Associations to the word «Samizdat»

Wiktionary

SAMIZDAT, noun. (uncountable) (often attributive) The secret copying and sharing of illegal publications, chiefly in the Soviet Union; underground publishing and its publications.
SAMIZDAT, noun. (countable) A samizdat publication.

Dictionary definition

SAMIZDAT, noun. A system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature.

Wise words

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