red terror

See also: Red Terror

English

Etymology

Red is the traditional color of the communist movement, which was the official ideology of the Soviets during early Soviet Russia.

Noun

red terror (countable and uncountable, plural red terrors)

1. (politics) Coordinated violence committed by communists, socialists, or other left-wing groups against (actual or perceived) class enemies.

Antonyms

• white terror

Translations

violence

• Belarusian: чырвоны тэрор m (čyrvóny terór)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 紅色恐怖／红色恐怖 (hóngsè kǒngbù)

• Finnish: punainen terrori
• German: Roter Terror m
• Japanese: 赤色テロ (ja) (sekishoku tero)
• Russian: красный террор (ru) m (krasnyj terror)
• Spanish: terror rojo m
• Swedish: röd terror c
• Ukrainian: червоний терор m (červonyj teror)