"Great Purge" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Forms: the Great Purge [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1|head=Great Purge}} the Great Purge
  1. (Soviet Union, historical) A campaign of extensive political purge and repression from 1936 to 1938, led by Joseph Stalin and executed by the NKVD to purge his political opponents. Wikipedia link: Great Purge Tags: historical Categories (topical): Historical events, History of Europe, Russian politics Categories (place): Soviet Union Synonyms: Great Terror, Yezhovshchina, Yezhov Era Translations (purge and repression campaign): 大清洗 (Dàqīngxǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), Großer Terror [masculine] (German), 大粛清 (Daishukusei) (Japanese), Их Хэлмэгдүүлэлт (Ix Xelmegdüülelt) (Mongolian), Wielki terror [masculine] (Polish), Большой террор (Bolʹšoj terror) [masculine] (Russian), ежовщина (ježovščina) [feminine] (Russian), Gran Purga [feminine] (Spanish), Великий терор (Velykyj teror) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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