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So⋅vi⋅et⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

[soh-vee-i-tol-uh-jee]
–noun
Kremlinology.

Origin:
1960–65; soviet + -o- + -logy


So⋅vi⋅et⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun

Krem⋅lin⋅ol⋅o⋅gy

[krem-li-nol-uh-jee]
–noun
the study of the government of the former Soviet Union, esp. the study of those factors governing its foreign affairs.
Also called Sovietology.


Origin:
1955–60; Kremlin + -o- + -logy


Krem⋅lin⋅ol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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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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