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destalinization

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The process, begun by Nikita Khrushchev, of discrediting and then reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his statue was demolished as part of destalinization

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: de-Stalinization, destalinisation, de-Stalinisation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: social process

History

Etymology

From de- + Stalin + -ization.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اِجْتِثَاثُ ٱلستالينِيَّة (ʔijtiṯāṯu s-stālīniyyah) — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Azerbaijani: destalinizasiya — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Belarusian: дэсталініза́цыя (destalinizácyja) — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Bulgarian: десталиниза́ция (destalinizácija) — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Chinese Mandarin: 去斯大林化 (qù Sīdàlín huà) — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Chinese Mandarin: 去史達林化 /去史达林化 (qù Shǐdálín huà) — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Czech: destalinizace — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Danish: afstalinisering — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Dutch: destalinisatie — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Finnish: destalinisointi — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • French: déstalinisation — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Georgian: დესტალინიზაცია (desṭalinizacia) — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • German: Entstalinisierung — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Greek: αποσταλινοποίηση (apostalinopoíisi) — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Hungarian: desztalinizáció — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Indonesian: destalinisasi — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Italian: destalinizzazione — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Japanese: 非スターリン化 (hi Sutārinka) — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Latvian: destaļinizācija — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Lithuanian: destalinizacija — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Norwegian Bokmål: avstalinisering — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Polish: destalinizacja — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Portuguese: desestalinização — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Romanian: destalinizare — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Russian: десталиниза́ция (destalinizácija) — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Serbo-Croatian: дестаљиниза́ција — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Serbo-Croatian: destaljinizácija — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Slovak: destalinizácia — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Slovene: destalinizacija — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Spanish: desestalinización — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Swedish: avstalinisering — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Turkish: destalinizasyon — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin
  • Ukrainian: десталініза́ція (destalinizácija) — process of discrediting and the reforming the policies of Joseph Stalin