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Definition of Destalinization
1. Noun. 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. "His statue was demolished as part of destalinization"
Generic synonyms: Social Process
Derivative terms: Destalinise, Destalinize
Definition of Destalinization
1. Noun. The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of discrediting and then reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Destalinization
Literary usage of Destalinization
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Detente: Rethinking East-West Relations by Mary Kaldor, Gerard Holden, Richard A. Falk (1989)
"That is why all peaceful means of destalinization should be supported by the
West, but the West must have its own plan; so far this plan does not exist. ..."
2. The Cold War in Asia edited by James G. Hershberg (1996)
"Moreover, I believe that it was as a result of this incident, not Khrushchev's
destalinization campaign, that Kim II Sung realized the limits of the Soviet ..."
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