Zubatovshchina

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noun

The creation of police-run trade unions in an attempt to compromise the labour movement.

OriginRussian зуба́товщина →
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Meanings

nounZubatovshchina (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe creation of police-run trade unions in an attempt to compromise the labour movement.

Origin

  1. Russianзуба́товщина
  2. EnglishZubatovshchina

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

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Zubatovshchina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zubatovshchina

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“Zubatovshchina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zubatovshchina. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Zubatovshchina,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Zubatovshchina.

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