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Kremlinology
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English
Etymology
en :af Kremlin -ology + 1
Pronunciation
en ɒlədʒi 5
Noun
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en politics The study of the internal politics of the high members of the government of the USSR.
en 2024-01-07 w:the Guardian Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran … how far could war in the Middle East spread? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/07/israel-gaza-lebanon-iran-how-far-could-war-in-the-middle-east-spread Like the Kremlinology of the cold war, the unpacking of Hassan Nasrallah Nasrallah’s careful ambiguities is as much art as science. Was he smiling more, some asked last week, as others sought to identify the audiences for different parts of his messaging.
en by extension The study of the internal politics of any powerful and secretive organization.
en 2010-09-02 Barbour called Murdoch (not Ailes) Ben Smith Ben Smith Blog Politico https://www.politico.com/blogs/ben-smith/2010/09/barbour-called-murdoch-not-ailes-028977 The reason Haley Barbour Barbour's comment is meaningful is that he's saying Rupert Murdoch Murdoch — and not Fox (network) Fox chief Roger Ailes, as some speculated — was the driving force behind the contribution. News Corporation News Corp. has been at pains all along to stress that the money came from the parent company, not from the network, in part to damp down the perpetual reports of a rift between Murdoch and Ailes. At least some of Murdoch's family are at open war with Ailes, and the Kremlinology isn't the sort of thing a giant public company wants to encourage.
en https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/bruised-sinn-fein-looks-inward-as-it-takes-a-dive-in-the-may-elections-1.3942137 The Irish Times Harry McGee Fiach Kelly 2019-07-01 Bruised Sinn Féin looks inward as it takes a dive in the May elections Those in the party are also quick to dismiss the sometimes necessary Kremlinology needed to discern its strategic shifts.
Derived terms
en Kremlinologist
Translations
study of Soviet / Russian politics
Azerbaijani: az kremlinologiya
Danish: da kremlologi c
Finnish: fi kremlologia
French: fr kremlinologie f
Georgian: ka კრემლინოლოგია
Greek: el σοβιετολογία
Italian: it cremlinologia
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb kremlologi m
Nynorsk: nn kremlologi m
Polish: pl sowietologia f, pl kremlinologia f
Russian: ru кремлено́лог m
Spanish: es kremlinología, es sovietologia
Swedish: sv kremlologi c
en Soviet Union