Zhdanovismnoun
Factsheet
What does the noun Zhdanovism mean?
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun Zhdanovism. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Entry status
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How common is the noun Zhdanovism?
| 1950 | 0.013 |
| 1960 | 0.011 |
| 1970 | 0.01 |
| 1980 | 0.0094 |
| 1990 | 0.01 |
| 2000 | 0.0093 |
| 2010 | 0.0068 |
How is the noun Zhdanovism pronounced?
British English
Where does the noun Zhdanovism come from?
Earliest known use
1950s
The earliest known use of the noun Zhdanovism is in the 1950s.
OED's earliest evidence for Zhdanovism is from 1958, in Encounter.
From a proper name, combined with an English element.
Etymons: proper name Zhdanov, ‑ism suffix.
Nearby entries
- zeugmatography, n.1973–
- zeunerite, n.1873–
- Zeus, n.¹1587–
- Zeus, n.²1601–
- Zeus-like, adj. & adv.1850–
- Zeuxian, adj.1635–
- Zeuxis, n.1577–
- Zeuxis-like, adj.1665–
- zeuxite, n.1836–
- zeze, n.1860–
- Zhdanovism, n.1958–
- Zhdanovist, adj.1966–
- Zhdanovite, adj.1957–
- zho, n.1841–
- zhomo, n.1841–
- zhuyin zimu, n.1938–
- zhuzh, n.1968–
- zhuzh, v.1970–
- zhuzhy, adj.1968–
- ziamet, n.1807–
- ziarat, n.1776–
Etymology
Summary
Meaning & use
- 1958–The policy of rigorous ideological control of literature and cultural life generally that was developed in the post-war period by A. A. Zhdanov (1896–1948), Russian politician.
- 1958
The ideal of Zhdanovism was, precisely, the reduction of literature to ‘a small cog and a small screw’ in the mechanism of the totalitarian state.
Encounter November 35/1 - 1962
The heyday of Zhdanovism, 1946–1952.
H. Swayze, Polit. Control Lit. in U.S.S.R., 1946–59 ii. 26 (heading) - 1977
Socialist realism he gives deservedly short shift. But the practice of Zhdanovism does not exhaust the subject.
Times Literary Supplement 21 January 76/4
society authority rule or government politics politics in Russia, the Russian Empire, or the Soviet Union [nouns] principles of specific politicians- Bukharinism1949–The political principles of Bukharin.
- Khrushchevism1957–The practice or principles of Khrushchev, notable for his denunciation of Stalin and his advocacy of peaceful coexistence with the Western powers.
- Zhdanovism1958–The policy of rigorous ideological control of literature and cultural life generally that was developed in the post-war period by A. A. Zhdanov…
society authority subjection subjecting or subjugation [nouns] suppression or repression of thoughts- thought control1934–The control of a person's thoughts by some other agency; esp. the attempt by a government to restrict ideas and impose opinions by such means as…
- Zhdanovism1958–The policy of rigorous ideological control of literature and cultural life generally that was developed in the post-war period by A. A. Zhdanov…
Pronunciation
British English
Consonants
- ppea
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- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing
Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence
Vowels
- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)
Other symbols
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Frequency
Zhdanovism typically occurs fewer than 0.01 times per million words in modern written English.
Zhdanovism is in frequency band 2, which contains words occurring between 0.001 and 0.01 times per million words in modern written English. More about OED's frequency bands
Frequency of Zhdanovism, n., 1950–2010
* Occurrences per million words in written English
Historical frequency series are derived from Google Books Ngrams (version 2), a data set based on the Google Books corpus of several million books printed in English between 1500 and 2010.
The overall frequency for a given word is calculated by summing frequencies for the main form of the word, any plural or inflected forms, and any major spelling variations.
For sets of homographs (distinct entries that share the same word-form, e.g. mole, n.¹, mole, n.², mole, n.³, etc.), we have estimated the frequency of each homograph entry as a fraction of the total Ngrams frequency for the word-form. This may result in inaccuracies.
Smoothing has been applied to series for lower-frequency words, using a moving-average algorithm. This reduces short-term fluctuations, which may be produced by variability in the content of the Google Books corpus.
| Decade | Frequency per million words |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.013 |
| 1960 | 0.011 |
| 1970 | 0.01 |
| 1980 | 0.0094 |
| 1990 | 0.01 |
| 2000 | 0.0093 |
| 2010 | 0.0068 |