| stalin | (n) Russian leader who succeeded Lenin as head of the Communist Party and created a totalitarian state by purging all opposition (1879-1953), Syn. Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili, Joseph Stalin |
| stalinist | (n) a follower of Stalin and Stalinism |
| stalinist | (adj) of or relating to Joseph Stalin or his times |
| stalinization | (n) social process of adopting (or being forced to adopt) the policies and practices of Joseph Stalin, Syn. Stalinisation, Example: many Hungarians refused to take part in the Stalinization of their country |
| stalinize | (v) transform in accordance with Stalin's policies, Syn. stalinise, Ant. destalinize, Example: Russia was slowly stalinized after Lenin's death |
