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Meaning & History
Acronym consisting of the Russian word революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution" and the surnames of Энгельс (Engels) and Маркс (Marx), which refer to Friedrich Engels (1820-1895) and Karl Marx (1818-1883).There are also instances where this name is an acronym of (mostly) different words, such as the aforementioned революция (revolyutsiya) meaning "revolution" combined with электрификация (elektrifikatsiya) meaning "electrification" and механизация (mekhanizatsiya) meaning "mechanization" or мир (mir) meaning "peace" as well as "world".This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.A known bearer of this name is the Russian immunologist Rem Petrov (b. 1930).