All 17 Uses
communism
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- Everything he did was to serve the Rodina (Motherland), a word that had mystical connotations to a Russian and, along with V. I. Lenin, was the Communist party's substitute for a godhead.†
Chpt 1.communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- Marko's father, Aleksandr Ramius, had been a hero of the Party, a dedicated, believing Communist who had served Stalin faithfully and well.†
Chpt 1.
- As a boy, Ramius sensed more than thought that Soviet Communism ignored a basic human need.†
Chpt 3. *communism = an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- By choice Marko became individual in his thinking, and so unknowingly committed the gravest sin in the Communist pantheon.†
Chpt 3.communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- Probably the finest seaman in Russian history, Marakov's reputation as a patriot and an innovative fighting sailor was sufficiently unblemished that a Communist government would eventually see fit to name a missile cruiser in his memory.†
Chpt 3.
- With the missile officer, it was because he was a Jew; though his parents had always been committed, believing Communists, neither they nor their son was ever trusted.†
Chpt 3.communists = people who support an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- Sometimes Padorin suspected that he was too much a sailor and not enough a Communist.†
Chpt 5.communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- He was a career diplomat, having served in a number of posts throughout the Western world, and a thirty-year member of the Communist party's Foreign Department.†
Chpt 8.
- Petchukocov had been a faithful Communist since joining the Octobrists as a boy—but damn it!†
Chpt 8.
- His position as general secretary of the Communist Party was not entirely secure.†
Chpt 9.
- While one might recognize the inequities of life under Communism and yearn for justice, religious freedom, a chance to develop as an individual, another might simply want to get rich, having read about how greedy capitalists exploit the masses and decided that being an exploiter has its good points.†
Chpt 11.communism = an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- There's the fundamental historical enmity, and the Russians seem to forget that the Poles are Polish first, Communists second.†
Chpt 13.communists = people who support an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- He's the Communist version of an eagle scout, a genuine New Soviet Man.†
Chpt 16.communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- Ryan hoped they would succeed and make their transition from Communism to freedom.†
Chpt 16.communism = an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- From what little he knew of Communism, he had expected everyone to be fairly equal.†
Chpt 17.
- It made a lot more sense to look at what Communism built.†
Chpt 17.
- The zampolit was a good Communist, but he was a surface ship officer who didn't belong on submarines, Tupolev thought.†
Chpt 17.communist = someone who supports an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
Definitions:
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(1)
(communism) an economic system that abolishes private ownership of property with the goal of a classless society
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)