most developed countries in Europe, spread rapidly across the world, ensnare millions of people, and conquer and retain public power in many countries of the world until the modern era. Thousands of scholars and hundreds of research institutes have worked persistently to understand the essence of Marxism-Leninism.
The study underscores that the victims of Bolshevism are the primary attestation to the malicious nature of the Bolshevik government’s policy and its theoretical and practical inability to resolve sensitive social issues and contradictions. Bolshevism has been cemented in history as a global phenomenon that poses a threat to humanity’s civilisational progress.
Keywords: Bolshevism, Marxism-Leninism, totalitarianism, dictatorship of the proletariat, Holodomor genocide, ruscism, putinism.
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