destalinization
Destalinization (noun) means the process of discrediting and undoing the policies of Joseph Stalin, begun by Nikita Khrushchev. Example: “Destalinization brought the release of many political prisoners held under the old regime.”
How to use destalinization
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUndoing and criticising the policies Stalin had put in place.
It is a formal historical and political term, mostly found in academic and news writing about Soviet history.
Break the word into de- (undo) plus Stalin plus -ization (process) to remember what it describes.
Trace the full origin ↓Fill the gap
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_____ brought the release of many political prisoners held under the old regime.
Etymology
Built from the prefix de-, meaning to undo or reverse, added to the name Stalin, with the noun-forming suffix -ization. It names the reversal of Stalin's policies rather than the man himself.
