destalinization
/diːˌstɑːlɪnaɪˈzeɪʃən/
noun
- The process of removing the influence, policies, and cult of personality associated with Joseph Stalin, especially in the Soviet Union after his death. (Alternate spelling of destalinisation.)
- Destalinization was a key policy after Stalin's death.
- Historians study the effects of destalinization on Eastern Europe.
- The destalinization of the military took many years.