Zubatovshchina

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Russian зуба́товщина (zubátovščina), named after Sergei Vasilyevich Zubatov.

Noun[edit]

Zubatovshchina (uncountable)

  1. The creation of police-run trade unions in an attempt to compromise the labour movement.