Sovietization is term that may be used with two distinct (but related) meanings:*the adoption of a political system based on the model of soviets (workers' councils). the adoption of a way of life and mentality modelled after the Soviet Union. The term was one of numerous "-ation" buzzwords in Soviet phraseology, along with electrification, collectivization, korenizatsiya, etc. A notable wave of Sovietization (in the second meaning) occurred during and after World War II in Eastern Europe. In a… (More on Sovietization)