anti-Soviet
adjective
an·ti-So·vi·et
ˌan-tē-ˈsō-vē-ˌet 
-ˈsä-,
-vē-ət,
ˌan-tī-
: opposing or hostile toward the Soviet Union or Soviet ideology
If the officer in charge of Britain's anti-Soviet plans was a Soviet agent himself, how could any anti-Soviet operation succeed?—
Phillip Knightley
Phillip KnightleyDozens of Stinger missiles, left over from the 1980s anti-Soviet resistance, are thought to remain hidden in Afghanistan and Pakistan.—Ben Farmer
Ben Farmer… the authorities in Beijing were even more staunchly anti-Soviet than most Americans.—Arthur Waldron
Arthur Waldron
anti-Sovietism
noun
Their views have been characterized by a visceral anti-Sovietism, a commitment to achieving as much military edge over the Soviet Union as possible …
—Ken Booth
Ken Booth
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The idea of armed resistance echoes aspects of the Reagan Doctrine, the Cold War-era strategy in which the U.S. backed anti-Soviet resistance movements around the world, from Afghanistan to Nicaragua.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
For leading protests and spreading anti-Soviet rhetoric and poetry, he was institutionalized.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Stus died in 1985 in the Russian Perm-36 labour camp, where he had been imprisoned for anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda.
—Flora Bigham, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
Their marketing campaigns took care to avoid anti-Soviet hostility by emphasizing aspects of Russian culture disconnected from contemporary geopolitics.
—Time, 4 June 2025
In the early Cold War, the Western powers increasingly preferred to shelve war crimes prosecutions in order to fortify West Germany as an anti-Soviet bulwark.
—Gary J. Bass, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Tom Nichols: Stalin’s revenge From a liberal point of view, comparing the anti-Soviet revolutions of 1989 with the illiberal revolutions today might seem scandalous.
—Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Hungary’s Cold War-era anti-Soviet uprising looms large in the country’s consciousness as a symbol of its heroic struggle for independence and self determination.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
In eastern Europe, anti-Soviet othering was strong during the 1980s and 1990s but appears to have faded as memories of the Cold War have become more distant.
—Jeff D. Colgan, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
For leading protests and spreading anti-Soviet rhetoric and poetry, he was institutionalized.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Stus died in 1985 in the Russian Perm-36 labour camp, where he had been imprisoned for anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda.
—Flora Bigham, ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
Their marketing campaigns took care to avoid anti-Soviet hostility by emphasizing aspects of Russian culture disconnected from contemporary geopolitics.
—Time, 4 June 2025
In the early Cold War, the Western powers increasingly preferred to shelve war crimes prosecutions in order to fortify West Germany as an anti-Soviet bulwark.
—Gary J. Bass, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Tom Nichols: Stalin’s revenge From a liberal point of view, comparing the anti-Soviet revolutions of 1989 with the illiberal revolutions today might seem scandalous.
—Ivan Krastev, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Hungary’s Cold War-era anti-Soviet uprising looms large in the country’s consciousness as a symbol of its heroic struggle for independence and self determination.
—Justin Spike, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024
In eastern Europe, anti-Soviet othering was strong during the 1980s and 1990s but appears to have faded as memories of the Cold War have become more distant.
—Jeff D. Colgan, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
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“Anti-Soviet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Soviet. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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