Red Vienna

proper noun

The capital of Austria between 1918 and 1934, during which the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria maintained almost total control.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. colloquialhistoricalThe capital of Austria between 1918 and 1934, during which the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Austria maintained almost total control.

    Unlink the beacon of Red Vienna, the more brutal and totalitarian the Soviet experiment became, the less socialism seemed to able to offer a moral alternative to barbarism. Stalin's greatest betrayal of all.

    2023, Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World, Penguin, →ISBN, page 295
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APA

Red Vienna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Vienna

MLA

“Red Vienna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Vienna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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