destalinise
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Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To remove or reverse the influence, policies, or effects associated with Joseph Stalin or Stalinism from a government, political system, or society.
Usage
- This verb describes a deliberate political and social process, typically undertaken by a state or governing body.
- It is used in historical and political contexts, specifically regarding the Soviet Union and other communist states.
- The action is performed on a system, country, or institution (e.g., to destalinise a country, a party, a bureaucracy).
Examples
Advanced Usage
- "Destalinisation" (noun): The process or policy of destalinising.
- The period of destalinisation was marked by the release of political prisoners.
- Often appears in the passive voice: "to be destalinised."
- After the secret speech, the cult of personality was gradually destalinised.
Variants and Related Words
- Destalinize: The preferred spelling in American English.
- Destalinisation (n) / Destalinization (n): The related noun form denoting the process.
- De-Stalinise: A less common variant with a hyphen.
Synonyms
- De-Stalinize: (Identical meaning, alternative spelling/hyphenation)
- Liberalize (in this specific context): To make a system less rigid and repressive, though this is a broader term.
- Reform (in this specific context): To change a system by removing its Stalinist characteristics.
Antonyms
- Stalinise / Stalinize: To impose or adopt Stalinist policies and methods.
Verb
- counteract the effects and policies of Stalinism
- Russia was slowly destalinized in the late 1950's