de-Stalinisation
Noun
Meaning
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
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Hypernyms
Examples
his statue was demolished as part of destalinization
His policy of de-Stalinisation earned him many enemies within the party, especially from old Stalinist appointees.
The policies of de-Stalinisation were promoted as an attempt to restore the legacy of Lenin.