Stalinist

American  

[stah-luh-nist] / ˈstɑ lə nɪst /

adjective

1. of or relating to Joseph Stalin or Stalinism.

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noun

1. an advocate or supporter of Stalin or Stalinism.

Etymology

Origin of Stalinist

First recorded in 1925–30; Stalin + -ist

Example Sentences

The former Stalinist state offers a special visa allowing U.S. citizens to live and work there, with no tax on foreign income for a year, no questions asked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Prokofiev spent years in Paris and in the U.S. as a modernist, but ultimately Mother Russia was too strong of a pull, and he returned despite the artistic restrictions of Stalinist Russia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

Propaganda is central to the Kim family’s Stalinist grip on power.

From New York Times • May 8, 2024

Some see it as a throwback to the Stalinist era, when abortion was outlawed in 1936, and women ending unwanted pregnancies often turned to illegal and unsafe procedures.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2023

Internally, the ruling elite, headed by Enver Hoxha, maintained a rigid regime of the Stalinist type.

From Area Handbook for Albania by Elpern, Sarah Jane