Yezhovshchina

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian ежовщина (ježovščina). Named after Russian secret police official Nikolai Yezhov. === Noun === Yezhovshchina (uncountable) (historical) A period of intense political repression and mass purges in the Soviet Union during the late 1930s, particularly from 1937 to 1938. Synonyms: Great Purge, Great Terror ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Yezhovshchina, Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. 2024.