Meaning of Yeltsinism | Babel Free

Definitions

1. the political and economic policies of Boris Yeltsin, after he became the effective ruler of Russia following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991
   disapproving, uncountable
2. the outward appearance of democracy, while actually concentrating power in a form of authoritarianism
   disapproving, uncountable
3. the economic and social chaos as a result of the decline of the authority of the Russian state
   disapproving, uncountable

Examples

“It thus seems that the 'constitutional coup' brought about a 'Yeltsinism without Yeltsin', a surgical operation that aimed at prolonging the life of Yeltsinism, even if this entailed the removal of Yeltsin himself and the institution of measures against the corruption and nepotism that had gone beyond all limits in his immediate entourage.”

“All the while, a bogeyman served him well—not a return to communism, Yeltsin’s scarecrow, but the chaos of Yeltsinism.”

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