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Stalinist

Stalinist

11 7.4
About Joseph Stalin, his policies, or the time he led the Soviet Union
  • adjective
  • /ˈstɑːlɪnɪst/
translation icon : estalinista
  • The political system is essentially Stalinist, with extensive nationalist trimmings.
  • Stalinist regime
  • Stalinist state
  • Stalinist propaganda

When he when you ask him why he uses this, he says that's a Stalinist image.

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Examples

  • The legacy of dynastic rule and Mao's Stalinist state is still a major fact of life in China.

    Academic text (1995)

  • As time passes, the problems of the Stalinist model become more and more obvious.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Did the Stalinist Soviet Union act out of genuine concern for national survival?

    Academic text (1996)

  • The starting point for Poland's leap to the market economy is the country's Stalinist economic legacy.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Nonetheless, I think that this obstacle, inherited from the Stalinist past, is a surmountable one.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The Stalinist drive toward rapid industrialization in the 1930s and China's Great Leap.

    Academic text (1997)

  • Similar ideological distortions of cultural tradition have been registered in most East European literatures of the Stalinist age.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The oppressive atmosphere of the conference reminded him of Stalinist tactics used to silence dissent.

  • Many historians analyze the impact of Stalinist policies on the Soviet economy during his leadership.

  • The exhibition featured art that critiqued the Stalinist regime and its impact on culture in the Soviet Union.

Surface Forms

Stalinist positive

Morphology

Stalinist = Stalin (transparent) = Stalin + ist

Formed directly from the proper name 'Stalin' plus the relational/agentive suffix '-ist', so learners who know 'Stalin' can infer the relation.

Etymology

Stalinist comes from the name Stalin, which itself comes from stal meaning 'steel', plus the ending -ist that shows connection or belonging. So Stalinist as an adjective means 'relating to Stalin, his policies, or the time he was leader', used for styles, actions, or rules from that time.