"Yezhovshchina" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Russian ежовщина (ježovščina). Named after Russian secret police official Nikolai Yezhov. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ru|ежовщина}} Borrowed from Russian ежовщина (ježovščina), {{named-after/list|secret police official||||}} secret police official, {{lang|en|Nikolai Yezhov}} Nikolai Yezhov, {{named-after|en|Nikolai Yezhov|nationality=Russian|nocat=1|occupation=secret police official}} Named after Russian secret police official Nikolai Yezhov Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} Yezhovshchina (uncountable)
  1. (historical) A period of intense political repression and mass purges in the Soviet Union during the late 1930s, particularly from 1937 to 1938. Wikipedia link: Nikolai Yezhov Tags: historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Russian politics Categories (place): Soviet Union Synonyms: Great Purge, Great Terror Translations (period of intense political repression and mass purges in the Soviet Union): Jeschowschtschina [feminine] (German), jeżowszczyzna [feminine] (Polish), ежовщина (ježovščina) [feminine] (Russian), єжовщина (ježovščyna) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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