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Putinology

Putinology noun: the study or analysis of Vladimir Putin (born 1952), Russian politician, president of Russia.

Noun

Putinology (uncountable)

  1. The study or analysis of Vladimir Putin (born 1952), Russian politician, president of Russia.
    • Putin’s recent ubiquity has brought great prominence to the practice of Putinology. This enterprise – the production of commentary and analysis about Putin and his motivations, based on necessarily partial, incomplete and sometimes entirely false information – has existed as a distinct intellectual...2017 February 22, Keith Gessen, “Killer, kleptocrat, genius, spy: the many myths of Vladimir Putin”, in The Guardian

Origin of Putinology

From Putin + -ology.

Questions about Putinology

What does Putinology mean?
Putinology means the study or analysis of Vladimir Putin (born 1952), Russian politician, president of Russia.
What part of speech is Putinology?
Putinology is a noun.

Words near Putinology in the dictionary

  1. Putinize
  2. Putinized
  3. Putinizes
  4. Putinizing
  5. Putinland
  6. Putinology
  7. Putinomania
  8. Putinophile
  9. Putinophiles
  10. Putinophilia
  11. Putins

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