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Revisionism — may refer to: *Fictional revisionism, the retelling of a story with substantial alterations in character or environment, to revise the view shown in the original work *Marxist revisionism, a pejorative term used to describe ideas based on a… … Wikipedia
revisionism — /ri vizh euh niz euhm/, n. 1. advocacy or approval of revision. 2. any departure from Marxist doctrine, theory, or practice, esp. the tendency to favor reform above revolutionary change. 3. a departure from any authoritative or generally accepted … Universalium
Revisionism — In one sense Marxism embraces revisionism based as it is on a constant dialectic between theory and practice, and with an emphasis on change and development. Vladimir Ilich Lenin, Leon Trotsky, Rosa Luxemburg, Mao Zedong, Frantz Fanon the list … Historical dictionary of Marxism
revisionism — [[t]rɪvɪ̱ʒənɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) Revisionism is a theory of socialism that is more moderate than normal Marxist theory, and is therefore considered unacceptable by most Marxists. [FORMAL] The Guardian says the reforms come after… … English dictionary
Revisionism (Marxism) — Eduard Bernstein, originator of the original Revisionism … Wikipedia
Revisionism (fictional) — In fiction, revisionism is the retelling of a story or type of story with substantial alterations in character or environment, to revise the view shown in the original work. Unlike most usages of the term revisionism, this is not generally… … Wikipedia
revisionism — noun Date: 1903 1. a movement in revolutionary Marxian socialism favoring an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary spirit 2. advocacy of revision (as of a doctrine or policy or in historical analysis) • revisionist noun or adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
revisionism — noun /rɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm/ a) the advocacy of a revision of some accepted theory, doctrine or a view of historical events b) an evolutionary form of Marxism … Wiktionary
Revisionism — See Fulfillment Policy … Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik
revisionism — Synonyms and related words: Bohemianism, Bolshevism, Castroism, Communist Information Bureau, Communist Party, Fabianism, Maoism, Marxian socialism, Marxism, Marxism Leninism, Stalinism, Titoism, Trotskyism, beatnikism, communism, conversion,… … Moby Thesaurus
