"Zhdanovshchina" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: After Andrei Zhdanov, who was in charge of the "Anti-Cosmopolitan Campaign" under Stalin Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Zhdanovshchina
  1. (historical) The ideological repression of artists and intellectuals in the Soviet Union during the 1940s and 1950s. Wikipedia link: Andrei Zhdanov, Stalin Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Zhdanovshchina-en-name-eRWaufpi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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