Dedovshchina (Russian: дедовщина, lit. 'reign of old-timers', Russian pronunciation: [dʲɪdɐˈfɕːinə]) is the informal practice of hazing and abuse of junior conscripts historically in the Soviet Armed Forces and today in the Russian Armed Forces, internal troops, and to a lesser extent FSB, Border Guards, as well as in other armed forces and special services of former Soviet Republics. It consists of brutalization by more senior conscripts, NCOs, and officers.
Dedovshchina (Russian: дедовщина, lit. 'reign of old-timers', Russian pronunciation: [dʲɪdɐˈfɕːinə]) is the informal practice of hazing and abuse of junior conscripts historically in the Soviet Armed Forces and today in the Russian Armed Forces, internal troops, and to a lesser extent FSB, Border Guards, as well as in other armed forces and special services of former Soviet Republics. It consists of brutalization by more senior conscripts, NCOs, and officers.
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