Stalinist

[ stah-luh-nist ]

/ ˈstɑ lə nɪst /

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adjective

of or relating to Joseph Stalin or Stalinism.

noun

an advocate or supporter of Stalin or Stalinism.

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Origin of Stalinist

First recorded in 1925–30; Stalin + -ist

Words nearby Stalinist

Stalin, Stalinabad, Stalingrad, Stalingrad, Battle of, Stalinism, Stalinist, Stalin, Joseph, Stalinogrod, Stalin Peak, Stalinsk, Stalin's purge trials

How to use Stalinist in a sentence

It’s coming at tremendous cost to his own people, but Putin hears the echo of the Stalinist legends.
Why the New Ukraine Aid Package Is About More Than Saving Mariupol|Philip Elliott|April 20, 2022|TIme
They may achieve short-term economic breakthroughs as part of late Imperial or Stalinist modernization.
Russia's Problems Go Far Beyond Putin|Yaroslav Hrytsak|April 5, 2022|Time
There were moments in her life, particularly in the late 1930s, when the Stalinist purges were underway.
The Mom Who Stole the Blueprints for the Atomic Bomb (The Freakonomics Radio Book Club Ep. 11)|Sarah Lyall|September 25, 2021|Freakonomics
The Five Percent Nation of Islam was there as well as fringe Stalinist groups.
Sharpton Recalls Civil Rights Struggle in DC March Against Police Violence|Ben Jacobs|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Brussels and Washington may no longer be able to contain Lukashenko as he builds a Stalinist dynasty in the heart of Europe.
Forget Kim Jong Un—China’s New Favorite Dictator Is Belarus’s Aleksandr Lukashenko.|Kapil Komireddi|January 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Critics of the idea consider such an option not only “delusional” but reminiscent of Stalinist art sell-offs during the 1930s.
Time to Sell the Family Jewels, Detroit|Nick Gillespie|December 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Pyongyang, the capital of the Stalinist dictatorship of North Korea?
The Lonely Planet Guide to Dictators and Despots|Noah Kristula-Green|August 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After the Allied victory, the country was repackaged as a Soviet puppet state ruled by odious Stalinist thugs.
Madeleine Albright’s ‘Prague Winter’ Blends History and Family Saga|Michael Korda|April 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But aside from this he made no changes in his Stalinist method of rule.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe
Agriculture was collectivised in the best Stalinist traditions, though far less swiftly (it was completed only in 1967).
After the Rain|Sam Vaknin
It is eroding the unity of what was once a Stalinist empire.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various
Internally, the ruling elite, headed by Enver Hoxha, maintained a rigid regime of the Stalinist type.
Area Handbook for Albania|Eugene K. Keefe
At no time since the mid-1950s did cultural policy reach the degree of repression of the Stalinist period.
Area Handbook for Bulgaria|Eugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole