hermetic (en)

(of a seal or closure) complete and airtight

ideologeme (en)

(sociology) A fundamental unit of ideology; popularised by Frederic Jameson in The Political Unconscious (1981)

obverse (en)

the opposite or counterpart of a fact or truth; the side of a coin or medal bearing the head or principal design

perestroika (en)

a political movement for reformation within the Communist Party of the Soviet Union during the 1980s, associated with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and his glasnost ("openness") policy reform

petite bourgeoisie (en)

(noun) the lower middle class including especially small shopkeepers and artisans

philologist (en)

(noun) the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature

vicissitudes (en)

(noun) a change or variation occurring in the course of something; successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs