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National Bolshevism.

A heterogeneous current combining radical nationalism with elements of Bolshevik economic and revolutionary politics. Movements bearing this name differ substantially across periods.

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AT A GLANCE

Defining principles

01Nationalist revolutionary politics
02State-directed collectivist economic program

These are broad descriptions of an intellectual tradition. Individual adherents, historical organizations, and governments may differ.

THE PROFILE

How this tradition is modeled

Our model scores positions on independent dimensions. A dimension omitted here is not treated as a neutral belief; it simply isn’t a defining part of this profile.

You National Bolshevism

Political economy

Private property8
Market exchange8
Economic planning100
Worker control63
State ownership98
Organized sectors30
Class politics93

Institutions

Political pluralism5
Centralization100
Civil liberties10

Society & identity

Social hierarchy60
National sovereignty100
Ethnic identity in politics53
Internationalism18

Culture & change

Structural rupture100

Foreign affairs

Use of force88

Scale: 0–100 within each dimension. Bars show relative positioning, not strength of conviction. Unanswered dimensions are omitted.

YOUR PROFILE

You and this tradition

similarity

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THE DISTINCTIONS

Compare with another ideology

National Bolshevismvs.

A revolutionary Marxist tradition advocating a vanguard party, centralized political direction, and predominantly state-owned planned production. Historical states have differed.

Internationalism
National Bolshevism 18Marxism–Leninism 75
Civil liberties
National Bolshevism 10Marxism–Leninism 20
Private property
National Bolshevism 8Marxism–Leninism 0
Class politics
National Bolshevism 93Marxism–Leninism 100
Worker control
National Bolshevism 63Marxism–Leninism 55

Numbers indicate model positions on a 0–100 scale, not a moral ranking or measure of certainty.