Meanings
nounStalinism (usually uncountable, plural Stalinisms)
plural Stalinisms
- uncountableusuallyThe Communist philosophies espoused by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.
- uncountableusuallyThe act or state of living in accord with the communist philosophies of Stalin.
- uncountableusuallyThe political system that put into practice — by means of governance, implementing policies, enforcing laws, etc. — the communist philosophical theory of Stalin in the Soviet Union from the 1920s and in the Soviet satellite states from the late 1940s to Stalin's death in 1953.
There are no crime[s] in history more terrible than the Moscow Trials of Zinoviev-Kamenev, and the- of Pyatakov-Radek. These trials developed not from communism, not from socialism, but from Stalinism: that is from the irresponsible despotism of the bureaucracy over the people.
c. 1930 - 1939, Leon Trotsky, 1:14 from the start, in Trotsky Speech In Mexico (1930-1939), British Pathé
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
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Translations
Arabic سْتَالِينِيَّة
- سْتَالِينِيَّة (stālīniyya)Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Bulgarian сталини́зъм
- сталини́зъм (stalinízăm)Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Catalan estalinisme
- estalinismeCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Chinese Mandarin 斯大林主義 /斯大林主义
- 斯大林主義 /斯大林主义 (Sīdàlín zhǔyì)Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Czech stalinismus
- stalinismusCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Danish stalinisme
- stalinismeCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Dutch stalinisme
- stalinismeCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Esperanto stalinismo
- stalinismoCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Estonian stalinism
- stalinismCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Finnish stalinismi
- stalinismiCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
French stalinisme
- stalinismeCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
German Stalinismus
- StalinismusCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Greek σταλινισμός
- σταλινισμός (stalinismós)Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Hebrew סְטָלִינִיזְם
- סְטָלִינִיזְם (stalinízm)Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Hindi स्टालिनवाद
- स्टालिनवाद (sṭālinvād)Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Hungarian sztálinizmus
- sztálinizmusCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Icelandic stalínismi
- stalínismiCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Indonesian stalinisme
- stalinismeCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Italian stalinismo
- stalinismoCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Japanese スターリニズム, スターリン主義
- スターリニズム (sutārinizumu)Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
- スターリン主義 (sutārinshugi)Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Korean 스탈린주의
- 스탈린주의 (seutallinjuui)Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Latvian staļinisms
- staļinismsCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Lithuanian stalinizmas
- stalinizmasCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Norwegian Bokmål stalinisme
- stalinismeCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Polish stalinizm
- stalinizmCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Portuguese stalinismo, estalinismo
- stalinismoCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
- estalinismoCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Romanian stalinism
- stalinismCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Russian сталини́зм
- сталини́зм (stalinízm)Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Slovak stalinizmus
- stalinizmusCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Spanish estalinismo
- estalinismoCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Swedish stalinism
- stalinismCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Thai ลัทธิสตาลิน
- ลัทธิสตาลิน (lát-tí-sà-dtaa-lin)Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Turkish Stalinizm, Stalincilik
- StalinizmCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
- StalincilikCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Ukrainian сталіні́зм
- сталіні́зм (stalinízm)Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Vietnamese chủ nghĩa Xít Ta Lin
- chủ nghĩa Xít Ta LinCommunist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Yiddish סטאַליניזם
- סטאַליניזם (stalinizm)Communist philosophies espoused by Josef Stalin
Cite this entry
APA
Stalinism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stalinism
MLA
“Stalinism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stalinism. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stalinism,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stalinism.
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