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Meaning of post-Soviet | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1
/ˌpəʊstˈsəʊvi.ət/

Definitions

  1. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
    not-comparable
  2. Relating to the countries which emerged from the dissolution of the Soviet Union, especially in the context of Russia.
    not-comparable
  3. After the formation of the Soviet Union.
    dated, not-comparable, rare

Examples

“Her sole previous experience of the Soviet, or post-Soviet, had been a single evening in the former East Berlin, a few months after the Wall’s fall.”
“Post-Soviet relations with the West can vary enormously.”
“Too much should not be made of it, in view of statistical uncertainties above detailed, but the largest shift in the whole of Table III is in the case of Russia. Only 26.1 per cent of natives of Russia were naturalized in 1910, but in 1920 the percentage was 15.6 higher. It would be interesting to know how much was pre-Soviet and how much post-Soviet, and a tabulation by year of arrival and year of naturalization would disclose it.”
“His clever work is now bearing fruit with recognition by the United States in the offing and other major nations may be expected to follow suit. He is entitled to a pat on the back by Mr. Stalin. Naturally, pre-Soviet and post-Soviet debts will be discussed. President Roosevelt has naively suggested that we would like to slide down Russia's cellar door and play in the Soviet backyard. He is thinking, doubtless [...] of Russian markets [...]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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