(n)the political and economic theories of Lenin which provided the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union; the modification of Marxism by Lenin stressed that imperialism is the highest form of capitalism (which shifts the struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries), Syn.Marxism-Leninism
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prop. n. a form of communism based on the writings of Marx and Lenin; called also Marxism-Leninism. Syn. -- bolshevism, collectivism, Marxism-Leninism, Marxism, Sovietism, sovietism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]