Etakratiia

[Edward M Dumanis]

You just fell a victim of a pun, and puns are a favorite entertainment in
Russia. "Eta" means "this" and "kratia" means "power."
So, it means "this power," i.e. "this government." 
So, with a very close sound resemblance of "avtokratia," it is easy to
understand the connotation as well.

Sincerely, 

Edward Dumanis <dumanis at acsu.buffalo.edu>


On Thu, 17 Oct 2002, Nora Favorov wrote:

> 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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