Counter-revolutionary

As a counter-revolution (from the Latin contra = against ) or counter-revolution is called the revolution a real or perceived opposing forces, classes, and activities, as well as directives inside and outside of which emerged from the Revolution State against this state or its system efforts of individuals, groups or states. The counter-revolution has settled the goal of making the achievements of a revolution you made and restore the old state power, as well as with the revolution and bloody circumstances.

The concept of counter-revolution first appeared in the context of the French Revolution of 1789 and described the efforts of their opponents Joseph de Maistre, Louis de Bonald, among other things, restore the overthrown monarchy.

The socialist systems, who saw themselves as emerged from the proletarian revolutionary states, the internal opposition against them is often referred to as counter-revolutionary - even decades after the founding of the state and each completely independent of the actual political positions of the respective opposition. The same is true today, among other things, the People's Republic of China, North Korea and Cuba.