Meanings
stalinization1
nounstalinization (uncountable)
alternative Stalinization
- uncountablegovernmentThe process of stalinizing.
In the other countries under Soviet suzerainty, cultural Stalinization was for various reasons more thorough and more destructive.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume III: The Breakdown, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozkład (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 174
Stalinization2
nounStalinization (uncountable)
- alternativeuncountableAlternative form of stalinization
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounsocial process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin
Similar
Stalinisation
Broader
social process
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian сталиниза́ция
- сталиниза́ция (stalinizácija)the process of stalinizing
Czech stalinizace
- stalinizacethe process of stalinizing
French stalinisation
- stalinisationthe process of stalinizing
German Stalinisierung
- Stalinisierungthe process of stalinizing
Polish stalinizacja
- stalinizacjathe process of stalinizing
Russian сталиниза́ция
- сталиниза́ция (stalinizácija)the process of stalinizing
Slovak stalinizácia
- stalinizáciathe process of stalinizing
Ukrainian сталініза́ція
- сталініза́ція (stalinizácija)the process of stalinizing
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