Stalinist

Example Sentences

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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

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

From New York Times

Tolokonnikova said when she arrived at Penal Colony No. 14 in the Mordovia region, the warden described himself as a “Stalinist.”

From Seattle Times

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

"It's going to be a long sentence. What is called 'Stalinist'," said Navalny, who is able to post on social media via his supporters and lawyers.

From Reuters