Etymology

Yezhovshchina

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Today it means: A period of intense political repression and mass purges in the Soviet Union during the late 1930s, particularly from 1937 to 1938. Full definition →

Russian ежовщина
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromежовщина
  2. English todayYezhovshchina

Borrowed from Russian ежовщина (ježovščina). Named after Russian secret police official Nikolai Yezhov.

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