oprichnina
Meanings
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.
- This domestic policy.
Word forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian опри́чнина (opríčnina).
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