oprichnina
oprichnina noun: the period of Russian history between 1565 and 1572 during which Tsar Ivan the Terrible instituted a domestic policy of secret police, mass repressions, public executions, and confiscation of land from Russian aristocrats.
Noun
oprichnina (uncountable)
- The period of Russian history between 1565 and 1572 during which Tsar Ivan the Terrible instituted a domestic policy of secret police, mass repressions, public executions, and confiscation of land from Russian aristocrats.
- This domestic policy.
- Starting with Ivan the Terrible, whose “oprichnina” destroyed the ancient boyar families, eliminating any alternative to the state and sovereign as principal character throughout our history.2014, N.N., Sputnik & Pogrom, A brief guide to the Russian psyche
oprichnina meaning in Marathi
oprichnina in Marathi
- period of Russian history
- ओप्रिचनिना opricninā
Origin of oprichnina
Borrowed from Russian опри́чнина (opríčnina).
Questions about oprichnina
- What does oprichnina mean?
- Oprichnina means the period of Russian history between 1565 and 1572 during which Tsar Ivan the Terrible instituted a domestic policy of secret police, mass repressions, public executions, and confiscation of land from Russian aristocrats.
- What is oprichnina in Marathi?
- Oprichnina in Marathi is ओप्रिचनिना (opricninā). See Oprichnina meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is oprichnina?
- Oprichnina is a noun.
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