White or White- (белый, бело-), was a political term used as an adjective, noun or a prefix by
Bolsheviks to designate their real and alleged enemies of all sorts, by analogy with the
White Army.
White-Guardist ("белогвардеец"): a member of the "White Guard". The members of the
White movement never applied the term "White Guardist" to themselves. Also, White-Guardists were called simply "Whites" ('белые', 'беляки') by their opponents.
White Poles (белополяки): a term that appeared during the
Polish–Soviet War,[1] and later reemerged during the annexation of a part of
Poland in
World War II.
White-Finn (белофинн): a term introduced during the unsuccessful attempt to initiate a revolution in
Finland in 1917-1918, and reintroduced as part of the
propaganda related to the preparation of the
Winter War against Finland. the term continued to be in the subsequent use, e.g., in the context of the
East Karelian uprising.
White-Cossacks (белоказаки):
cossack military that fought against the Bolsheviks during the Civil War.
White-Esers (белоэсеры): the supporters of the anti-Bolshevik
Eser party (as opposed to
Left Socialist-Revolutionaries, which split by the end of 1917 and sided with Bolsheviks during the Civil War). The term was widely used in, though not limited to,
Siberia, where they led the regionalist
Provisional Siberian government, and were known as 'right Esers' or simply 'the Esers' elsewhere.
These terms were supposed to distinguish, e.g., "good Poles" from "bad Poles", and usually bore a derogatory gist.
References
^Critical Companion to the Russian Revolution, 1914-1921, 1997,
ISBN0253333334,
p 101
White or White- (белый, бело-), was a political term used as an adjective, noun or a prefix by
Bolsheviks to designate their real and alleged enemies of all sorts, by analogy with the
White Army.
White-Guardist ("белогвардеец"): a member of the "White Guard". The members of the
White movement never applied the term "White Guardist" to themselves. Also, White-Guardists were called simply "Whites" ('белые', 'беляки') by their opponents.
White Poles (белополяки): a term that appeared during the
Polish–Soviet War,[1] and later reemerged during the annexation of a part of
Poland in
World War II.
White-Finn (белофинн): a term introduced during the unsuccessful attempt to initiate a revolution in
Finland in 1917-1918, and reintroduced as part of the
propaganda related to the preparation of the
Winter War against Finland. the term continued to be in the subsequent use, e.g., in the context of the
East Karelian uprising.
White-Cossacks (белоказаки):
cossack military that fought against the Bolsheviks during the Civil War.
White-Esers (белоэсеры): the supporters of the anti-Bolshevik
Eser party (as opposed to
Left Socialist-Revolutionaries, which split by the end of 1917 and sided with Bolsheviks during the Civil War). The term was widely used in, though not limited to,
Siberia, where they led the regionalist
Provisional Siberian government, and were known as 'right Esers' or simply 'the Esers' elsewhere.
These terms were supposed to distinguish, e.g., "good Poles" from "bad Poles", and usually bore a derogatory gist.
References
^Critical Companion to the Russian Revolution, 1914-1921, 1997,
ISBN0253333334,
p 101