Homo sovieticus

English

Etymology

Contemporary Latin for "Soviet man", modelled on taxonomic names like Homo sapiens.

Proper noun

Homo sovieticus

  1. (derogatory) A person moulded by living in the Soviet Union or Eastern Bloc, variously characterised as passively conformist, apathetic, etc.
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