| − | *'''[[Dissident]].''' In [[Soviet]] times, the [[MSM|Western media]] routinely referred to opponents of the Soviet regime as "dissident". However, these opponents rejected the term. The term in [[Russia]], which [[historically]] has no [[separation of church and state]], has a [[religious]] connotation of opposition to the [[Russian Orthodox Church]]. In the Russian language, the entire Soviet regime and system was "dissident". When translated, the term implied these opponents were actually sympathetic to the Soviet regime. | + | *'''Dissident.''' In [[Soviet]] times, the [[MSM|Western media]] routinely referred to opponents of the Soviet regime as "dissident". However, these opponents rejected the term. The term in [[Russia]], which [[historical]]ly has no [[separation of church and state]], has a [[religious]] connotation of opposition to the [[Russian Orthodox Church]]. In the Russian language, the entire Soviet regime and system was "dissident". When translated, the term implied these opponents were actually sympathetic to the Soviet regime. |