Etymology

Zubatovshchina

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Today it means: The creation of police-run trade unions in an attempt to compromise the labour movement. Full definition →

Russian зуба́товщина
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromзуба́товщина
  2. English todayZubatovshchina

Borrowed from Russian зуба́товщина (zubátovščina), named after Sergei Vasilyevich Zubatov.

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