Anti-Sovietism

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Anti-Sovietism (Russian: антисоветчина, romanized: antisovetchina) or anti-Soviet sentiment refers to persons and activities that were actually or allegedly aimed against the Soviet Union or government power within the Soviet Union.^[1]

Three common uses of the term include the following:

• Anti-Sovietism in international politics, such as the Western opposition to the Soviet Union during the Cold War as part of broader anti-communism.
• Anti-Soviet opponents of the Bolsheviks shortly after the Russian Revolution and during the Russian Civil War.
• Soviet citizens (allegedly or actually) involved in anti-government activities.

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