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destalinization

destalinization

9.9
Removing Stalin's power and symbols, like statues and place names, from government and public life
  • noun
  • /dɛˌstælənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
translation icon : desestalinización
  • The destalinization of the Soviet Union led to the removal of many statues of Stalin throughout the country.

Examples

  • The Stalinist period was not static; in fact, significant changes commenced before the more visible destalinization process.

    Academic text (2005)

  • I would appreciate submissions on the following topics in order to create a quarterly/monthly issue: French and Francophone Cinema: exploring France from the margins, Contemporary British Cinema, and Destalinization of Russian Cinema.

    Blog text (14)

  • After the death of Stalin, destalinization efforts aimed to reshape the political landscape of Eastern Europe.

  • Historians often debate the long-term impacts of destalinization on Soviet society and its subsequent reforms.

Synonyms

de-Stalinization
vsdestalinization
1 9.2

Removing Stalin's power, monuments, names, and changing his laws

is written as one lowercased word without a hyphen

How Stalinist

Stalinism
  • Literature
6 9.3
destalinization
9.9

Surface Forms

destalinization singular
destalinizations plural

Morphology

destalinization = destalinize (transparent) = de + Stalin + ize + ation

This is a standard noun formation from the verb 'destalinize', meaning the process of carrying out that action.

Etymology

Destalinization starts with de- meaning 'remove', includes the name Stalin, and ends with -ization meaning 'process'. So destalinization is the process of 'removing' Stalin's influence from a country's government, buildings, and place names, like taking down statues or changing street names.