oprichnina

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noun

The period of Russian history between 1565 and 1572 during which Tsar Ivan the Terrible instituted a domestic policy of secret police, mass repressions, public executions, and confiscation of land from Russian aristocrats.

OriginRussian опри́чнина →
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Meanings

nounoprichnina (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableThe period of Russian history between 1565 and 1572 during which Tsar Ivan the Terrible instituted a domestic policy of secret police, mass repressions, public executions, and confiscation of land from Russian aristocrats.
  2. historicaluncountableThis domestic policy.

    Starting with Ivan the Terrible, whose “oprichnina” destroyed the ancient boyar families, eliminating any alternative to the state and sovereign as principal character throughout our history.

    2014, N.N., Sputnik & Pogrom, A brief guide to the Russian psyche

Origin

  1. Russianопри́чнина
  2. Englishoprichnina

Borrowed from Russian опри́чнина (opríčnina).

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Translations

Bulgarian опри́чнина
  • опри́чнина (opríčnina)period of Russian history
Czech opričnina
  • opričninaperiod of Russian history
Dutch opritsjnina
  • opritsjninaperiod of Russian history
Estonian opritšnina
  • opritšninaperiod of Russian history
French opritchnina
  • opritchninaperiod of Russian history
German Opritschnina
  • Opritschninaperiod of Russian history
Greek οπρίτσνινα
  • οπρίτσνινα (oprítsnina)period of Russian history
Hebrew אופריצ׳נינה
  • אופריצ׳נינה (opríchnina)period of Russian history
Japanese オプリーチニナ
  • オプリーチニナ (opurīchinina)period of Russian history
Korean 오프리치니나
  • 오프리치니나 (opeurichinina)period of Russian history
Polish oprycznina, opricznina
  • opryczninaperiod of Russian history
  • opriczninaperiod of Russian history
Portuguese opríchnina
  • opríchninaperiod of Russian history
Russian опри́чнина
  • опри́чнина (opríčnina)period of Russian history
Slovak opričnina
  • opričninaperiod of Russian history
Spanish opríchnina
  • opríchninaperiod of Russian history
Turkish opriçnina
  • opriçninaperiod of Russian history
Ukrainian опри́чнина
  • опри́чнина (oprýčnyna)period of Russian history
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Chicago

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