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Meanings of Stalinism in English

Portuguese
despotismo
Catalan
tirania
Spanish
despotismo

A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

despotismo
Russian
сталинская диктатура
Portuguese
socialismo soviético
Spanish
régimen stalinista
Catalan
estalinisme

Theory and practice for developing a communist society.

Related terms
сталинская диктатура
Usage of Stalinism in English
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It didn't require a great mind to see what Stalinism was.
The Guardian
2
What I do not understand is her obvious passion for Marxism, Leninism, Stalinism.
Reuters
3
A changed outlook or bitter experience may wean him from Stalinism.
The God That Failed
4
His experiences will inform his indictment of Stalinism in the book Nineteen Eighty-Four.
The Guardian
5
Moral revulsion against Stalinism and the behaviour of its agents in Spain is justified.
The Guardian
6
But these days, Stalinism is out and holiday-makers are in.
News.com.au
7
But he now seems to have sensed that Stalinism would not change its spots.
A writer at war: vasily grossman with the red army
8
How could these intellectuals accept the dogmatism of Stalinism?
The God That Failed
9
In turn, it became a racial mix held in by the steel bands of Stalinism.
The Irish Times
10
It practices what I like to call Coconut Stalinism.
The sex lives of cannibals: adrift in the equatorial pacific
11
The ideology was an improbable mix of Stalinism (Enver Hoxha-inspired), Maoism and Albanian chauvinism.
Terrorists and Freedom Fighters
12
If Leninism begot the fascism of Mussolini, it was Stalinism which made possible the Nazi Leviathan.
Modern Times
13
I turned back to Mullin to see how he'd react to this sudden descent into Stalinism.
Running the books: the adventures of an accidental prison librar...
14
This person sees a manifestation of unreconstructed Stalinism.
The Irish Times
15
During the harshest days of Stalinism, Hungary built a fence along the border, complete with a minefield.
Reuters
16
What can Soviet citizens do about Stalinism?
The God That Failed