Great Purge en · PROPN
Meanings
- (historical, qualifier:Soviet Union) A campaign of extensive political purge and repression from 1936 to 1938, led by Joseph Stalin and executed by the NKVD to purge his political opponents.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the Great Purge | canonical | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Yezhovshchina · Great Terror · Yezhov Era
Translations (11)
es Gran Purga (purge and repression campaign) · uk Великий терор (purge and repression campaign) · ru ежовщина (purge and repression campaign) · ru Большой террор (purge and repression campaign) · de Großer Terror (purge and repression campaign) · ko 대숙청 (purge and repression campaign) · pl wielki terror (purge and repression campaign) · mn Их Хэлмэгдүүлэлт (purge and repression campaign) · cmn 大清洗 (purge and repression campaign) · ja 大粛清 (purge and repression campaign) · pl wielka czystka (purge and repression campaign)