Etakratiia

[Nora Favorov]

Dear SEELANGers,
Is there anyone out there who can help me find an English-language
equivalent of the Russian этакратия (etakratiia)?  This term is used in
Russian political science to describe both certain ancient historical forms
of government and Soviet totalitarianism.  It is used in a paper I a
translating and can be found all over the Russian-language internet.  Since
it obviously comes from the Greek, I have tried playing with hetacracy,
etacracy, ethacracy, etc., but have yet to strike pay dirt.

Do we English speakers use a similiar word of Greek etymology in our social
sciences?  Any suggestions for translations would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
Nora Favorov

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