sovietise

A historical verb meaning to bring under Soviet control or influence, or to organize according to Soviet principles.

• 🇩🇪Historisches Verb, das die Errichtung sowjetischer Kontrolle oder sowjetischen Einflusses bezeichnet oder die Organisation nach sowjetischen Prinzipien.

1. Bring under Soviet control C1 formal political

   To bring a country or region under the political and military control of the Soviet Union.

   • After World War II, the USSR sought to sovietise Eastern European nations.
   • The process to sovietise the Baltic states involved political and economic restructuring.
   • Many countries resisted attempts to be sovietised during the Cold War.

   🇩🇪sowjetisieren

   Synonyme: communizesovietize

2. Model on Soviet structure C1 formal political

   To restructure a country's social, political, and economic systems to resemble those of the Soviet Union.

   • The new government attempted to sovietise the nation's economy by implementing central planning.
   • They aimed to sovietise the educational system by introducing Marxist-Leninist ideology.
   • The regime's efforts to sovietise agriculture led to the creation of collective farms.

   🇩🇪sowjetisieren

   Synonyme: collectivizecommunizesovietize

• sovietised past participle
• sovietised past simple
• sovietising present participle
• sovietises third person singular