Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To cause to come under Soviet control.
- transitive verb To cause to conform to Soviet political, social, and cultural policy.
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- verb bring under Soviet control, of a country
- verb model a country's social, political, and economic structure on the Soviet Union
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Examples
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A few wanted to do even more, nationalizing everything, going so far as to sovietize American life.
The Movies That Changed Us Nick Clooney 2002
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A few wanted to do even more, nationalizing everything, going so far as to sovietize American life.
The Movies That Changed Us Nick Clooney 2002
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A few wanted to do even more, nationalizing everything, going so far as to sovietize American life.
The Movies That Changed Us Nick Clooney 2002
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"Run even quicker now and try to sovietize the country before the voters can nix the wonderful lefty plan in November!"
Latest Articles 2010
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Although he was publicly committed to the idea of autonomous socialist republics, Lenin’s intentions with regard to the newly emerged independent Lithuania make clear what in his view that meant: “We must ensure that we first sovietize Lithuania and then give it back to the Lithuanians,” he noted in July 1920.16 The process of sovietization was a bloodbath, as the Bolsheviks repressed the populations using every means at their disposal.
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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Although he was publicly committed to the idea of autonomous socialist republics, Lenin’s intentions with regard to the newly emerged independent Lithuania make clear what in his view that meant: “We must ensure that we first sovietize Lithuania and then give it back to the Lithuanians,” he noted in July 1920.16 The process of sovietization was a bloodbath, as the Bolsheviks repressed the populations using every means at their disposal.
Deathride John Mosier 2010
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