DE-STALINIZATION

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Social process of neutralizing the influence of Joseph Stalin by revising his policies and removing monuments dedicated to him and renaming places named in his honor

Example:

his statue was demolished as part of destalinization

Synonyms:

de-Stalinisation; de-Stalinization; destalinisation; destalinization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("de-Stalinization" is a kind of...):

social process (a process involved in the formation of groups of persons)

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