ежовщина

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Russian

Etymology

Ежо́в (Ježóv) +‎ -щина (-ščina). The term came from the surname​ of the People's Commissar for Internal Affairs of the USSR Nikolay Yezhov.

Pronunciation

Noun

ежо́вщина (ježóvščinaf inan (genitive ежо́вщины, uncountable)

  1. (historical) Yezhovshchina, or Yezhov Era; Great Purge

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