Stalinism

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Recent Examples on the Web And sometimes, this language which is used by the authorities could be compared with the language of Stalinism, the situation of the late 1940s and early 1950s, in terms of rhetoric, the absurdity of this rhetoric, and the absurdity of repressions. Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 11 Jan. 2024 Putinism has a chance to outlive Putin, but Russian history, including the history of Stalinism, shows that as soon as an autocrat disappears, a new era of liberalization can begin. Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023 Instead, Russian President Vladimir Putin has revived Stalinism—so effectively, in fact, that in 2019, 70 percent of Russians approved of Stalin and his policies, according to a Levada Center poll. Kaja Kallas, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2022

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