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Stalinism
[ stah-luh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- the principles of communism associated with Joseph Stalin, characterized especially by the extreme suppression of dissident political or ideological views, the concentration of power in one person, and an aggressive international policy.
Stalinism
/ ˈɑːɪˌɪə /
noun
- the theory and form of government associated with Stalin: a variant of Marxism-Leninism characterized by totalitarianism, rigid bureaucracy, and loyalty to the state
Stalinism
- The form of Marxism associated with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin . Stalinism emphasizes the repression of all dissent, often by brutal means; a rigid adherence to government management of economic life; and the domination of all communist movements worldwide by the Soviet Union . In holding to these beliefs, Stalin opposed Leon Trotsky . ( See Trotskyism .)
Derived Forms
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of Stalinism1
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Example Sentences
Kelman said that the system of "turning in your friends to the government" was reminiscent of "Soviet Stalinism."
There's another distortion in Marxist thought, what you described as "the monster known as Stalinism."
"Communism survived the deaths of Stalin and Mao, but Stalinism and Maoism did not."
As Hannah Arendt so insightfully observed in her landmark work “The Origins of Totalitarianism”, Stalinism and Hitlerism were the two major totalitarian movements of the first half of the 20th century.
"But this is not a firing squad. This is not Stalinism," he said.
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