[krem-li-nol-uh-jee] 
| the study of the government of the former Soviet Union, esp. the study of those factors governing its foreign affairs. |
| So·vi·et·ol·o·gy (sō'vē-ĭ-tŏl'ə-jē, sŏv'ē-) n. Study of the Soviet Union, especially of its government. So'vi·et·ol'o·gist n. |
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