homo sovieticus

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homo sovieticus

Etymology

Contemporary Latin for "Soviet man", modelled on taxonomic names like Homo sapiens.

Proper noun

homo sovieticus

(derogatory) A person moulded by living in the Soviet Union or Eastern Bloc, variously characterised as passively conformist, apathetic, etc.

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