Revolution terminology

1793–94 period of political violence during the French Revolution

In politics, a reactionary is a person who favors a return to a previous state of society which they believe possessed positive characteristics absent from contemporary society. As a descriptor term, reactionary derives from the ideological context of the left–right political spectrum. As an adjective, the word reactionary describes points of view and policies meant to restore a status quo ante. As an ideology, reactionism is a tradition in right-wing politics; the reactionary stance opposes policies for the social transformation of society, whereas conservatives seek to preserve the socio-eco

theory concerning the influence of Communism

Marxist concept of overthrowing capitalism in all countries

in Marxist theory, the strategy of a revolutionary class pursuing its own interests independently and without compromise or alliance with opposing sections of society

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phenomenon whereby the rate of uptake of beliefs, ideas, fads and trends increases the more that they have already been adopted by others

Accelerationism is a range of ideologies that call for the use of capitalism and associated processes to create radical social transformations. Broadly, accelerationism engages with antihumanism, as well as posthumanism, and seeks to accelerate desired tendencies within capitalism at the expense of negative ones, though variants differ greatly on which tendencies and if this will lead beyond capitalism or further into it.

Soviet foreign policy of allowing neighboring Warsaw Pact states to determine their own internal affairs

bottom-up revolution aiming to reorganize all of society

Marxist historiographical term

The period in the French Revolution between Robespierre's fall on 27 July '94 (9 Thermidor II) and the installment of the Directory on 1 November '95, marked by liberalization, right-wing reaction and suppression of the Montagnards/Jacobins.

social revolution in which the working class attempts to overthrow the bourgeoisie

Maoist military strategy

replacement of one political regime (system) with another

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series of revolutions occurring in various locations within a similar time span, generally favouring similar ideologies

actions by a victorious revolutionary government to promote similar revolutions in other states

Concept introduced by Vladimir Lenin

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Vanguardism, a core concept of Leninism, is the idea that a revolutionary vanguard party, composed of the most conscious and disciplined workers, must lead the proletariat in overthrowing capitalism and establishing socialism, ultimately progressing to communism.

thumb|upright=1.2|The War in the Vendée was a royalist uprising against revolutionary France in 1793–1796.

Imposed by the élite

type of geographic area controlled by the military according to an Maoist military strategy

years-long change in political order, in Gramscian discourse

revolution in which a democracy is instituted

strategy of building skills and counterinstitutions

scenario of complete instability of a system