Etymology

Yezhov

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Today it means: A surname from Russian; especially when referring to Nikolai Yezhov, NKVD chief under Stalin's administration and one of the main architects of the Great Purge. Full definition →

Russian Ежов
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromЕжов
  2. English todayYezhov

Borrowed from Russian Ежов (Ježov).

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