counterrevolutionaries
Counterrevolutionaries are individuals or groups who oppose a revolution or the revolutionary regime that has seized power, with the aim of restoring the pre-revolutionary social, political, or economic order. The term is used across different eras and ideologies to describe actors who resist radical political change or seek to reverse it.
The label can apply to armed fighters, political activists, or state actors, and may reflect a broad
Historical usage varies by context. In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, Bolshevik authorities described rival
The concept is contested. Critics argue that labeling dissent as counterrevolutionary can legitimize suppression of civil
Because the meaning shifts with time and regime, "counterrevolutionary" is a loaded, context-dependent term that requires