Sentence:  ... Soviet ideology itself may be more productively viewed as the result of conscious attempts to explicate and rationalize assorted discursive strategies, or mechanisms, of <WSD>newspeak</WSD>, in much the same way as grammatical rules are invented to describe diverse linguistic practices. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Use of ambiguous, misleading, or euphemistic words in order to deceive the listener, especially by politicians and officials.