Before revision: Widespread use of has been one of the characteristic features of the politics of Russia and other post-Soviet states.Operation Smear Campaign, The Ukrainian Week (10 September 2013) An example of the use of "kompromat" Etymology The term is a borrowing of the Russian KGB slang term from the Stalin era, which is short for "compromising material" ().
After revision: Widespread use of has been one of the characteristic features of the politics of Russia and other post-Soviet states.Operation Smear Campaign, The Ukrainian Week (10 September 2013) An example of the use of "kompromat" Etymology The term is a borrowing of the Russian NKVD slang term from the Stalin era, which is short for "compromising material" ().