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destalinization

des·ta·li·nization

uncommon

noun

1.

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”
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From de- + Stalin + -ization.

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