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Sovietization

Sovietization

9.9
Making a country follow Soviet government, economy, and culture
  • noun
  • /ˌsoʊviəˈtaɪzəʃən/
  • Formal
translation icon : sovietización
  • These guidelines encourage journalists to attack and expose anyone who questions the benefits of non-European immigration and have led to the Sovietization of the entire British media landscape.

Examples

  • It is his speech outlining to the Politburo of the party his general scheme for the Sovietization of Europe from Germany to the Channel.

    Academic text (1996)
  • This quotation is taken from a manuscript on the "Sovietization of Afghanistan" given to me by Professor Majrooh in 1986.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Dollars are the only weapon against the "sovietization" of Europe.

  • In some of Il'f's early essays about Central Asia, he sees Sovietization as a move to universalism, freedom, and progress.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The problem with some theologians is that the idea of moderation simply never crosses their minds; to them, all change or challenges are good, and when one of their colleagues comes under fire, they cry out with claims of "sovietization" of the academy and so on.

    Blog text (2)
  • But I myself had meanwhile, piqued by his arguments and hopeful of closing gaps in my own knowledge, discovered three documents proving Stalin's secret plan to use the war Hitler brought on for the sovietization of all Europe.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Those attitudes were further solidified when the Westerners contemplated the Sovietization Stalin pushed, if sometimes temporarily concealed behind the facade of creating anti-fascist democracy, wherever the Red Army was in control.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The Sovietization of Eastern European countries transformed their political systems and aligned them with Moscow's ideologies.

  • Many historians argue that the Sovietization of Afghanistan had lasting impacts on its governance and social structures.

  • During the process of Sovietization, local cultures often faced significant suppression in favor of communist ideals.

Synonyms

communization
vsSovietization
  • Formal
1 9.9

The process of moving property and businesses from private owners to the state or community

is broader, adding political and cultural influence from a foreign power

Surface Forms

Sovietization singular

Morphology

Sovietization = Sovietize (transparent) = Soviet + ize + ation

The noun is formed from the verb 'Sovietize' with the productive nominalizing suffix '-ation', denoting the process or result.

Etymology

Sovietization comes from Soviet, which itself comes from the Russian Sovet meaning 'council', plus the ending -ization meaning 'the process of making'. So, Sovietization is the process of making a country, region, or institution follow the political, economic, and cultural ways of the Soviet Union.